The City of Bath Climate Action Commission’s Climate Conversations at the Patten Free Library continue at 5:30 p.m. May 3. The public is invited to a presentation by Bridget Gifford, who will discuss Efficiency Maine’s residential offerings. The program will describe how homeowners can receive thousands of dollars in rebates for energy-efficient upgrades. Gifford, program […]
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‘Every day should be Earth Day’: Celebration, rally held in Portland
The city and its residents tout the strides toward sustainability, with a rally and march from Monument Square to Portland City Hall, and an event at Payson Park.
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Most Americans have experienced extreme weather, poll finds
And 54% of the public overall attribute that to climate change.
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Biden signs order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’
While GOP lawmakers want less regulation to lower energy prices, the administration says those policies would benefit oil companies and the Chinese.
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Biden announces $80 million in solar power initiatives
The Department of Energy is set to spend $52 million on 19 solar projects across a dozen states, including $10 million from the infrastructure law, as well as $30 million on technologies that will help integrate solar electricity into the grid.
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Climate tension: U.N. chief chides Biden, other world leaders
President Biden is touting ‘unprecedented’ climate efforts by his administration in an annual White House summit of leading economies.
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Bedside table: A good book on a tough subject
Book recommendations from readers.
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Here’s why downpour in Florida just wouldn’t stop
Fort Lauderdale’s 25 inches of rain is a case of a strong thunderstorm not knowing when to say when.
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G7 energy, environment leaders haggle over climate strategy
They are meeting in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo to try to forge an agreement on the best way forward in battling climate change.
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As Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dry
Flash droughts are happening more often in nearly three-quarters of the climate regions of the world.