Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb.
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Electric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey
Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
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Rising seas could require $4.8 million in retrofits in Rockland alone, study estimates
The study also looked at 9 other coastal communities.
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Earth just had its hottest decade on record
Two U.S. agencies say the decade that just ended was also capped off by the second-warmest year on record.
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Southern Maine commission fills new sustainability post
Bowdoin College graduate Karina Graeter will help coastal towns tackle sea level rise and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Maine will double its rebate on certain heat pumps for homeowners
Rebates from the Efficiency Maine trust will increase from $500 to $1,000 for the first heat pump installed in a home if it meets the criteria for high performance and efficiency.
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Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Sheen join Jane Fonda’s final D.C. climate protest
Before being led off by cops, Phoenix addressed the crowd and took aim at the meat and dairy industry.
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Avangrid betting big on renewable energy
In addition to its controversial transmission line project in Maine, the firm is pushing two big wind farms off the coast of Nantucket Island to furnish green power to New England.
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Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
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Amazon workers clash with company over climate change
Employees say the company has threatened to fire some workers for publicly pushing the company to do more to combat climate change.