The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.
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Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews
It’s the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.
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Our View: Maine leads on response to climate change
A commitment to innovation creates an opportunity for the state to have an outsize impact on a global problem.
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A climate change glossary of terms
Carbon-neutral — Having no net contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Decarbonization — The effort to transition away from activities that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in favor of alternatives that do not. Greenhouse gas — Any of a variety of gases (carbon dioxide and methane being among the most prominent) that […]
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At U.N., Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
The climate summit was a centerpiece of this year’s U.N. schedule, but Trump stopped by for about 15 minutes to observe.
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The climate crisis hits home in Maine
From moose to farmers to lobsters, the state is seeing the effects of a warming planet.
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The climate crisis hits home in Central and Western Maine
WILTON — From moose to mud to maple syrup, the climate crisis is hitting home in Maine with an ever-greater impact. For 66-year-old Russell Black, a third-generation farmer and a Republican state senator from Wilton, it’s something with which he’s reluctantly learning to live. “It just isn’t the way it used to be,” Black said […]
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‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action
Hundreds of thousands turn out for marches, rallies and demonstrations from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York.
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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.
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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.