As climate change alters conditions for Maine’s flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: EPA needs to move more quickly, forcefully to reach Biden’s climate goals
Thousands of lives could be saved every year if limits for a deadly air pollutant are made as low as possible.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Parts of Greenland now hotter than at any time in the last 1,000 years, scientists say
That is bad news for the planet’s coastlines, because it suggests a long-term process of melting is being set in motion that could ultimately deliver some significant fraction of Greenland’s total mass into the oceans.
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Relocating species emerges as last resort as climate warms
Concerns persist that the novel practice could cause unintended harm the same way invasive plants and animals have wreaked havoc on native species.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
How will climate change destroy us? ‘The Deluge’ imagines the scenarios
Stephen Markley’s new novel is part thriller, part horror, part all-too-real. It’s scary, instructive and also entertaining.
Posted inNation & World
California’s winter storms deadlier than any wildfire since 2018
Experts say the toll reveals an unfortunate reality: After so many years of drought, some Californians are unaccustomed to the dangers of rain.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: A grandmother’s thoughts on a world on the brink of ecological collapse
As part of the generation that holds 70% of the disposable income in our country, I want that wealth to go to reversing the environmental damage we have done.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Get used to uneasy times for winter recreation
Snow-starved seasons like this one have serious ramifications for Maine and the rest of the Northeast.
Posted inNation & World, News
California, already deluged with water and mud, braces for more rain
Thousands of residents are ordered to evacuate, and parts of U.S. and state highways were closed because of flooding, mud or rockslides, heavy snow or car spinouts and truck crashes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Lying about climate change is now its own industry
Exxon, among other global fossil fuel giants, has canceled research projects and invested in the newer science of ‘spin.’