Ocean acidification and an insect die-off are major threats related to our use of fossil fuels.
environment
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: There’s not much room for compromise between the parties anymore
Even in ‘odd’ years, powerful political forces drive elected officials away from common ground.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine farms have key role to play in combating climate change
Forward-thinking farmland protection and farming practices can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Mills forms task force to study impact of ‘forever chemicals’ in Maine
Known as PFAS or PFCs, the chemicals were used for decades in common household products and have also caused contamination near military bases that used firefighting foam containing the compound.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Support for Central Maine Power transmission line is misguided
A recent editorial in favor of the project fails to grasp what it would do to a globally significant forest region.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Editorials endorsing CMP plan overlook its many risks
Hydro-Quebec’s pact with the utility will cheat Maine ratepayers and plunder the state’s wild lands.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats have not learned their lesson
Expensive programs and tax increases will alienate moderates.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers should pass plastic-bag ban
A product so cheap it can be thrown away is creating expensive problems.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: By supporting CMP power line, Mills undercuts efforts to fight climate change
No supposed benefit offered by the utility is worth the damage that dirty power from Quebec will do to our environment.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Can America build big things anymore, or are we all talk?
Democrats should make clear what infrastructure projects they actually support.