About two-thirds of the money will be used to restore more than 200,000 acres of habitat from California to the Corn Belt. By Dina Cappiello, The Associated Press news story WASHINGTON — The federal government pledged $3.2 million on Monday to help save the monarch butterfly, the iconic orange-and-black butterfly that can migrate thousands of miles Read More
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Protect South Portland, Others Will Intervene in PPLC Suit Against City of South Portland
Protect South Portland news release South Portland—Portland Pipe Line Corp. filed suit against the City of South Portland today over the City’s landmark Clear Skies Ordinance, which was passed 6-1 by the City Council at the end of July. “We’re disappointed, to say the least,” said MJ Ferrier, spokeswoman for Protect South Portland, the several Read More
Legislature Considering Measures to Lower Solar Power Costs
by Mal Leary MPBN news story AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine could increase the use of solar power for electricity, heating and cooling homes under measures before the state Legislature this year. Among the proposals under consideration, allowing more cooperation between individuals to generate solar energy, and providing rebates to lower costs and improve affordability. Advocates Read More
North American Sightings of Elusive Snowy Owls Take Flight
By Barbara Goldberg, Reuters Bangor Daily News news story NEW YORK — The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America than it does in the pages of a Harry Potter book, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. Sightings of the Read More
Maine Wind Industry Boasts 1,560 Jobs, $532 Million in Spending
The industry report comes at a time of political uncertainty over a key federal tax credit and energy policy in the Legislature. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Read the wind energy report Wind power companies have spent more than $532 million on projects in Maine over the past eight years Read More
A Different View of the Dip & Dash
I have been one of the people who has attended each of NRCM’s seven polar plunges on East End Beach in Portland. I was there when about a dozen people raced into the icy cold Atlantic to kick off NRCM’s 50th anniversary year in 2009, and I was there for this past event when more Read More
Participants Take Part in Annual Polar Dip and Dash
WGME news story PORTLAND (WGME) — The Polar Dip and Dash started with chilly 5K run and ended with hundreds of people taking a dip in the frigid ocean waters of East End Beach Wednesday. The Polar Dip and Dash is an annual event put on by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The group Read More
Most of Coastal U.S. to Be Threatened by Flooding by 2050, Report Says
by Stephen Rappaport on Environment, News, Waterfront Ellsworth American news story ELLSWORTH — Residents of coastal Maine may want to make sure to secure a pair of L.L. Bean boots before fashionistas in Brooklyn buy them all. According to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report released last week, by 2050 a majority of coastal 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