State legislators on Beacon Hill are considering a measure that would create a commission that would recommend changes to the state flag and state seal, which depict an American Indian and a sword above him.
Some Indian groups say the flag and seal are offensive. The state motto is also targeted by the measure.
People who think denser development is an effective way to combat climate change may be kidding themselves, a Cambridge city councilor said.
Quinton Zondervan, a city councilor and climate change activist, is sponsoring a measure that would require an annual inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the city of Cambridge, in hopes that measuring emissions will help the city manage them.
