NRCM supporter Tina Richard captured this beautiful sunrise at Old Orchard Beach recently. “The color was just incredible!” – Photo by Tina Richard of Clinton, 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.
A Completely Green-powered Island Gives Mainers Ideas
The Danish island of Samsø becomes a classroom and source of inspiration for a group of Maine students and residents. By Mary Pols, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story There are 4,613 islands in the state of Maine, 15 of them inhabited year-round by people who understand that on a Maine island, the wind Read More
My Maine This Week: Tony Nazar
One of NRCM’s “regular” contributors to My Maine This Week, Tony Nazar, shares some recent photos from his travels, and from his own backyard, in this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Photos by NRCM supporter Tony Nazar of Wilton, Maine. See more of Tony’s photos here. “Coos Canyon in Byron is particularly beautiful this Read More
TransCanada Seeks Permit to Build North America’s Longest Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
Maine groups react in strong opposition News Release Portland/Augusta Maine – Today international energy giant TransCanada applied for permits to build its Energy East pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta to Quebec and New Brunswick. Leading conservation groups in Maine denounced the plan. If approved, the pipeline would be the largest in North Read More
Mt. Abram Skiing Green with $940,000 Solar Power Project
A new array of 803 solar-electric panels positions the ski area as a leader in energy sustainability, and promises to cut its costs dramatically. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story GREENWOOD — Can a ski area be green and white at the same time? The Mt. Abram Ski Area is betting Read More
My Maine This Week: Catherine Simonson
“I took these photos of an adult and juvenile Bald Eagle in Surry earlier this month. That young one is quite fun to watch learning to scare the seagulls.” – Photos by NRCM supporter Catherine Simonson of Ellsworth, Maine. To view the photos in a larger format, please click on them individually.
Godfrey Honored for LNG Fight
Natural Resources Council of Maine gives Bob Godfrey its People’s Choice award by Leslie Bowman Working Waterfront news story EASTPORT — Tenacity and dedication. Those were the qualities cited in recommending environmental activist and Eastport resident Bob Godfrey for recognition by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). Godfrey was given NRCM’s People’s Choice Award Read More
My Maine This Week: Betty Hartley
“I took these photos on a recent trip to Lincoln to visit my college roommate. I arrived just in time to capture these beautiful fall colors in East Winn.” – Photos by NRCM member Betty Hartley of Brunswick, Maine. The first photo is of Dwinal Stream and the second is of Mattakeunk Stream, both in East Read More
My Maine This Week: Susan Allmendinger
“These photos were taken at sunset in the Sugarloaf region during an aerial flight with our pilot friend, Vinnie, and a couple of girl friends. I discovered a new way to appreciate the beauty of Maine last fall. Now I start thinking every time I go of when I can go flying again to get more Read More
