Hurricane hunters are tasked with flying through the most extreme conditions of the planet’s most powerful storms.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Few of Maine’s large landowners are taking part in carbon offsets
Even though the market has been around for decades, only 3.5% of the state’s large landowners have made deals to sell their carbon.
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Posted inNation & World
Growing number of U.S. dams in poor, high-hazard condition
An Associated Press analysis has found a growing number of hazardous dams in poor condition across the U.S. The AP tallied more than 2,200 dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition that are rated as high hazard, meaning their failure likely would kill someone.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Sustainably Speaking: There are no regions left untouched by man
Once when I was a little kid visiting my grandmother on North Haven, I borrowed a photography book on Svalbard, an archipelago a few hundred miles south of the North Pole, from the community library. I remember two things about the book. One, the instant irony I felt learning that the main town in a […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine lobstermen fear disaster as new gear regulations take effect
Lobstermen say new requirements for weak ropes and links, designed to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, will cause gear loss and injuries.
Posted inNation & World
Ocean animals face a mass extinction from climate change
Rising temperatures and dwindling oxygen levels could cause half of all marine species to vanish in the next 300 years, a new study finds. But swift action could cut potential extinctions by 70 percent.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Now in North Yarmouth, Wild Seed Project keeps on growing
The native plant nonprofit has doubled in size and is ramping up its community partnerships and events.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Business, Review
A new book says it’s time to move beyond corporate social responsibility to community wellbeing
In ‘Catastrophic Risk,’ professor Richard Alfred examines what causes denial and inaction in the face of such risk – and how business can help change that.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Paving the way with constructive solutions
As I jounced and bounced my way into town, I found myself thinking about the state of our roads. It’s a good idea to be thinking about this while driving, because if your mind is on something else, anything else, you’re likely to come a cropper in a pothole large enough to house a small […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Falmouth student’s poetry moves former teacher
More than 100 students traveled to the Capitol steps April 13 to speak about the beauty of our world through dance, poetry and strong knowledge of what is happening to our climate. Wide grins were displayed by those of us with gray hair in admiration of those young people. We were in pure awe of […]