Hundreds of thousands turn out for marches, rallies and demonstrations from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine college students join worldwide climate change strike
Friday’s Global Climate Strike coincides with the U.N. Climate Summit which will take place on Monday in New York City.
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Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine’s first sitting governor to speak before the international body’s General Assembly.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Crowd of 2,000 in Portland joins worldwide call for action at student-led ‘climate strike’
The rally and similar events in Maine and around the world are part of a movement led by young people decrying inaction on what they see as a crisis.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Fed up with inaction on climate change, young Mainers are ‘taking control of their futures’
Student-led ‘climate strikes’ happening Friday in Maine and across the U.S. are part of a growing movement to push elected leaders to bring about change.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills names members of new Maine council on climate change
The 39-member panel will advise the state on meeting ambitious goals laid out by the governor and endorsed by the Legislature.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘We’re losing the race’: UN secretary general calls climate change an ’emergency’
A CBS News poll released on 15 September found that 69% of Americans want the next president to take action, while 53% say such action is needed “right now”.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s leverage the tools the Founders gave us to fight climate change
HR 763 – which would put a fee on carbon and return the proceeds to American households – is an idea whose time has come.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Youth lead way on climate
We need to continue to teach students how to affect change in their communities.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
As Maine’s climate warms, what’s on the menu likely will change
Chefs and scientists offer opinions on what we’ll be eating in 50 years.