South Portland has an ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2050. Whether for cost savings or environmental reasons, a lot of South Portland residents are already installing air source heat pumps, purchasing electric vehicles, commuting to work via e-bike and cutting their lawns with electric mowers. The electric market is ripe, and we want […]

Last week, we talked about Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and how to engage with climate policy in Maine. This week, we are focusing on local efforts: how to engage with climate action here in South Portland and ways to help shape the future of our city. Keeping up with climate action Interested in climate action happening […]

Now a three-family apartment building, the home at 88 Pillsbury St. in South Portland has an interesting past with ties to a building on Broadway where the Sea Dog Brewing Company restaurant and bowling alley now exists. The Meaher family once owned and lived in the large home at 88 Pillsbury St. The home was […]

Last week, we hosted our August Coffee & Climate, highlighting Citizens’ Climate Lobby and MIT’s en-ROADS climate simulation model. This week, we are taking a closer look at Citizens’ Climate Lobby, its climate policy goals and its presence in Maine. Citizens’ Climate Lobby Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a global grassroots organization with over 500 chapters […]

In a prior column about the Forest City Brewery on Brewery Road (now Highland Avenue), we mentioned how the brewery was turned into a fruit and vegetable cannery in 1882 by a business called Perry & Flint. One of the partners of the firm was Eben N. Perry, a well-known resident of Cape Elizabeth (now […]