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Mills praises immigrants, rips CMP in first State of the State address
mainebeacon.com
In her first State of the State address Tuesday evening, Maine Governor … fighting child abuse and domestic violence, confronting climate change, …
Letter: Balentine needs to get his facts straight on CMP line
Press Herald
But as stated by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM.org), “CMP’s transmission line would do nothing to reduce climate–changing pollution …
Gov. Mills aims for bipartisanship in first State of the State address
WGME
“The Gulf of Maine is both a challenge and an opportunity. it is our new … republicans to work with democrats on issues surrounding climate change, …
Young farmers face heightened risks from climate change
Food & Environment Reporting Network
Young farmers face heightened risks from climate change … “With climate change, it’s hard to put your finger on single events,” says Ben Whalen, who has farmed for three years at Bumbleroot Organic Farm near Portland, Maine.
Industrial site developer wins Philadelphia refinery auction
Energy News Network
The developer of a $270 million wind project in Maine says it is on track for a … Chris Coons of Delaware says climate change can be addressed by …
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Press HeraldSchool buses may not be top of mind in climate change-fighting priorities. But transportation is the single largest source of Maine’s greenhouse gas …
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Scientists Predict Where And When Toxic Algae Will Bloom
WBURClimate-driven change in the Gulf of Maine is raising new threats that “red tides” will become more frequent and prolonged. But at the same time, … -
To reduce cows’ methane emissions, UVM researchers look to seaweed
vtdigger.org… to the ocean to try to reduce the impact that cows have on climate change. … to grow them sustainably as part of Maine’s large aquaculture industry.
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
Press Herald
… causing them to focus on the waste (specifically single-use plastic) from their homes and businesses as a way to combat climate change and protect …
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WMTW PortlandThe Maine Red Claws beat Salt Lake City on Thursday in Portland. … take more action to counter climate change, which experts say has worsened the …
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Sandwich High School Grad Spends Spring On Mt. Everest Studying Climate Change
CapeNews.net… High School Grad Spends Spring On Mt. Everest Studying Climate Change … director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. -
Maine towns pool resources to fund coastal resiliency coordinator
Seacoastonline.comJanet Mills’ new initiative, the Maine Climate Council, is expected this year to create an action plan for climate change that aims to reduce greenhouse … -
Protect Our Winters doubles down in New England
SNEWS“We’re definitely dealing with climate change in the ski industry,” says Geoff … From Sunday River in Maine to Ragged Mountain Resort in New …
Gideon to Hammer Away on Corporate Donations in Senate Race
U.S. News & World Report
… care to the cost of prescription drugs to tackling climate change has to end.” … Collins already had the most money ever raised by a Maine candidate …
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George Smith: Maine book inspires in fight against climate change
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelI recently read a very important book, “Dangerous New World,” a wonderful and very important collection of columns and poems about climate change. -
Letter: Three energy sources for carbon-free future
Press Herald… and causing climate change. The three energy sources that will take Maine into the carbon-free future are hydroelectric power, biomass and wind. -
Pay attention to looming gas tax increase
The Maine WireWe don’t have a revenue problem in Maine, we have a revenue allocation problem. Plenty of money existed in state coffers to fix our transportation …
Another View: Events demand urgency on climate
Press Herald
Although we have solutions, what we lack in the fight against human-caused climate change is urgency: urgency that the world is burning and that …
Maine Voices: Green New Deal will defuse threat of modern life as dystopia
Press Herald
And what about dear old Maine? If warming continues unabated, today’s toddlers will live to see our climate become like that of Virginia and the sea …
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Statement: Bold climate bill aims to be a gamechanger
Environment MaineThis science-based target aims to keep global warming below 1.5 … Anya Fetcher, state director for Environment Maine, issued the following …
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Commentary: Fixing the faults of the free market
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
One can only guess what he’d say about the climate crisis; I suspect he would reject the science behind human-caused climate change because it …
About 200 people jump into cold ocean for 12th annual Polar Bear Dip and Dash
WABI
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) – About 200 people took a dip into the frigid … that focuses on environmental advocacy and climate change research.
Calendar Listings for the Week beginning December 31
Freepress Online
The talk by the Registered Maine Guide and Certified CyberTracker is free. … “Climate Change, the Decline of Birds and Insects, and Other Alarming …
Environmental victories at state level highlight 2019
Augusta Free Press
“In 2019, environmental action from Maine to California and Florida to … the tremendous dangers associated with climate change, big changes are …
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Lincoln County Republicans hold Dec. 11 meeting
Boothbay Register… with the intent of ultimately fueling Maine’s economy, to conduct research … This initiative would create a Climate Change Counsel of seven groups, … -
Maine Compass: Post-Madrid high hopes overshadowed by big polluters’ failure to make real …
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelIn 1992, the nations of the world met in Rio de Janeiro and agreed that they had a responsibility to respond to the reality of climate change. -
CP completes Central Maine & Quebec Railway acquisition
PRNewswire (press release)CP completes Central Maine & Quebec Railway acquisition … transportation of dangerous goods; climate change; and various events that could … -
Mills calls for ‘urgent’ federal action in fight against climate change
MainebizUrgent federal action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help communities become more resilient, Maine Gov. Janet Mills says in a … -
Could feeding seaweed to cows help fight climate change? Scientists want to find out
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelFREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Coastal Maine has a lot of seaweed, and a fair number of cows. A group of scientists and farmers think that pairing the two …Slippery Salvation: Could Seaweed As Cow Feed Help Climate? – Dairy Herd Management -
Climate change is devastating New England fishing economies
The New Food EconomyClimate change is devastating New England fishing economies … For decades, climate change has wreaked havoc on New England’s historic fishing … The Gulf of Maine, a frigid inlet between Cape Cod and Nova Scotia, has been … -
CMP pulls web page after incorrectly claiming environmental groups back corridor
mainebeacon.comCentral Maine Power acted swiftly last week to remove the endorsements page from one …. “CMP has been anything but a leader on climate change. -
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019: Climate change urgency, Democrats wrong on impeachment, NECEC …
Bangor Daily NewsThanks to Gov. Janet Mills, Maine is leading the way on climate, but we need to speed up the response to the crisis. She has made a good start on her … -
Fighting the climate crisis need not mean halting economic growth
The GuardianAt one time, some Americans even hoped that climate change might benefit them. Maine’s coastal waters, for example, would become swimmable. -
Youth protest for state action on climate change
Press Herald“A climate emergency is not just paperwork,” said Anna Siegel, an eighth-grader at Friends of Portland School and a member of the Maine branch of … -
Rep. Seth Berry to discuss proposal for consumer-owned power authority in Bath
Press Herald“Looking forward, Maine faces some massive new challenges to its electrical grid, and that has a lot to do with climate change,” said Berry. “We’re … -
Maine eyed for project that converts electricity to natgas
Kallanish EnergyThe state of Maine is under consideration for a pilot project that converts … That’s because policies in Maine and other states to fight climate change … -
Lobster catch headed for decline, not crash, scientists say
Concord MonitorA pair of studies by Maine-based scientists suggest the U.S. lobster industry is … the baby crustaceans from the negative impacts of a warming ocean. … of both oceanography and organism biology” in the era of climate change. -
Climate Solutions Now
Environment Maine (blog)When Oxford Dictionaries chooses “climate emergency” as the word of the year for 2019, you know things are changing. Our children are inheriting a … -
Climate Change Institute teams with Princeton to analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores
PenBayPilot.comORONO — Three University of Maine Climate Change Institute scientists are part of a Princeton University-led team that analyzed 2 million-year-old … -
Maine’s history of corruption and pollution offers a lens to view Trump
mainebeacon.comMaine’s history of corruption and pollution offers a lens to view Trump … Denying the impact of climate change, using divisive, even incendiary, … -
Mills orders state agencies to join fight against climate change
MainebizGov. Janet Mills has ordered state agencies to “lead by example” in the fight against climate change, while attempting to do the same at her official … -
Saturday, November 30, 2019: Fix existing roads first, 1950s weren’t so great, corporations …
Bangor Daily News… Fix existing roads first, 1950s weren’t so great, corporations responsible for climate change … Maine lacks the capital to maintain our infrastructure. -
Editorials from around New England
Chicago TribuneClimate change is something on which lives depend. … It’s time to rethink Maine’s method of delivering this constitutionally mandated service, and … -
Warming Waters, Moving Fish: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Iceland
The New York TimesBut warming waters associated with climate change are causing some fish to seek … Over the years he has adjusted to a series of changes, including the … But these days, fishermen are finding sea bass in Maine and the Spanish … -
Zonta Club of Southern Maine represented at conference
Seacoastonline.comZonta Club of Southern Maine represented at conference … membership recruitment and retention, the health hazards of vaping, and climate change … -
Ann McFeatters: All hope is not lost, America
Morning CallThe U.S. decision to pull out of the international climate treaty, designed to … in death rates among young and middle-aged adults New Hampshire, Maine, … change absolutely and provably caused by manmade climate change. -
Senate candidates come to CHRHS for youth forum
Courier-Gazette & Camden HeraldThe event was organized by the Maine Teen Advocacy Coalition and Knox … fielded questions from the student panel about gun control, climate change, … Next the students showed a short video featuring climate activist Greta … -
Gov. Mills unveils new energy order, Blaine House solar panels
Press HeraldThe order is the latest bid by Mills and Maine’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to make the state a national leader in combating climate change. -
Deep State: Decline and Extinction in Maine
Freepress OnlineIn this series, we’ve discussed climate change, which contributes to the insect and bird losses. But global warming is only one cause of the immense … -
Bloomberg, now Democratic candidate, resigns UN climate post
Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelA longtime climate activist, the billionaire media mogul was initially appointed U.N. special envoy on cities and climate change by then-U.N. chief Ban … -
Sea Level in the Gulf of Maine Is Rising. Is This Port City Ready?
InsideClimate News(Though how much, of course, still depends on how mankind responds to climate change.) Back at home, I plugged “South Portland” into a tool … -
Maine Voices: US future role in climate fight uncertain as UN summit nears
Press HeraldMaine Voices: U.S. future role in climate fight uncertain as U.N. summit … to the reality of climate change and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. -
Rep. Pingree rolls out ambitious climate plan
mainebeacon.com“In Maine, climate change is not coming down the pipeline — it is already at our door,” Pingree said in a statement. “July was the hottest month ever … -
‘A Guide To Loss and Grieving in the Anthropocene — Art, Psychology, and Climate Change‘ talk
Bangor Daily NewsCAMDEN — A talk “A Guide to Loss and Grieving in the Anthropocene — Art, Pshychology and Climate Change,” will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, … -
How These Women Turned Creativity into Real Social Change
Refinery29Maine makes films that “represent women in realistic ways,” but she wasn’t … In a world with many social issues, a complex political climate, and our … -
35′ tall Christmas tree in Maine made from lobster traps
KUTV 2NewsIn the coastal town of Rockland, Maine sits at 35-foot-tall Christmas tree — which is nothing unusual — until you …. “Is it caused by climate change?Reporting on Climate Change: Making People Care
The ScarletClimate Change becomes more and more apparent by the day. … much of the seafood is shipped into the Cape from Chesapeake Bay or Maine.Letter to the Editor: In response to ‘What if the NECEC project doesn’t happen’
Daily BulldogRegarding the monetary benefit to Maine: taking all of the listed amounts … Regarding climate change: the same benefit will be realized, if any, if the … -
Where’s the kelp? Warm ocean harming undersea forests
Valliant NewsAppledore Island, Maine — When diving in the Gulf of Maine a few years … Jarrett Byrnes, who leads a working group on kelp and climate change.Portland City Council calls climate change an ’emergency’ in resolution
Bangor Daily NewsThe Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The resolution was put forth by youth …Bar Harbor declares ‘climate emergency’
Mount Desert IslanderBAR HARBOR — The town officially declared a “climate emergency,” … “Climate change has become the grave emergency that it is today because of all … South Portland is the only other Maine municipality to have passed such a …CP to acquire Central Maine & Quebec Railway from FTAI
Olean Times HeraldCP to acquire Central Maine & Quebec Railway from FTAI …. other changes to international trade arrangements; climate change; and various events …Trade wars continue to bedevil lobster industry
The Ellsworth AmericanAngus King (I-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) continued to press Lighthizer to put lobster at the top of the … time for the lobster industry,” King said, citing climate change, bait shortages and …Land Use Planning Commission announces new executive director
observer-me.com… Assist Rural Washington County in Planning for the Future and Preparing for Impacts of Climate Change with the University of Maine at Machias GIS …Can America’s First Floating Wind Farm Help Open Deeper Water to Clean Energy?
InsideClimate NewsThe project, developed by a consortium led by the University of Maine’s … over the next decade as they pursue ambitious climate change goals.Students urge local town council to declare “climate emergency”
WABIBAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) – Advocating for climate change and asking Bar Harbor Town Council to declare a “climate emergency.” … -
Is This Fish Winning Climate Change?
FiveThirtyEightThis summer, we asked readers to send us their climate change questions. … happily in the warming waters of the Gulf of Maine as her examples. -
New data stations hope to better study ‘quickly changing‘ Casco Bay
fox23maine.comNew data stations hope to better study ‘quickly changing’ Casco Bay … Bay in hopes of better tracking changing conditions within the Gulf Of Maine. … and adapt to climate change,” Cathy Ramsdell with Friends of Casco Bay said. -
Commentary: Speak up now to protect Atlantic puffins and the fish they rely on
Press HeraldWe’re also finding that climate change is creating unprecedented marine heat waves in the Gulf of Maine, which are negatively affecting many ocean … -
Thousands across US protest climate policies on Trump’s 100th day
Valliant News“I’ve seen firsthand the impacts of climate change to not only the Gulf of Maine, but also to our evolving fisheries, and to the coastal communities that … -
Climate Change And Turf Seaweed Causing ‘Patchy’ Seascape
Eurasia ReviewThe effects of climate change are becoming more apparent, from the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine, to more frequent and severe storms and the … -
A panel discussion was held at UMaine on a trip to Mount Everest
WABIThe goal of the discussion was to help people better understand climate change and water availability. They also discussed the role humans play in … -
Conservation Voters Disendorse Sen. Collins
The National Memo (blog)“Here in Maine, we took bold action to create an example for what can be done across the nation to fight climate change, move towards a clean and … -
Susan Collins loses key endorsement ahead of 2020 election
Shareblue Media“Here in Maine, we took bold action to create an example for what can be done across the nation to fight climate change, move towards a clean and …
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Climate Change Is Threatening Maine’s Shrimp
HuffPostAs global temperatures rise, plans for dealing with the climate crisis are all but silent on the oceans and the plight of the coastal seafood industry.
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