With an average temperature of 70.5 degrees, the summer of 2020 was more than 3 degrees warmer than ‘normal.’
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Challenges facing lobster industry should stay in the spotlight
The industry, besieged with short- and long-term struggles, got a lot of attention last week. That needs to continue when it’s not an election year.
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Posted inNation & World
Death Valley’s brutal 130 degrees may be record if verified
The western heat wave is due to a “massive dome of high pressure” that keeps roasting the West.
Posted inNation & World
California governor calls for investigation into rolling blackouts
Relentless heat is taking a physical toll on the state’s power system.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s renewable-energy industry gets a double shot in the arm
Major new solar and offshore wind projects help position us as a hub to start, grow and maintain energy businesses.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Large-scale solar development rush must strike delicate balance
As projects attract investment, the risk to natural areas is high, but with careful planning, so is the reward of clean energy and good jobs.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t fall for CMP, Hydro-Quebec climate change claims
The western Maine power corridor that will be the focus of a public vote in November does nothing to reduce overall carbon emissions.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden unveils $2 trillion climate plan with energy revamp
The proposal mentions carbon capture technologies, describes easing out burning oil and aims to achieve a carbon-neutral power sector by 2035.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation & World
Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets
By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows’ daily methane emissions by about 33%.