Everyone wants a stronger grid. But can beleaguered customers afford it now?
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
USDA to fund push to store carbon in New England forests
The project will include large commercial producers as well as small woodlot owners with a goal of storing more carbon in forests.
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Posted inNation & World, News
100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico.
Posted inNation & World
Manchin’s big energy deal draws pushback from many Democrats
Sen. Joe Manchin made a deal with Democratic leaders as part of his vote pushing the party’s highest legislative priority across the finish line last month.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council votes to join state partnership in protecting city against climate change
The City Council on Tuesday took a first step to prepare for a plan to reduce carbon emissions, transition to clean energy and become more resilient to climate change by adopting a resolution to partner with the state on a climate action plan called Maine Won’t Wait.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Inflation Reduction Act is better than you might think
Critics say increased inflation means we can’t afford its measures. In fact, the cost of not taking climate action would far exceed the legislation’s incentives.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine’s not rushing to follow California’s electric car mandate
Gov. Janet Mills says she is not inclined to mandate a shift to electric vehicles the way California is, and advocates in Maine says that make sense given challenges such as cost and availability.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: What will Maine’s forests look like in 100 years?
Biologist Amanda Devine says we’ve already lost the battle to many aggressive invasives, which she described as the second-largest threat to global biodiversity. (The largest threat? Human disruptions.)
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Youth vote will be critical to our climate response
As a scientist, I’d rather be working on graphs and describing solutions to the climate crisis. But upcoming elections matter.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
California looks to phase out gas-fueled vehicles by 2035
Approval of the groundbreaking policy is expected and will trigger a ripple effect throughout the auto industry and across the country.