He relied on a test subject very close to home.
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Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection
They mount plants the old way, glued to acid-free paper, and the new – inputting facts online, with 21st-century implications.
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Maine Voices: Oyster farm proposal should ring alarms along entire Maine coast
The way the Mere Point plan was handled fails to take local input into account.
Posted inBusiness, News
Electronic fishery monitoring gets big boost in Gulf of Maine
A pair of private foundations and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund data collection efforts across the country, including a project to monior the Gulf of Maine’s groundfishery.
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Maine Voices: Yes, older adults shouldn’t be forgotten – but what about our kids?
We should at least try to leave the next generation something comparable to what we inherited.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Smithfield, Virginia utility launch plan to capture methane from hog manure lagoons
The companies will spend $125 million each over 10 years to cover lagoons in North Carolina, Virginia and Utah – states where both have operations.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We know how to fight climate change, and all of us must play a part
The harm that warming is doing now will only get worse unless citizens, businesses and governments make mitigating actions part of their daily lives.
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Maine Voices: Toxic algae in Florida offer valuable lessons for protecting Maine waters
Consistent, sound science is needed to manage harmful algal blooms, and monitoring, prediction and education efforts are critical but sorely underfunded.
Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
Gardeners – need some reading material for the long winter ahead?
Put down your trowel and pick up a book.
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Maine Voices: Blue skies reign over the Portland International Jetport
The jetport has built a national reputation for balancing airport development with effective environmental stewardship.