2018 brought too few red peppers, too many ravenous squirrels, and the perfect number of pretty poppies.
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Homegrown: South Paris entrepreneur creates room and linen spray scents
Kim Perry started working with essential oils and herbs 20 years ago.
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After the election, get busy focusing on environmental progress
The midterms will be over soon, and the Natural Resources Council of Maine is ready to talk about the path forward.
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For a picture of food waste then and now, we look to the books
Our Green Plate Special columnist compares and contrasts two cookbooks on food waste, one from 2018, the other from 1975.
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World has lost 60 percent of its wildlife over the last 40 years, group says
The World Wildlife Fund says it’s ‘time to balance our consumption with the needs of nature, and to protect the only planet that is our home.’
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Maine environmental commissioner stepping down
Paul Mercer, who has led the Department of Environmental Protection since January 2016, is the latest Cabinet member to depart as Gov. Paul LePage’s second term winds down.
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Pro-offshore oil group chaired by LePage is run by energy lobbyists
The energy industry staffs a governors’ coalition that Maine’s governor rescued from dissolution.
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Quality tools, well cared for, let you rest easy in winter
Clean, sharpen, oil and store. Then go skiing or head south.
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To document climate change, Kate Olson went to Maine’s expert witnesses
She interviewed fishermen, farmers and foresters about how they are affected.
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As price of climate change climbs, consider how much we could save
Costs in dollars, to the environment and to living things could fall if we reduce emissions and adapt quicker.