Bangor Daily News editorial Maine utility regulators have been warning of a big increase in electricity prices this winter. The problem is that the northeast is heavily reliant on natural gas for electric power generation. With limited pipeline capacity, the region’s growing demand for gas can’t be met. Natural gas is the largest source of Read More
Portland Leads in Tackling Cigarette Butt Litter
NRCM news release Portland, ME – Today, business, city, and environmental leaders joined together to roll-out a new initiative to install and manage “Sidewalk Buttlers,” throughout downtown Portland to remove, reduce, and recycle the cigarette butts that are littering our city streets and polluting Casco Bay. Cigarette butts are a significant source of litter, and Read More
Historic Eight Million Comments Delivered in Support of EPA Clean Power Plan, Including Thousands from Maine
Milestone Reached as the Public Comment Period Closed at Midnight, Highlighting 2+-Year Effort to Give a Voice to Maine Citizens Who Want Clean Energy and Action on Climate Change News Release Augusta, ME—As the public comment period on the Clean Power Plan came to a close at midnight on Monday, Maine groups supporting climate action Read More
Maine’s Piping Plover Chicks Have Best Year in Decade
Nearly 100 of the endangered shorebirds survive and fly, possibly because of stepped-up monitoring and tighter protections on beaches. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Nearly 100 endangered piping plover chicks hatched and took flight on Maine beaches in 2014, more than any other year during the past decade, despite threats Read More
My Maine This Week: Richard Flanagan
Beauty in the Back Yard “The motif for this selection is that all these photos were taken on our property. Our ‘back yard’ consists of some sixty-five acres of meadow and woods, bordered by Martin Stream and located in North Fairfield. The farmhouse dates to the 1790s. Neighbors still take the hay every summer. After almost thirty years, Read More
My Maine This Week: Sphinx Month by Richard Flanagan
In honor of today’s unseasonably warm temperature, we thought we would do one last throwback to summer by sharing these photos of a Sphinx moth with leatris. —Photos by NRCM member Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website Read More
My Maine This Week: Mary Anne Royal
“This is a view to the western mountains from Blueberry Hill in Winterport. The autumn colors of the blueberry bushes were amazing. We can also see Mt. Katahdin from here.” —Photo by NRCM supporter Mary Anne Royal of Winterport, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your Read More
The Peace of Maine
My family has a hundred-year-old cottage on Orr’s Island. It sits on a slight rise surrounded by woods and looks out at Ragged Island and the open ocean. Every day on Orr’s Island is a gift. It begins with sunrise on the ocean lighting up the sky and clouds with ever-changing colors. I love to Read More
Angus King to Cast Pivotal ‘No’ Vote on Keystone Pipeline
The Maine senator confirms that he will vote against the project that a Louisiana Democrat considers crucial to saving her career. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Maine Sen. Angus King said he plans to cast a pivotal vote against a Keystone XL pipeline bill on Tuesday, potentially scuttling supporters’ efforts Read More
