News release Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine was among the twenty-one groups filing a sixty-day notice of intent-to-sue to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to protect Canada lynx and their habitat. “Today, we have filed an intent-to-sue to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do their job and Read More
Wind Power Tour Brings a Bus Full of Citizens to Mars Hill, Maine
NRCM news release More than 40 Mainers joined the Natural Resources Council of Maine on Saturday, July 28, for an exciting excursion to New England’s only large wind farm, located right here in Maine at Mars Hill. The group was met by sunny skies and steady winds as they toured the ridgeline, met with wind Read More
The Long View on Kennebec Hydropower and Fish Restoration
by Dick Anderson Kennebec Journal op-ed For the past five years, this editorial page has hosted a debate over the future of the Fort Halifax dam. The dam’s owner, FPL Energy, proposed removal in 2002. In filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), FPL reported that even without fish passage costs, the dam lost Read More
Support Builds for Black Nubble Wind Farm
Details Announced for Protecting Redington Mountain Wind power advocates turned out in force today at a news conference in Portland to lend their support for a scaled-back version of the Redington Wind Power Project. Unlike the original plan, the revised project would be built only on Black Nubble Mountain, and not also on the more Read More
Groups Call on Governor Baldacci to Re-double Efforts to Curb Global Warming Pollution
NRCM news release Augusta, ME – Days before the annual meeting of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers, Governor Baldacci received a letter from a diverse array of organizations, congratulating him on passage of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and calling for re-doubled efforts to curb global warming emissions. The Governors will Read More
Plum Creek’s Revised Plan Still Raises Deep Concerns
Environmental Groups and Moosehead Area Residents Oppose the Company’s Latest Plan News Release AUGUSTA, June 18, 2007—Today, Maine’s two leading environmental organizations are filing to intervene to oppose Plum Creek’s latest development proposal for the Moosehead Lake region. At press conferences in Bangor and Portland today, the executive directors of Maine Audubon and the Natural Read More
Statement Regarding Plum Creek’s Newest Development Proposal for Moosehead Lake
by Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. These six words capture what’s at stake for the Moosehead Lake region today. We all know of places in Maine, and across the country, where development has ruined the unique character of those places forever. NRCM, Maine Audubon, residents of the Moosehead Lake Read More
Chemicals in Household Products Often Unsafe or Untested
New Study Reveals Pollution in Maine People, Urges Action by Lawmakers by the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine The chemical industry and government safety systems came under fire on Tuesday as medical professionals, sponsors, and participants gathered at the State House to talk about the results of a study on the pollution found Read More
Environmental Organizations Support Proposed Kibby Mountain Windpower Project
Complete Negotiation with Developer to Reach Formal Agreement Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Audubon, and Natural Resources Council of Maine FALMOUTH, Maine, June 5, 2007—The Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Audubon, and Natural Resources Council of Maine have announced their support for a wind-power project proposed in western Maine, after working out an agreement with TransCanada Maine Read More
