It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.
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Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners
The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
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On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: India should join the race to net zero
The nation is on track to meet its existing climate commitments, but it needs to do more.
Posted inNation & World
Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead
In a video speech to European leaders, the president declares, ‘This is a global existential crisis, and all of us will suffer if we fail.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Climate change remains the greatest crisis of our crisis-filled era
Each of the last seven years has been among the 10 warmest on record. The U.N. warns rightly that we are not doing enough to deal with it.
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Pace of climate change shown in new report has humanity on ‘suicidal’ path, U.N. leader warns
A U.N. State of the Climate report, a product of the World Meteorological Organization and other U.N. agencies, found that the past six years, including 2020, are likely to be the six warmest on record.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation & World
Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets
By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows’ daily methane emissions by about 33%.
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Our View: ‘Alarm bells’ continue to ring on climate
While the country’s attention has been on the coronavirus, another crisis has continued to get worse.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We need leadership on climate change
Changing behavior on the local level won’t be enough to do what needs to be done.