Here’s how to balance two opposing needs.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: No partridges in pear trees, but plenty of other birds in Maine’s annual Christmas Count
The coastal area counts range from grackles to goldeneyes, from wrens to warblers
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Posted inNation & World
Northeast states target transportation emissions
Nine states and Washington, D.C., commit to a ‘RGGI redux’ and are hopeful that New York and Maine will join the group.
Posted inFood & Dining
Mainers take to ‘anxiety baking’ to cope in uncertain times
With bad news coming from seemingly every corner – Washington, Wall Street, the environment – some breadmaking, cooking and consuming food is in order.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener, Source
When nothing else grows, seed catalogs sprout
Our columnist gives the highlights of several local ones.
Posted inNation & World
Trash-collecting boom breaks in Pacific Ocean, will return to land for repair
The inventor says the problem was not unexpected, and that the 2,000-foot-long device eventually will resume its task of shrinking an island of floating plastic.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Sea Change: Can we survive this year of unprecedented change?
From the melting of the Arctic to a sixth mass extinction, it’s far from clear whether humans will change their behavior in time.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
Could we grow truffles in Maine?
Well, no. But it was a nice fantasy while it lasted.
Posted inMeet, Source
Stacy Mitchell advocates for self-reliance as a key to sustaining local communities
Her mission is national, her base is Maine.
