With no track record for technologies applied at proposed scale, officials are left trusting investor’s promises.
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Maine Voices: How Pine Tree Amendment could benefit Maine’s environment, economy and future
L.D. 489 would protect Mainers by providing a legal basis for citizens, and state and local governments to take action against harmful policies or developments.
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Maine Voices: We should stop subsidizing dinosaur fossil fuel plants in New England
Our regional power grid operator, ISO-New England, should plan for systemic vulnerabilities and begin a just transition to renewable energy sources.
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Maine Voices: For women terrorized by domestic partners, it’s no better here
The lack of accountability for perpetrators for which Russia has become infamous is also a problem in places with more progressive laws.
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Maine Voices: Let’s turn pandemic lifelines into ladders out of poverty
The Child Tax Credits are the best opportunity in decades to help families create financial stability – if we can multiply their impact by coordinating resources and aligning policies.
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Maine Voices: I am home – but I still don’t feel safe here
Amid increasing anti-Asian racism, a half-Chinese Portland resident wonders where she can go to fit in.
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Maine Voices: Apologizing 101 – how to say ‘I’m sorry’ and mean it
In cases of abuse and harassment, any apology usually sidesteps culpability at a time when no-excuses contrition is what’s needed.
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Maine Voices: Irish brothers from Machias fought, won Revolution’s first naval battle
Two months after Minutemen routed English troops, the six O’Briens seized three invading vessels in ‘the Lexington of the Sea.’
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Maine Voices: Intercity passenger rail could solve many of Maine’s problems
The state should not turn rail corridors into recreational trails and miss a historic opportunity.
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Maine Voices: More data needed on hospitalizations of youths in crisis
A hospital emergency department can be a trap for a teenager with no appropriate options.