In the face of environmental calamity, Bill Roorbach’s ‘Beep’ melds hope, humor, a zoo-break and an outsider’s perspective on humankind.
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Posted inTimes Record
New Sandpiper apartments bring eco-friendly living to Brunswick Landing
The $18 million project, described as an “eco-house” and spearheaded by property developer Dave Holman, came to fruition this summer and was celebrated last Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new building.
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Posted inMaine, News
Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves
Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
Posted inTimes Record
Bristol residents take a stand for clammers with conservation donation
Despite controversy over public use of Maine’s intertidal areas, Bristol shellfish harvesters gain “forever” access to clam flats on the east shore of John’s Bay.
Posted inBusiness, Food
CO2 shortages led Maine breweries to adopt this sustainable solution
Three breweries in Maine have installed equipment to collect the gas during the fermentation process, giving them control over the supply of CO2 and reducing their carbon footprint.
Posted inNation & World
A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mystery
Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn ‘Sandy’ Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.
Posted inMaine, News
Climate change delays, disrupts Maine’s fall foliage season
Warming temperatures are pushing back peak conditions by more than a week since the 1950s. But several factors shape the timing and brilliance of autumnal color.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Resigning airport official: I am ‘distracting’ from toxic foam clean-up efforts
‘I’ve decided to remove myself as a focal point,’ said Kristine Logan, whose resignation from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority becomes official on Oct. 18.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine delegation concludes offshore wind mission in Denmark, Norway
Gov. Janet Mills says the trip offered a chance to meet with government and industry leaders who are ‘deeply interested in investing’ in Maine’s offshore wind development.
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Maine DEP says expansion of state’s largest landfill would benefit public
The decision allows the state to apply to add 61 acres to the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, which takes in 52% of the state’s waste.