Environmentalists say that in 5 years, regulators have adopted only 2 rules aimed at Maine’s Climate Law’s requirements, and not a single rule to scale back pollution from tailpipe emissions.
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Maine’s targets to reduce emissions may be harder to hit without electric vehicle standards
Maine officials looking to reach ambitious carbon-reduction targets are considering a range of sources after regulators rejected electric vehicle sales standards that would play a big role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: A trip to Fiji, where climate change is very real
On my visit to the South Pacific island nation, I witnessed the anger and fear Fijians feel regarding a crisis they have not caused.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What can we, as citizens, do to help save the planet?
Keep telling our lawmakers that they need to support renewable energy, an updating of our electric grid and the end of government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: Where’s our Pearl Harbor moment on climate change?
In 15 years, we could turn all this horror around. But we have to step off our complacent path, stop burning fossil fuels and start making moderate sacrifices.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
U.N. weather agency call record high greenhouse gas levels ‘ominous’
The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an ‘ominous’ sign.
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Record greenhouse gas leak flows from damaged Baltic Sea pipelines
A Danish official says the Nord Stream gas leaks in the Baltic Sea could emit the equivalent of one-third of Denmark’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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DEP says Maine is ahead of schedule to meet climate change goal
A Department of Environmental Protection report says Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were 25% lower than levels measured in 1990, surpassing the medium-term goal of a 10% reduction by 2020.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Study shows it’s time to stop cooking with gas
Gas burners fulfill a primal urge, but they are bad for the climate and indoor air quality and need to be phased out.
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Maine’s electric vehicle transition a costly proposition, report says
Public funding for new vehicle incentives and charging stations to meet Maine’s climate goals is projected to fall short by more than $100 million, according to the state-commissioned report.