Saying that it’s all about reining in population significantly misses the mark – we also have to focus on affluence and consumption.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Offshore wind is Maine’s opportunity of a century
The economic, climate and energy benefits of locally designed and constructed wind technology promise to be monumental for our state.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills outlines bold energy vision in State of the Budget address
Let’s start using the vast, clean and free resources of wind and solar to provide our electricity while creating good jobs for Mainers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Sea is rising, and so is the angst for coastal homeowners
Protection is needed against the wind and waves, but do sea walls and natural solutions really work?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers are missing the climate change target
Maine could have outsize influence on U.S. climate policy, if we only chose to direct our efforts toward meaningful federal reform.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Biden nominates former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga for World Bank president
Trump appointee David Malpass announced plans to step down in June after being criticized last year for seeming, in comments at a conference, to cast doubt on the science that says the burning of fossil fuels causes global warming.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Susana Hancock: As Maine’s winters retreat, we risk much more than skiing
You don’t need to be an ardent environmentalist to feel concerned about the ill effects of a warmer, shorter winter season.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Another challenge of climate change – registering its urgency while living our lives
It’s a difficult balance but one we must try to achieve, considering that we’re at the most life-threatening moment in history.
Posted inNation & World
Spring rushes in weeks early as winter fizzles across the U.S.
One of the warmest winters on record is awakening an early spring, which has consequences for plants and wildlife.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: What can we, as citizens, do to help save the planet?
Keep telling our lawmakers that they need to support renewable energy, an updating of our electric grid and the end of government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.