The youngest generation has had to learn to cope with the debilitating knowledge that they will be the generation most affected by climate change.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump administration’s efforts to save coal are a slap in the face to humanity
Fossil fuel-driven climate change will have a particularly devastating impact on the poor and on future generations.
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Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future
A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Latest fiasco feeds doubts about CMP
Who comes first, stockholders or customers? The flawed rollout of a new billing system fuels legitimate questions about accountability.
Posted inMaine
Maine lobbyists still looking for Republican co-sponsors on climate change act
The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 has just one Republican co-sponsor, while 47 Democrats have signed on.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine wilderness can help save us from climate, extinction crises
If we choose to protect them, old, wild forests are capable of storing carbon and preserving the habitat of a variety of species.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Climate talks held as Arctic ice melts, concerns grow
Experts gather in Germany for 10 days of U.N.-hosted talks amid growing pressure for governments to take faster action to curb global warming.
Posted inNation & World
About one-sixth of all sea life may be lost to warming in this century, new study finds
If the world reduces carbon pollution, losses can be limited to only about 5%, the new international study concludes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Recurring need to borrow shows trouble with Maine’s roads and bridges
Selling bonds to maintain a failing transportation system will not move our state in the right direction.