By Terry Tempest Williams, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Let us imagine a monumental celebration on Aug. 25. Let us imagine President Barack Obama establishing the Maine Woods National Monument in full view of Mount Katahdin and the shimmering waters that flow from the headwaters of the Penobscot River, home to the Read More
The Six Republican ‘Walkers’ Who Killed Maine’s Solar Bill
By Rep. Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan Bangor Daily News op-ed This legislative session, we could have passed a historic solar bill into law. But too many House Republicans caved in to their leaders and the governor, throwing away that opportunity and all the jobs that would have come with it. LD 1649 would have made solar Read More
My Maine This Week: Pam Wells
Since Saturday, May 14, is International Migratory Bird Day, we thought we would share some beautiful photos of birds taken by NRCM member Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
North Woods Park Plan Offers Economic Benefits Both Near and Far
Our U.S. senators should recognize the possibilities offered by the marketing of the National Park Service. By Daniel Kleban, co-founder and co-owner of Maine Beer Co. in Freeport Portland Press Herald op-ed FREEPORT — A private family foundation is willing to donate to the American people nearly 88,000 acres of beautiful, pristine and historically important Read More
A May Daydream
By Jeff and Allison Wells Boothbay Register column Now that the season has crept into May, the trickle of migrant birds returning north is gaining strength and moving closer to the wave that will arrive by mid-May. Already, birders from across Maine are reporting their first-of-year rose-breasted grosbeaks and black-throated green warblers and great-crested flycatchers. Read More
In the Coming War with LePage, My Bet’s on NRCM
By W. Kent Olson, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed He governs some of the people some of the time, takes a taxpayer salary all of the time, and steps away from lecterns, meetings, commissions, swearings-in, state-of-the-state addresses whenever moved to make a pointless point or is slighted, always whining, seething or both. Read More
South Portland Considers Zoning Changes to Promote, Regulate Solar Arrays
If the City Council approves the amendments, the city will become a model for other Maine communities and join a growing number of U.S. cities that have taken similar steps. By Kelley Bouchard, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story SOUTH PORTLAND — City planning officials have proposed sweeping zoning changes that would both promote Read More
State House Action Day: Providing a Voice for Students Across Maine
On March 1st, the Natural Resource Council of Maine hosted their annual State House Action Day where students from all across the state attended. Representatives from University of Maine Orono, Unity College, and University of New England gathered to discuss critical bills currently going through the Legislature including LD 1649, a comprehensive solar energy bill, Read More
Solar Bill Offers Right Answers for Maine
The arguments against a modernization of the state’s clean energy market do not pass the test. Portland Press Herald editorial It’s easy to tear apart a complicated piece of legislation by latching onto a few details and blowing them out of proportion. But lawmakers who are considering voting to sustain Gov. LePage’s veto of L.D. Read More
