Under carbon fee and dividend, emissions would be subject to an increasing price, with all revenues put back into the economy as a dividend to all families.
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Posted inNation & World
NASA scientists fly over Greenland to probe melting ice
They are trying to figure out whether warmer water or warmer air is the bigger cause.
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Posted inNation & World
Northeast is among places where extreme climate change has already arrived
Rhode Island is the first state in the Lower 48 whose average temperature rise has eclipsed 2 degrees Celsius, but New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts trail close behind.
Posted inMaine, New England, News, Politics
Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to allow more climate-altering gas emissions
Attorney General Aaron Frey added Maine to the more than 2 dozen state and local governments trying to protect Obama-era regulations that sought to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Carbon capture could make a difference – if we let it
Removing CO2 from emissions or directly from the air should be part of any plan to fight climate change.
Posted inNation & World, News
June was hottest on record, July may follow suit
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday announced that June averaged 60.6 degrees, about 1.7 degrees warmer than the 20th century average.
Posted inMaine, News
Study predicts more ‘extreme heat’ days in Maine as climate warms
The Union of Concerned Scientists says Maine could have a 10-fold increase in 90-plus degree days by midcentury, and up to 11 days a year when temperatures top 100 by century’s end.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Intelligence official resigns after White House blocks his climate change testimony
WASHINGTON – A State Department intelligence official who was blocked by the White House from submitting written congressional testimony on climate change last month is resigning from his post. Rod Schoonover – who worked in the Office of the Geographer and Global Issues’ Bureau of Intelligence and Research – spoke about the security risks the […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Survey hopes to save historic Portland, South Portland buildings from impacts of climate change
Greater Portland Landmarks is documenting historic structures at risk from flooding, high winds and rising temperatures.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Be good to the pollinators
Help these threatened ‘keystone organisms’ by planting a bee-friendly garden.