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The Lobster Trap: Maine lobstermen trying to survive

Picture credit to Louis Hansel at Unsplash Key findings from the project that resulted from a yearlong partnership between the Press Herald and The Boston Globe. Please read the 7 takeaways from the yearlong project PRESS HERALD AND BOSTON GLOBE

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Maine’s solar power output has soared in the past two years

A story in MAINE PUBLIC by Fred Bever, Picture credit Zbynek Burival at Unsplash Our very own State of Maine is leading the country in the development of alternative sources of energy, and we are doing in a hurry. You can read or hear this story as it originally appeared in Maine Public as part […]

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Support native wildlife: grow trees

Photo credit: by Denny Muller at Unsplash Writing for the Maine Gardener Tom Atwell describes the five keystone tree species that best support native wildlife in New England. As Tom recounts in his article: Those five keystone species are oaks, which support more than 500 species of butterflies and moths; willows, cherries and birches, more […]

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Follow the money: A movement to reduce fossil fuels

By Bill McKibben, guest Opinion writer for the New York Times Picture credit – Dominick Vanyi at Unsplash The “invisible hand” described by the 18th-century Scottish philosopher Adam Smith seems to be at work guiding the strategy of disinvestment. During the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, activists announced that the fossil fuel divestment campaign […]

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Is this the beginning of the end for leaf blowers?

By Margaret Renkl, contributing Opinion of the New York Times – Photo credit Philip Myrtorp at Unsplash Every year, around this time of the year, when New England is blessed with the magical colors of Autumn, we are reminded that we need to close the windows to avoid the noise of the gas-powered invaders: the […]

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Efficiency Maine Commercial and Industrial Incentive Programs

By David Nosnik, Sustainability Committee, Ogunquit, ME Picture credits: Crystal Kwok by Unsplash As described on their website, Efficiency Maine is “the independent administrator for programs to improve the efficiency of energy use and reduce greenhouse gases in Maine. The Trust does this primarily by delivering financial incentives on the purchase of high-efficiency equipment or […]