The potential impact of NECEC and similar proposals on Maine’s iconic landscape must be considered before any action is taken.
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Jim Fossel: Maine’s Green New Deal as substance-free as the federal version
The state’s proposed response to the climate crisis also makes a lot of promises for other people to keep.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
A family tradition for some, taking ice-out records grows in importance in warming climate
Volunteers across Maine have been keeping records of when the ice clears on the state’s lakes each spring, a century-old tradition now being used to assess the impact of climate change.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Despite climate change, one habitat critical for breeding birds is mostly intact
We need to preserve the North American Boreal Forest.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Reasons for supporting CMP plan overlooked amid baseless criticism
The proposal will carry new electricity and reduce carbon emissions, while treading lightly on the Maine woods.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
New England Clean Energy Connect: The myths and the facts
8. Claim: The New England Clean Energy Connect corridor will be 145 miles long and as wide as the New Jersey Turnpike; the pylons will be 300 feet tall with flashing lights. Fact: The new corridor will be 53 miles long and 150 feet wide, half that of the New Jersey Turnpike at its narrowest […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In the face of climate change, workers need access to intertidal property
A recent ruling should spur towns to incentivize the availability of land for commercial access.
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Maine Voices: Rejection of Green New Deal overlooks urgency of ‘massive changes’
We must think big when it comes to climate change and legal and economic equality – but Congress, including Susan Collins and Angus King, doesn’t grasp that.
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Commentary: Three new technologies could reshape Maine’s economy, climate in a good way
Solar power, storage batteries and super-efficient appliances are riding into the state, and we should welcome them with open arms.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Maine can reduce emissions without CMP project
A backer of the proposal overlooks current and potential increases in solar and wind capacity.