In 15 years, we could turn all this horror around. But we have to step off our complacent path, stop burning fossil fuels and start making moderate sacrifices.
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Posted inLocal & State
Lawmakers consider commercial EV truck rebate trial
But some lawmakers think the state should use its electric vehicle funding to help low- and middle-income Mainers who are eager to buy electric cars.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: New England’s young artists can inspire action on climate change
People who admire art understand its ability to foster dialogue.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: How flood forecasting in real time, with block-by-block data, could save lives
THE CONVERSATION — The extreme flooding and mudslides across California in recent weeks took many drivers by surprise. Sinkholes swallowed cars, highways became fast-moving rivers of water, entire neighborhoods were evacuated. At least 20 people died in the storms, several of them after becoming trapped in cars in rushing water. As I checked the forecasts on my cellphone […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: 2022 brought more heat and pollution. We’re still careening toward climate disaster.
House Republicans spent some of their first several days in power going ballistic over a nonexistent ban on gas stoves. If that is any indication of what’s to come, they will try to obstruct climate action instead of acting to protect the American people.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Viles Arboretum experiments with ‘Forest of the Future’
As climate change alters conditions for Maine’s flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: EPA needs to move more quickly, forcefully to reach Biden’s climate goals
Thousands of lives could be saved every year if limits for a deadly air pollutant are made as low as possible.
Posted inNation & World, News
Parts of Greenland now hotter than at any time in the last 1,000 years, scientists say
That is bad news for the planet’s coastlines, because it suggests a long-term process of melting is being set in motion that could ultimately deliver some significant fraction of Greenland’s total mass into the oceans.
Posted inNation & World, News
Relocating species emerges as last resort as climate warms
Concerns persist that the novel practice could cause unintended harm the same way invasive plants and animals have wreaked havoc on native species.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
How will climate change destroy us? ‘The Deluge’ imagines the scenarios
Stephen Markley’s new novel is part thriller, part horror, part all-too-real. It’s scary, instructive and also entertaining.