It’s all too much: COVID’s sly resurgence, the war in Ukraine, the controversy over Roe v. Wade, the threats to democracy, the cost of an apple. And then there’s the climate crisis. The U.N. secretary-general, the pope and 244 scientists from all over the world warn in a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Coldplay hopes to lead with a green tour
The band has added solar panels, kinetic dance floors that generate electricity, compostable wristbands for the audience and is using biodegradable confetti.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Sustainably Speaking: There are no regions left untouched by man
Once when I was a little kid visiting my grandmother on North Haven, I borrowed a photography book on Svalbard, an archipelago a few hundred miles south of the North Pole, from the community library. I remember two things about the book. One, the instant irony I felt learning that the main town in a […]
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Improving soil on farms also improves health of environment
And preliminary data says it’ll improve your own health, too.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Douglas Tallamy would like you to help build a Homegrown National Park
Use your backyard to plant species that will help slow Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Sustainably Speaking: A new vision for downtown Freeport
In anticipation of phase 3 of Freeport’s Downtown Visioning, the Freeport Sustainability Advisory Board hosted an evening to highlight smart growth strategies and how they can be applied in Freeport. Guest speakers were Kristina Egan, executive director of the Greater Portland Council of Governments and Logan Capone, an urban planner with the Principle Group. Smart […]
Posted inBooks, Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Tamar Haspel’s new book offers much food for thought
The Washington Post columnist grew, gathered, fished and hunted for her own food, and wrote about the experience.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Sustainably Speaking: PassivHaus is proactive when it comes to energy loss
If your house is like mine, it is an inefficient envelope that loses heat through windows, walls, roof and basement. According to the Maine Climate Council’s “Maine Won’t Wait” executive summary, given that 72% of a building’s energy is devoted to heating it, energy loss is a big problem in Maine, where winters are cold […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its ‘red list.’
Posted inFood
Coffee waste does amount to a hill of beans. To dispose of it, many Maine roasters and coffee shops go green
Composting spent grinds and chaff, via commercial operations or customers who garden, is common practice.