Under carbon fee and dividend, emissions would be subject to an increasing price, with all revenues put back into the economy as a dividend to all families.
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Posted inNation & World
NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice
Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012.
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Posted inMaine, New England, News, Politics
Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to allow more climate-altering gas emissions
Attorney General Aaron Frey added Maine to the more than 2 dozen state and local governments trying to protect Obama-era regulations that sought to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Carbon capture could make a difference – if we let it
Removing CO2 from emissions or directly from the air should be part of any plan to fight climate change.
Posted inNation & World, News
June was hottest on record, July may follow suit
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday announced that June averaged 60.6 degrees, about 1.7 degrees warmer than the 20th century average.
Posted inMaine, News
Study predicts more ‘extreme heat’ days in Maine as climate warms
The Union of Concerned Scientists says Maine could have a 10-fold increase in 90-plus degree days by midcentury, and up to 11 days a year when temperatures top 100 by century’s end.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Be good to the pollinators
Help these threatened ‘keystone organisms’ by planting a bee-friendly garden.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump administration’s efforts to save coal are a slap in the face to humanity
Fossil fuel-driven climate change will have a particularly devastating impact on the poor and on future generations.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future
A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Latest fiasco feeds doubts about CMP
Who comes first, stockholders or customers? The flawed rollout of a new billing system fuels legitimate questions about accountability.