It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.
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Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners
The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
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On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
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Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead
In a video speech to European leaders, the president declares, ‘This is a global existential crisis, and all of us will suffer if we fail.’
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Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets
By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows’ daily methane emissions by about 33%.
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Commentary: Regional climate collaboration is a critical policy debate – not just political division
The Transportation and Climate Initiative will raise gasoline costs, unfairly burdening rural Mainers and the working poor.
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Jane Fonda brings climate change protests to Los Angeles
Her four months of weekly protests in the nation’s capital, called Fire Drill Fridays, came to an end in January.
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Maine Compass: Tipping point on climate action likely to be later rather than sooner
History shows that in most cases, a destructive human activity is halted only after great harm has already been done.
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Climate activist Thunberg dismisses Treasury secretary’s mockery
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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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.