Tom Chappell now makes wool clothing, the sustainable way.
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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Geologist Brenda Hall fell for glaciers as a child
Now she’s an expert on everything from the speed at which they are cracking to camping on them.
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Work with kissing dogs led Catherine Frost to livestock photography
She’s also a marketing specialist who is carving out a niche celebrating local agriculture (she gives Facebook lessons too).
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UMaine scientist Eric Venturini encourages growth of life-sustaining bees
A passion for sustainable agriculture led him into a career in researching and building up wild bee populations.
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The disappearance of Maine’s rusty patched bumblebee
How a native Maine bee went from commonplace to landing on the federal endangered species list, and why the loss stings.
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How are Maine farmers finding success on Instagram? Hint: Goats are gold.
They’re building brands and attracting customers by sharing images of what’s charming about farming on the social media app.
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Todd Hand’s teaching Unity students what murder and mayhem have to do with sustainability
The assistant professor of Conservation Law Enforcement is a former lieutenant in Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Criminal Investigation Division.
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Todd Hand’s teaching Unity students what murder and mayhem have to do with sustainability
The assistant professor of Conservation Law Enforcement is a former lieutenant in Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Criminal Investigation Division.
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LePage says egg prices will skyrocket. Is he right?
Gov. LePage argues that a Massachusetts ban on the sale of eggs from caged hens will raise egg prices in Maine.
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Fisheries ecologist Lisa Kerr tracks cod and bluefin tuna
Fortunately, the fish have a ‘black box’ to help her with her work in the Gulf of Maine