Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Democrats cannot waste fleeting chance to act on climate
Rising temperatures already are causing catastrophic events across the planet, and it’s only going to get worse if we don’t act.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine needs to better prepare for changing climate – and we can’t do it alone
Our congressional delegation should press for approval of federal funding that will protect Mainers who live and make their livelihood by the rising seas.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: The climate time bomb keeps ticking more loudly
As we continue to make Earth more hospitable to pests and less hospitable to humans, Mainers age 40 and under are going to pay the highest price.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Fund public transit, not more roads
We should stop subsidizing sprawl and spend those savings on our resource-starved mass transit systems.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maybe Maine’s pests are trying to tell us something
Ticks, browntail moths and whatever insect died on Wells Beach last week could be signs of a changing climate.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How do we fix our broken food system? Invest in local organic farms
It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.
Posted inNation & World
Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners
The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: India should join the race to net zero
The nation is on track to meet its existing climate commitments, but it needs to do more.