Alan Caron, Terry Hayes, Janet Mills and Shawn Moody offer their take on topics like climate change and supporting farmers.
climate change
Posted inSea Change, Source
A candidate deserving of your support: The planet
With all the floods, hurricanes, record heat and wildfires, do you know how Maine politicians plan to slow climate change?
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sobering new U.N. report validates climate science, economics
A price on carbon and an internationally coordinated and enforceable effort are surely the way forward.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
ExxonMobil giving $1 million to push group’s carbon tax-and-dividend plan
Though the amount isn’t large by company standards, the gesture by the industry leader could bring other corporations on board.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
This is a job for – cue epic theme song – garden superheroes!
Gardeners who sign on for assisted migration could save plant species from extinction.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Wind power can raise local temperatures, Harvard study finds
While researchers point to short-term detrimental effects to the environment, they maintain that wind is preferable to fossil fuels in the long run.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Obama’s EPA chief rallies Portland audience
Gina McCarthy, the former EPA administrator, told a crowd of several hundred that President Trump cannot easily unravel regulations developed over the course of decades.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Science
Waters off New England headed for one of the hottest summers in history
An analysis by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute finds that during one 10-day stretch in August the sea surface temperature was nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the long-term average.
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Chance meeting at Harpswell tidepool set Meredith White on a career path
Now she’s running research and development for Mook Sea Farm.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Well-positioned trees can reduce household energy consumption
And as summers get increasingly hotter in Maine, they can play a key role in cutting cooling costs.