Upstream Policy’s executive director wages a nationwide battle against plastic waste.
Mary Pols
Mary Pols writes primarily about sustainability for Source. She came to the Press Herald in late 2013 to work on Source after a long career writing about movies. She has almost, but not quite, broken the habit of waking pre-dawn on Oscar nomination day. Mary was born in Portland and raised in Brunswick, but was away for 25 years so it’s been a thrill for her to learn about her state in the 21st century. She studied art history at Duke and her masters in journalism is from UC Berkeley. She’s happiest reporting a story in Maine’s great outdoors, whether she’s watching seaweed farmers plant a crop or eating fresh caught perch with an ice fisherman while a hungry eagle hovers nearby. History really floats her boat as well (once she wrote an entire story about the life of a very old and rare apple tree in Freeport). She lives in Brunswick with her hockey-obsessed son and their dog, a foster-fail kitten and an elderly Maine Coon.
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The Elder: Alfred Padula
The former intelligence expert and educator has turned his retirement into a crusade to help combat climate change.
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The Teacher: Manomet U360
College students are learning while they help small businesses become more sustainable.
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The Newcomer: Jodi Breau
Former school librarian uses her research skills to build a better dental floss.
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The Cultivator: Walter Graff and the Appalachian Mountain Club of Maine
Green buildings, employment for locals – it’s the Appalachian Mountain Club of Maine for the win.
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Big-city designer chooses Maine for sustainable fashion production
Kim Ortengren opens a very modern factory for independent designers.
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August Avantaggio brings local meats to downtown Damariscotta
Riverside Butcher Co. is his answer to a Maine food dilemma (and to heritage).
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Winter snowstorms have alleviated drought in most of Maine
Though much of Down East is still abnormally dry, only the southern tip of York County is in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Tasha Gerken makes eating healthy (and local) a SNAP for low-income families
But Gov. LePage’s administration might do away with her job.
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Living off the grid the new-fashioned way in Thorndike
Homesteaders Frank and Camille Giglio are tapped in, and not just to their maple trees.