For developers, selling a subdivision of all net-zero homes, designed to generate enough power to zero-out electric bills over time, has been a challenge in Maine.
environment
Produce food, control erosion, feed wildlife – make your garden fit your needs
If you match a native plant to its function, your garden will flourish.
‘Daring Democracy’ says environmental degradation, racial tension, poverty are intertwined
We need to act together to face those challenges – and preserve democracy – authors Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen say.
Here’s how to attract more butterflies to your garden
One of the keys is to offer a habitat for the earlier stage of the life cycle – caterpillars.
How iconic author of ‘Silent Spring’ inspired Sandra Steingraber’s career as environmentalist
Steingraber edited a new book for the Library of America that celebrates work by Rachel Carson.
Bill to fix problems at Acadia, allow clamming advances in U.S. Senate
A Senate panel endorses the legislation, which awaits approval by the full Senate.
Are littleneck clams the next frontier in aquaculture?
Jordan Kramer is trying them out on his West Bath fish farm and so far, so good.
Brendan Murtha, 18, has already encountered 700 birds
The Bowdoin College freshman says his father’s work as an artist inspired his passion for birding.
Appreciating Mother for sharing the gift of wonder
A sense of wonder can be lost by adulthood, eroded by the stresses and strains of the workaday world.
Homegrown: T-shirts feature scenes from Portland neighborhoods
‘Everyone’s relationship with the city is personal,’ says T-shirt maker and local novelist Lewis Robinson.