** CLIMATE CHANGE ENVIRONMENT

“When you think about what the benefit of a gas-powered leaf blower does, the cost-benefit ratio just doesn’t make sense.”

Karen Jubanyik, an emergency medicine physician at Yale University was quoted in an article by Rob Macallister that appeared in the Portsmouth Herald on April 3, 2024 Numerous scientists across various journals have consistently highlighted the potential harm caused by gas-powered lawn leaf blowers to both the environment and human health in several ways: Air Pollution: […]

** BEACH EROSION CLIMATE CHANGE OCEAN OGUNQUIT

FLOOD ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

The Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce just shared critical information for all those suffering damages from the recent flood MAINE FLOOD RESOURCES & ASSISTANCE HUB The state of Maine has posted very detailed information, including many outgoing links for more details, to its Maine Flood Resources and Assistance Hub, which you can assess here: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/flood The most […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABILITY

Gas Leave Blowers: Is not just the noise that is bad …

According to GRIST: “Across the United States, some 11 million leaf blowers roar into action every year, obliterating delicate debris with 200-mile-per-hour winds.” Grist is an American non-profit online magazine headquartered in Seattle. Grist was founded in 1999 and publishes environmental news and commentary. “Outright bans on the gas-powered machines have recently taken effect in Washington, D.C.; Miami Beach, […]

** ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY

Electric vs Gas vehicles: Good for the environment but … are they good for your wallet?

According to Michael Coren, Climate Advice columnist for the New York Times, he has observed that a significant number of hybrid vehicle owners are not utilizing the electric charging feature of their vehicles. Instead, they are solely relying on gasoline to power their cars. This decision is driven by their belief that due to the […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE OGUNQUIT

Utilities in Maine cannot use your dollars to pay for lobbyists

As more fully described by David Pomerantz in his guest essay in The New York Times, three states in the nation have passed laws forbidding utilities to use ratepayers’ money to cover lobbying costs. The bad news, 47 have not. Mr. Pomerantz is the executive director of the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog […]

** BEACH EROSION OGUNQUIT

Can you imagine Ogunquit WITHOUT a beach?

By David Nosnik, CPA, reprinted from the July issue of “Sea you in Ogunquit.” You better continue reading because if we are not careful, it may just happen. Ogunquit is highly susceptible to beach erosion. Factors such as storms, tides, and natural processes contribute to changes in the beach profiles over time as you can […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY

Charging outside the home is the Achilles heel of the EV industry

This is what Aaron Pressman writes in the Boston Globe. EV charging infrastructure has been expanding rapidly in recent years, with more public charging stations being installed in cities, along highways, and at other convenient locations. Many governments and private companies are investing heavily in building out charging networks to support the growing number of […]

** ENVIRONMENT

Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness Designated As New England’s First International Dark Sky Park

Susan Sharon reported on Maine Public the designation of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Woods property in the 100-Mile Wilderness between Moosehead Lake and Baxter State Park. The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 with the goal of preserving and protecting the night skies for present and future generations. The […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY

America’s first SOLAR TOWN

THIS IS WHAT SUSTAINABILITY IS ALL ABOUT! In a recent aerrticle broadcast in the internet by CNN, Rachel Ramirez relates how ” This 100% solar community (Babcok Ranch, Fla) endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage … … Babcock Ranch in SW Florida calls itself “America’s first solar-powered town.” Its nearby […]