In recent days, Scott Morrison has said his government accepts the scientific consensus on climate change and the role of fossil fuels.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Don’t give boomers too much credit
In defending his generation’s response to pollution, a writer ignored decades of negligence on climate.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Shrinking songbirds are climate change casualties
University of Michigan scientists have linked the declining body weight of birds with rising temperatures in their summer feeding grounds.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Amazon workers clash with company over climate change
Employees say the company has threatened to fire some workers for publicly pushing the company to do more to combat climate change.
Posted inNation & World, News
We can’t afford another lost decade for climate, scientists warn
The average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere – ‘the only number that matters,’ – is already the highest in human history.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Uncategorized
Changing lifestyles and habits will help save the planet
I was so appalled at John Balentine’s Dec. 6 article sarcastically making fun of Gov. Janet Mills’ efforts to return Maine to sensible land use planning, particularly in the area of energy. (“Help Gov. Janet save the planet.”) Maine had one of the first state climate action plans in the 1990s, and the current Democratic […]
Posted inNation & World
EPA rollbacks on regulations clash with science, advisers warn
At issue are some of the EPA’s most significant efforts to weaken federal limits on water and air pollution.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Judge allows California’s shift to energy-saving light bulbs
Ruling against a temporary halt, the judge appears to reject an industry lawsuit’s argument that the state rules conflict with federal law.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Post-Madrid hopes overshadowed by big polluters’ failure to make real progress
This month’s COP 25 summit left much work for nations, organizations, churches and individuals to get the world to net zero by 2050.