Let’s start using the vast, clean and free resources of wind and solar to provide our electricity while creating good jobs for Mainers.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Offshore wind is Maine’s opportunity of a century
The economic, climate and energy benefits of locally designed and constructed wind technology promise to be monumental for our state.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Sea is rising, and so is the angst for coastal homeowners
Protection is needed against the wind and waves, but do sea walls and natural solutions really work?
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Biden nominates former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga for World Bank president
Trump appointee David Malpass announced plans to step down in June after being criticized last year for seeming, in comments at a conference, to cast doubt on the science that says the burning of fossil fuels causes global warming.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Another challenge of climate change – registering its urgency while living our lives
It’s a difficult balance but one we must try to achieve, considering that we’re at the most life-threatening moment in history.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What can we, as citizens, do to help save the planet?
Keep telling our lawmakers that they need to support renewable energy, an updating of our electric grid and the end of government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: Where’s our Pearl Harbor moment on climate change?
In 15 years, we could turn all this horror around. But we have to step off our complacent path, stop burning fossil fuels and start making moderate sacrifices.
Posted inLocal & State
Lawmakers consider commercial EV truck rebate trial
But some lawmakers think the state should use its electric vehicle funding to help low- and middle-income Mainers who are eager to buy electric cars.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: New England’s young artists can inspire action on climate change
People who admire art understand its ability to foster dialogue.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Viles Arboretum experiments with ‘Forest of the Future’
As climate change alters conditions for Maine’s flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.