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Sea level rise is accelerating in Maine. In York County, hundreds of millions in property value is at risk
As reported by Susan Sharon in Maine Public – Picture credit: Juanita Swart at Unsplash A MUST READ! – Click here for the full story
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 […]
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 […]
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A PRESENTATION BY EFFICIENCY MAINE
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Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]