Penelope Overton, Climate Reporter for the Portland Press Herald, will be at the Dunaway from 5:30-7PM on Thursday, September 25th to discuss, from a journalist point of view, how she chooses her climate articles and how she finds expert resources to base what she writes about. We’re hoping it’s well attended for this opportunity to […]
By David Nosnik, CPA Vice Chair – Sustainability Committee When most of us picture solar power, we imagine panels spread across a sunny rooftop. But what if you live in an apartment, condominium, or a home shaded by trees? The good news is that the clean energy movement is no longer limited to people with […]
By David Nosnik, vice-chair Sustainability Committee Yesterday, during our monthly meeting, we had the opportunity to hear from Karina Grater, who presented an overview of how the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC) is leading the creation of the Southern Maine Energy Resilience Plan. This 18-month planning effort aims to identify energy reliability challenges […]
by David Nosnik, Vice Chair of the Sustainability Committee of Ogunquit, ME The startup Good Fibes is aiming to revolutionize sustainable fashion by addressing the limitations of natural fibers through a novel solution that combines consistent production with tunable material properties. This approach caters to the rising demand for eco-conscious clothing, particularly within luxury brands and sustainability-focused […]
In her article in the New York Times, Catrin Einhorn writes about a a new report suggests that we should address environmental problems like climate change and biodiversity loss together, rather than separately. It highlights how interconnected issues, like agriculture and health, can have combined solutions, such as using native trees to improve biodiversity and […]
By David Nosnik We recently received an email from Nomhle Mcunu, Community Outreach Coordinator at Consumer Notice, a consumer advocacy organization based in Orlando, Florida. They shared valuable information about PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to help inform and educate our readers. According to their website, Consumer Notice is “a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to […]
As reported by Wayne Parry of the Associated Press, The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline. Wayne Parry, Associated Press But landscapers are not taking the news lightly, they are fighting […]
That is what Chris Baranuik, a reporter with the BBC, wrote in his article reposted by the Environmental Health Sciences at Newsroom EHS As summarized in the article: Can you imagine Ogunquit removing concrete to let green grow? Let us know what you think by emailing us at hi@sustainabilityogunquit.org
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: […]
As published in the Newsbreak by their contributor “The Maine Writer,” Maine has joined nine other states in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) led by NESCAUM, setting a goal for highly efficient heat pumps to constitute 65% of residential heating, cooling, and water heating equipment sales by 2030 in the state. The MOU, signed […]
