A state climate plan estimates Maine needs 219,000 light-duty electric vehicles on the road by 2030 to meet its emissions targets.
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Commentary: For the well-being of all Mainers, let’s reinvest in Land for Maine’s Future
Supporting the LMF bond will conserve working forests, build recreation infrastructure, protect the climate and give more people access to nature’s benefits.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mills commits state agencies to ‘lead by example’ in climate change fight
The governor said the state will follow a new report’s blueprint for making government operations more climate-friendly.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Transit plan lays out route for Maine’s future
Combining reform of local land-use ordinances with beefed-up public transportation, the Portland area could meet some difficult challenges.
Posted inNation & World
Biden invites Russia, China to administration’s first global climate talks
The president is seeking to revive a U.S.-convened forum of the world’s major economies on climate that George W. Bush and Barack Obama both used and Donald Trump let languish.
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ISO New England: Power grid operations and extreme weather – for all of us, the challenge is real
The Texas tragedy shows we must continue to work together to strengthen our energy foundation, including wholesale markets, regulatory standards and supply infrastructure.
Posted inNation & World
Science panel says U.S. must consider air cooling technology as climate back-up
The report looks at three possible ways to cool the air: Putting heat-reflecting particles in the stratosphere, changing the brightness of ocean clouds and thinning high clouds.
Posted inNation & World
Watch: Rescued young sea turtles, some from New England, released into Gulf of Mexico
Those released this week at Grand Isle were Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, like most of those injured in New England, where volunteers rescued 775 turtles.
Posted inNation & World
As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe
Biden’s election has put big oil companies on the defensive after largely having their way in Washington under President Donald Trump.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S.-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts
China and the United States are the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 carbon polluters, respectively, pumping out nearly half of the fossil fuel fumes that are warming the planet’s atmosphere.