The mining of peat hastens climate change.
climate change
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Teen activist short-sighted on fossil fuel industry
Praise the fossil fuel industry, not divest from it. Your story regarding Ms. Anna Siegel’s Brookie award for requesting that Maine divest itself from investments in fossil fuels lacks any critical thought (“Yarmouth teen activist wins a Brookie for climate work,” June 3). How will the environment benefit from such divestment? If the logic is […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth teen activist wins a Brookie for climate work
Anna Siegel, recognized for her leadership roles in statewide youth groups, spearheaded successful passage of a bill in the Legislature for the state to divest of its assets in the fossil fuel industry.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: U.S. Senate running short on time to solve our biggest problems
Systemic challenges are taking lives and putting our planet in peril, and so far the Senate has been unable to answer the call.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Sustainably Speaking: Taking action with others can battle despair
It’s all too much: COVID’s sly resurgence, the war in Ukraine, the controversy over Roe v. Wade, the threats to democracy, the cost of an apple. And then there’s the climate crisis. The U.N. secretary-general, the pope and 244 scientists from all over the world warn in a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Say ‘no’ to the fantasy of another comeback for nuclear power
Our energy future should consist of modern solar, wind, battery and LED-efficiency technologies, not nuclear reactors.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine isn’t the West, but wildfires still a risk
Climate change is altering the state’s seasons, and it could make our forests more vulnerable.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
In U.S., states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
Energy-producing states have the deepest dependence on fossil fuel income through taxes, royalties and fees.
Posted inNation & World, News
Cutting air pollution from fossil fuels would save 50,000 lives a year, study says
A study published in GeoHealth reports the considerable health benefits of removing from the air harmful fine particulates, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides produced by electricity generation, transportation, industrial activities and building functions such as heating and cooking.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Climate agency and urgency – surrender is not an option
Acts such as recycling and conserving energy are only the first steps to bigger solutions that involve collaboration and building on power in numbers.