Sustainability
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PublishedMarch 25, 2018
Passamaquoddy hope maple syrup venture will provide revenue, jobs
Passamaquoddy Maple collected the first sap from its sugarbush in 2014, and the tribe hopes in the long term to become one of Maine's biggest syrup producers.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2018
Letter to the editor: Sustainability awards fail to focus on lakes, streams
While you certainly highlighted a unique set of winners of the 2018 Source Sustainability Awards (March 18), it was disturbing to me that you did not include one person or organization focused on the preservation and protection of lakes and streams in Maine. There are over 6,000 lakes in Maine, many of which are threatened […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
Israeli business aims to turn garbage into plastic products
The company hopes to revolutionize waste management and help make landfills obsolete.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Letter from the editor: 100-plus nominations came in for the 2018 Source Awards
The winners fill us with hope in what often can seem like dark days for the environment.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Homegrown: Source Award winners take home handcrafted wood bowls
The bowls are made from a treasured red maple that stood for a century outside a Portland home.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
The Energy Saver: WindowDressers inserts help Mainers lower their fuel bills
Research done by the University of Maine shows that the nonprofit, which earns the Source Award for Energy Saver, helped save more than $2.2 million in fuel costs.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Meet the 2018 Russell Libby Agricultural Scholarship winners
This year's crop of farming scholarship winners are full of passion, pluck and plans.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
The Conservationist: Mainer instrumental in state’s loon count is recognized for her expertise
Her efforts on behalf of Maine Audubon earn her the Source Award for Conservationist.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
The Entrepreneur: In age of online groceries and megamarts, Rosemont Market proves small shops can thrive
The six-location market, which earns the Source Award for Entrepreneur, builds community by bringing shoppers and farmers together.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
The Trailblazer: Maine State Prison teaches inmates to garden, compost, recycle
Their work on the prison's sustainability initiative earns Capt. Ryan Fries and Mark Hutchinson the Source Award for Trailblazer.
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