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Insight: Can we plant our way to a cooler climate?

by Tara Yarlagadda How Stuff Works September 22, 2019September 21, 2019

Reforesting an area equal in size to the United States may be the best way to remove carbon that’s been building up in the atmosphere during the industrial age.

Nation & World, News

‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action

by JENNIFER PELTZ and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

Hundreds of thousands turn out for marches, rallies and demonstrations from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York.

Maine, News

Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans

by Colin Woodard September 20, 2019December 27, 2019

She will be Maine’s first sitting governor to speak before the international body’s General Assembly.

Maine, News, Politics

Crowd of 2,000 in Portland joins worldwide call for action at student-led ‘climate strike’

by Kevin Miller September 20, 2019September 21, 2019

The rally and similar events in Maine and around the world are part of a movement led by young people decrying inaction on what they see as a crisis.

Maine, News, Politics

Mills names members of new Maine council on climate change

by Kevin Miller September 19, 2019December 27, 2019

The 39-member panel will advise the state on meeting ambitious goals laid out by the governor and endorsed by the Legislature.

Business, Nation & World, News

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces new ‘Climate Pledge’ before employee protests

by Jay Greene and Rachel Siegel Washington Post September 19, 2019September 20, 2019

More than 1,000 Amazon employees plan to walk off the job to protest the company’s track record on environmental responsibility.

Nation & World, News

‘We’re losing the race’: UN secretary general calls climate change an ’emergency’

by Mark Hertsgaard The Guardian September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

A CBS News poll released on 15 September found that 69% of Americans want the next president to take action, while 53% say such action is needed “right now”.