A political newcomer is taking on a longtime Portland resident and former elected official for a seat on the Portland City Council representing the West End and Parkside.
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Posted inNation & World
Fall on hold: Forecasters predict long-lasting warmth in eastern U.S.
The weather pattern may trigger heavy rainfall and severe storms in the central United States and could eventually support new tropical storm activity near the Gulf of Mexico.
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Posted inNation & World
Physics Nobel rewards work finding order in disorder, such as with climate change
The prize goes to 2 fields of study that are opposite in many ways though they share the goal of making sense of what seems random and chaotic so that it can be predicted.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Mainers must meet climate change challenges head on
It’s time to increase our offshore wind investments; upgrade EV charging infrastructure, and make public transit accessible – and electric.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
The price of living near the shore is already high. Insurance is about to go through the roof.
Plus, like the climate threat, the cost increase for flood insurance will reach far beyond the coast, to inland states where waterways overflow during heavy rains.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Owning up to our part in the plight of the North Atlantic right whale
While the debate continues over how many right whale deaths are caused by lobster gear, the scientific evidence for the toll taken by climate-related ocean change is mounting.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Follow South Portland example to fight climate change
I would like to compliment South Portland for its progressive response to climate change. I just saw solar panels going up on the Community Center and was heartened. I know that South Portland is doing its part to combat climate change. (What? The climate is changing?) All buildings, in every municipality, in South Portland, in […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Yarmouth residents need to take bold action on climate
In my first session as Yarmouth’s state legislator, I had the privilege of serving on the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. I heard hours of testimony that laid out the case for the damage that we citizens of Maine have inflicted upon our beloved state over the past many years. This summer alone we […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Owners of Maine’s carbon-sponge forests asked to do more to blunt climate change
Two separate efforts are underway to maximize carbon absorption, one for smaller landowners and the other for forest industry heavyweights.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Markets that pay woodland owners to store carbon are complex, controversial
Maine, the nation’s most heavily forested state, has been an early participant in so-called carbon offset markets.