Each week NRCM member Dave Small of Old Town, Maine, sends us his amazing photos of Maine wildlife (and sometimes a landscape or two, too!). These beautiful photos have been featured on our website, in our Nature of Maine calendar, and more. Enjoy these photos of Maine wildlife from all around the state, shared by Read More
My Maine This Week: Tony Nazar Slideshow and Interview
We had the opportunity to sit down with Tony Nazar, an NRCM member from Wilton, Maine, to talk about his passion for photography and Maine’s environment shortly after we started our My Maine This Week feature in 2007. Read the full interview below. When did you take your first photo? Do you remember what model Read More
My Maine This Week: The Horine Family
Enjoy these photos by a family of photographers: Sam and Patricia Horine & their children Sam and Rachael. The Horines have taken photos of Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife for many years and we always are so happy to share their photos with all of you. To see past My Maine This Week photos, Read More
My Maine This Week: Richard Bailor
These photos were shared with us by NRCM member Richard Bailor of Scotia, New York. Thank you, Richard, for your beautiful photos of Maine!
NRCM Comments to Proposed Changes to LUPC’s Rules Chapter 12, Land Use District Requirements for Metallic Mineral Mining and Level C Mineral Exploration Activities
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to Chapter 12 of the LUPC rules regarding land use district requirements for metallic mineral mining and Level C mineral exploration activities. NRCM has eight comments on the proposed rule revisions, some of which are major comments regarding LUPC’s proposal to remove sections of Read More
DEP Mining Contractor Tightly Linked to Mining Industry
NRCM Calls on DEP to Change Process to Protect Public Interests NRCM News Release The Natural Resources Council of Maine today released documents showing that a contractor recently hired by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help rewrite Maine’s mining regulations is deeply connected to some of the world’s largest mining corporations, including Read More
Maine Officials Preparing for Tar Sands Oil Spill
Response to today’s Oil Sands Spill Training Workshop in Portland, ME NRCM Press Release “We commend the officials at the EPA, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), U.S. Coast Guard, and others who have organized today’s tar sands training in Portland[1]. Today’s training is focused on preparing for tar sands oil spills because they know Read More
NRCM Wins U.S. Green Building Council Award
NRCM Press Release Portland, ME —The US Green Building Council’s Maine Chapter has awarded its 2012 Advocate of the Year Award to the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The award recognizes NRCM’s outstanding efforts to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in Maine, as well as a myriad of other efforts to protect Maine’s environment Read More
Pipeline Application Means “Dirtiest Oil on the Planet” is Headed to New England’s Doorstep
Groups call on U.S. State Department to require full environmental review of cross-border tar sands pipeline proposal, before it is too late Press Release Canada’s mega-oil pipeline company Enbridge filed an application today to move forward on the reversal of its Line 9 pipeline, likely bringing tar sands oil eastward to Montreal. If approved, this would Read More