Following up on earlier pledges, the governor proposes setting ambitious goals for reducing Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions and obtaining electricity from renewable energy sources.
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Maine Voices: Recognizing the stakes, young people leading the fight for climate justice
Those who have caused or enabled catastrophic carbon emissions won’t live to endure the crisis.
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Start planning for catastrophes, new EPA document says
Research details how human-caused climate change is contributing to record heat, more-intense storms, more-severe flooding and other events.
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Maine Voices: CMP plan will allow us to cut emissions while maintaining robust economy
Expanding the use of electricity derived from ‘green’ sources will help achieve decarbonization.
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Maine Voices: State should put projects on hold, plan for clean-energy future
The potential impact of NECEC and similar proposals on Maine’s iconic landscape must be considered before any action is taken.
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Jim Fossel: Maine’s Green New Deal as substance-free as the federal version
The state’s proposed response to the climate crisis also makes a lot of promises for other people to keep.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
A family tradition for some, taking ice-out records grows in importance in warming climate
Volunteers across Maine have been keeping records of when the ice clears on the state’s lakes each spring, a century-old tradition now being used to assess the impact of climate change.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Despite climate change, one habitat critical for breeding birds is mostly intact
We need to preserve the North American Boreal Forest.
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Commentary: Reasons for supporting CMP plan overlooked amid baseless criticism
The proposal will carry new electricity and reduce carbon emissions, while treading lightly on the Maine woods.
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New England Clean Energy Connect: The myths and the facts
8. Claim: The New England Clean Energy Connect corridor will be 145 miles long and as wide as the New Jersey Turnpike; the pylons will be 300 feet tall with flashing lights. Fact: The new corridor will be 53 miles long and 150 feet wide, half that of the New Jersey Turnpike at its narrowest […]