Between the Lines radio news story Interview with Dylan Voorhees, Clean Energy Director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, conducted by Melinda Tuhus On Jan. 26, hundreds of protesters are expected to converge in Portland, Maine, for what’s being billed as the largest tar sands protest in the Northeast. The impetus is what organizers Read More
Casco Passes Tar Sands Resolution
KeepMECurrent.com news story CASCO —Casco residents voted Saturday to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through Exxon Mobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the first Maine town to publicly and officially oppose the proposal, said Judy Berk, spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The environmental group says the 62-year-old Read More
Mainers Launch 100 Days of Climate Action
Maine Groups, Citizens Push EPA to Hold Industrial Polluters Accountable for their Carbon Pollution Natural Resources Council of Maine, Environment Maine, Sierra Club Maine Augusta, Maine — In response to a daunting new National Climate Assessment (NCA), which predicts wide ranging impacts of climate change in Maine and across the U.S., the Natural Resources Council Read More
Casco is First Maine Town to Pass Resolution Opposing Sending Tar Sands Oil Through Town
NRCM news release Casco, ME — Casco residents voted today to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through Exxon Mobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the first Maine town to publicly and officially oppose the proposal. The 62-year-old pipeline, which stretches 236 miles from Montreal to South Portland, is being considered Read More
The Battle for Bald Mountain
A potential conflict between badly needed jobs and protecting the environment takes shape as Maine revises its mining rules. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story If it weren’t so hilly where he lives, Troy Jackson could look out the windows of his home in Allagash and see what has become the Read More
A Techie’s View of Maine’s Wildlife
Guest blog by NRCM member Bryan Wells of Old Town, Maine My wife Pam and I own 1,100 acres of forested Maine property adjacent to Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. There are many mammals that call our property home. In winter, we see dozens of animal tracks from snowshoe hare to moose and bobcat. There are always Read More
Pam Wells, Maine Wildlife Photographer
NRCM member Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine, has been sharing her wildlife photos with the Natural Resources Council of Maine for many years, and we are so grateful! Enjoy these photos from Pam of wildlife she has seen over the years—much of it on her forestland in Old Town. Thanks, Pam! To learn more Read More
My Maine This Week: Linda Woods
Enjoy these beautiful Maine photographs by longtime NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville. Linda shares her love of Maine’s environment, especially Maine’s mountains, through her photography. You will see from these photos that one of Linda’s favorite places—during all four seasons—is Grafton Notch State Park in western Maine.
My Maine This Week: Terry Sprague
Terry Sprague, a longtime member of the Natural Resources Council of Maine from North Haven, Maine (an island off the coast near Rockland), shares her beautiful Maine coast photos with us! Thank you, Terry!
