The Texas tragedy shows we must continue to work together to strengthen our energy foundation, including wholesale markets, regulatory standards and supply infrastructure.
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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.
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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.
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Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
Disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution from industry or waste disposal, but their complaints have few outlets and often reach a dead end.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Storm barriers, elevation recommended to fight New Jersey back bay flooding
Governments in Maine, Massachusetts, California and Florida are among those that also have grappled with the issue, which gets less attention than flooding on beachfronts.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers
This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Blue carbon’ coastal ecosystems provide important path to a green future
The tens of thousands of acres of salt marshes and eelgrass meadows in Maine are serving a vital function in mitigating climate change.
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Maine Voices: State retirement fund should divest fossil fuel investments
Beyond the environmental damage they cause, fossil fuels no longer provide a good bang for the buck.