Picture credit: “Blue carbon” by CIFOR is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has published a very informative graphic depicting the way ” wetlands sequester carbon from the atmosphere through plant photosynthesis and by acting as sediment traps for runoff.” The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines Blue Carbon as ” […]
Picture credit: by geckzilla at Creative Commons According to Maine’s DEP, vernal pools serve as essential breeding habitats for certain species of wildlife, including salamanders and frogs (amphibians). Juvenile and adult amphibians associated with vernal pools provide an important food source for small carnivores as well as large game species. Vernal pools or “spring pools” are […]
Picture credit : Vlad smolyakov / Unsplash According to Justin Gerdes writing for GTM:, ” … Maine is the most heating-oil-dependent state in the country. More than 60 percent of the state’s 550,000 households rely on heating oil as their primary energy source for heat.” She quoted Michael Stoddard Executive Director of Efficiency Maine Trust: […]
Picture credit: Agustín Pacheco – Unsplash As reported by Ryan Green in the School Transportation News. Read the entire article at STNews Legislation that was introduced in December would require all school buses statewide to operate with electric power by 2040. There are currently 3,000 school buses in operation statewide. The bill does not specify […]
Picture Credit jimmywayne at Creative Commons As reported by Melissa Lizotte of the Bangor Daily News, a new multimillion-dollar solar farm project is being built near Presque isle Airport. A multimillion-dollar solar farm project is expected to generate large annual electric savings for the city of Presque Isle and nearby industrial companies who take part […]
By Noah Gleason-Hart, the MOFGA’s low-impact forestry specialist. You can contact him at forestry@mofga.org. / Picture credit: /Unsplash As Hannah Murray outlined in her winter 2018 article in The MOF&G, with foresight, planning and commitment, our forests have a large role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change. However, even as we work to […]
By the US Environmental Protection Agency / Picture credit: Hamsa Javaid/Unsplash In communities with pay-as-you-throw programs (also known as unit pricing or variable-rate pricing), residents are charged for the collection of municipal solid waste—ordinary household trash—based on the amount they throw away. This creates a direct economic incentive to recycle more and to generate less […]
By the US Environmental Protection Agency / Picture credit: Greg Rosenki/Unsplash BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional office today confirmed that New Englanders experienced a decreasing number of unhealthy air quality days this past summer, compared to 2019. Based on preliminary data collected between March and September 2020, there were 18 […]
Picture credit ROMBO/Unsplash As reported by Susan Ward in The Balance, “Great Ways to Green your Business,” sustainability is not just what you do, but who you do it with. One of the best ways to make your business more environmentally sustainable is to partner with like-minded people and organizations in your community. By partnering […]
