Just home from Glasgow, a young scientist from Freeport sees climate change as a global – and local – challenge.
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Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Biden faces tougher sell on spending bill to Sen. Manchin as coal prices hit 12-year high
Rising coal prices are a potential boon for Manchin’s state of West Virginia.
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Posted inNation & World
California wildfires this year torched thousands of giant sequoia trees
Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias – trees once considered nearly fire-proof – puts an exclamation point on the impact of climate change.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Confessions of a reluctant Question 1 opponent
The retroactivity-focused campaign almost pushed me into voting ‘yes.’ Why didn’t power line backers bring up the climate change implications?
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Coming off climate talks, U.S. to hold huge crude sale in Gulf
President Biden campaigned on vows to end drilling on public land and waters, but the leases mean production could go past 2030, when scientists say the world needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Let’s get creative with climate change solutions
A few days ago, the weeklong United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded in Glasgow, Scotland. Here’s the thing: Not a whole lot seems to have actually happened as a result. On the world stage, climate leaders preach the desperate need to switch to renewable energies; on the nightly news, we witness the horrific images of […]
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Atmospheric river’ causes floods, evacuations in Northwest
More than 158,0000 customers were without power in Western Washington at one point Monday.
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‘It is not enough’: World leaders react to COP26 climate agreement
Voluntary measures agreed to in Glasgow do not put the world on track to limit Earth’s warming to 2.7 Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels, a central goal of the 2015 Paris accord.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Was the climate change conference in Glasgow a success?
It accomplished a lot, though the national goals don’t cut emissions enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Maine highway bond deserved more voter scrutiny
Climate change should make us less ready to spend so much on roads, concrete and steel.