From 2017 to 2018, the city’s industrial sector had the highest greenhouse gas emissions, 99 percent of which Bath Iron Works is responsible for.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Can states and cities do enough to fight climate change?
Voluntary local efforts are good, but real action needs to happen on a national level.
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Posted inFood
Restaurants put climate change on the menu
‘Chefs possess all this cultural capital, they’re agile, they get stuff done and make things work. This could become a global movement of chefs who want to do the right thing.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Western Maine power corridor not worth the ‘sacrifice’
We shouldn’t approve an infrastructure project that will benefit CMP stockholders more than it does the climate.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ocean wind power back on track in Maine
A political roadblock, not a failure of technology, cost this clean power technology crucial time.
Posted inBusiness
Goodbye herring, hello squid: Fishermen’s catch likely to change in warming Gulf of Maine
Maine fishermen will have to optimize their gear and travel farther to catch warmer-water species by mid-century, research shows.
Posted inNation & World
Struggle underway to bring the world’s buried wetlands back from the dead
Around the world, efforts are being made to reclaim wetlands that have been filled in to plant crops or fill other human needs
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rising rider numbers show that mass transit works in Maine
People who have cars will take the bus to avoid traffic and parking hassles as long as the service is reliable and convenient.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Changing our thinking about climate change will define a path toward a resilient Maine coast
A conference this week is bringing together fishermen, scientists, policymakers and others focused on forward-looking decision-making.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hundreds of scientists gather in Portland to address climate change in the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.