The fact is that the world’s most disenfranchised people contribute very little to greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s trolling of Greta Thunberg was petty bullying, but she is fair game for criticism
The climate activist is a public figure, and her age shouldn’t give her a blanket exemption from disapproval.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: It’s not too late to listen to climate science
Decades-old climate models predicted how things would go, and newer ones tell us where we’re going if we don’t act.
Posted inNation & World, News
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘Person of the year’
The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Thunberg is the youngest person to be named Time’s ‘Person of the year.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
Climate activist Greta Thunberg landed in Portugal after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
In Florida and elsewhere, Republicans face pressure over climate change
While .Trump and his administration reject the threat of climate change, leading Republicans in Florida and other states find themselves under political pressure to address the immediate impacts.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: U.S. future role in climate fight uncertain as U.N. summit nears
The U.S. will be able to leave the Paris accord Nov. 4, 2020. What will that mean for the other countries at next week’s gathering?
Posted inMaine, News
Portland councilors to consider student-led ‘climate emergency’ resolution
The resolution would commit the city to pursue ambitious goals on addressing climate change.
Posted inMaine, News
Friends of Casco Bay will add data stations to get a clearer picture of quickly changing waters
Researchers for the nonprofit will deploy two continuous water-quality monitoring units – in Portland Harbor and in the New Meadows area near Harpswell – to get a more holistic view of conditions in the bay.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Western Maine power corridor not worth the ‘sacrifice’
We shouldn’t approve an infrastructure project that will benefit CMP stockholders more than it does the climate.