It’s not the first time the president has complained after not being similarly recognized for his influence.
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Susan Collins and Angus King join other senators in calling for swift action on climate crisis
Susan Collins is the only Republican senator to sign the Dec. 9 letter calling current U.S. efforts ’threadbare‘ and urging more action by the federal government.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘Person of the year’
The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Thunberg is the youngest person to be named Time’s ‘Person of the year.’
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Climate change no laughing matter
John Balentine in his column “Help Gov. Janet save the planet” finds humor in the global warming that increasingly disrupts climate systems and is getting steadily worse. How does he do it? From the time I started reading peer-reviewed climate science in the mid-’90s and attended the 1997 Kyoto Convention in Japan, I have found […]
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House passes Rep. Pingree’s measure to protect working waterfronts
Rep. Chellie Pingree’s bill would provide federal loans and grants to preserve access for fishermen, boatyards and the public and defend against climate change damage.
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Youth protest for state action on climate change
Protesters want Maine to become the first state to declare a climate state of emergency and hope to see it become carbon neutral within the next decade.
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Brunswick, Bowdoin College rally for climate action
Elementary-aged children, college students and Brunswick community members joined in solidarity Friday to demand action on what protesters are calling a “climate crisis.”
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Venice tide barriers pass another test but skeptics remain
The underwater barriers meant to protect the Italian city from damaging high tides are a decade behind schedule and billions over budget.
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Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
Climate activist Greta Thunberg landed in Portugal after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Cracks in Greenland ice sheet produce massive waterfalls, raising concerns for sea level rise
A lake on the surface of the ice sheet partially drained, shedding light on a key process for delivering water to the base of the ice sheet.