The West Tisbury select board is considering getting rid of the town’s free electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, after a suggestion that wealthier car owners are using the stations. When first added to the town’s landscape, West Tisbury’s EV charging stations were all free to use in order to help encourage electrification, Kate Warner, a […]
The Steamship Authority will keep its controversial 5:30 am ferry for the 2024 season, despite pressure from residents who say they are aggrieved by the early morning trips. The Steamship Authority board voted 3 to 1 in favor of approving the operating schedule at its regular meeting on Tuesday. Representative Peter Jeffrey of Falmouth […]
Calls to add an electric ferry to the Steamship Authority fleet intensified this past week. Three regional bodies the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Dukes County Commissioners, and the Vineyard Sustainable Energy Committee all signed similar letters to the Steamship asking the ferry line to at least plan to make the switch to electric. The […]
While other states take steps, and even strides, towards reconciliation with their Indigenous communities, what’s happened in Tasmania in the 18 months since a report urged the Tasmanian government legislate a framework towards a treaty?