Senator King, U.S. EPA Deputy, business panel, tell audience cutting carbon is helping Maine NRCM news release Facts about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Twin Rivers case study Letter signed by more than 300 Maine businesses in support of climate action Nine-state letter to EPA in support of RGGI Portland, ME – About 150 Read More
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Our Changing Climate: Strategies for Managing the Risks, Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Join NRCM and Colby College for a panel discussion on managing the risks from a changing climate. When: Wednesday, March 19 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. Where: Colby College, Waterville, Maine Parker Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center (directions to and map of Colby College) Climate change poses serious threats to Maine and our planet. Currently, there are Read More
“I Will Act on Climate” Bus Tour Arrives in Maine
Maine business, health, elected, academic, conservation leaders express their support, urge support for federal climate change standards Press Release Bangor/Portland—A coalition of local business, health, elected, academic, and conservation leaders are joining the “I Will Act on Climate” bus as it arrived in Bangor and Portland, Maine Monday, August 12, as part of 27-state tour. Read More
NRCM Statement on Override of Governor’s Veto of Omnibus Energy Bill
Statement by Dylan Voorhees, NRCM Clean Energy Project Director “This override vote is great news for Maine people and our environment. Most importantly, the bill will cut energy costs significantly for homeowners and businesses, which will be good for Maine’s economy, energy security and pocketbooks. “NRCM has worked hard to pass this bill because it Read More
A Day Closer to a Better Energy Future
President Obama’s announcement of his major climate initiative this week was a historic moment. We tuned in at the NRCM office yesterday to hear the speech and cheered for what he had to say. Finally, we are seeing real leadership that will help Maine and all Americans tackle climate change — the gravest environmental threat Read More
NRCM’s Response to President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
NRCM press release Yesterday, President Obama announced a major climate change action plan that will help Maine and all Americans tackle the gravest environmental threat of our time, plus spur economic opportunities, and protect our health. We are pleased that the President has listened to the American people and shown his leadership and determination to Read More
Northeast Makes History with First U.S. Auction of Carbon Credits
Auction expected to change the way the U.S. fights global warming NRCM * The Nature Conservancy * Conservation Law Foundation * Environment NE Today, in an historic and collaborative effort to help fight global warming, six states – Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont – will participate in the nation’s first auction of Read More
Maine Third Northeast State to Pass RGGI Law
* Natural Resources Council of Maine * Environment Northeast * Environmental Defense * Conservation Law Foundation * The Nature Conservancy * Environment Maine Today, the Maine Senate voted 35-0 for final passage of “An Act To Authorize the State’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative” (LD 1851, known as RGGI). Today’s vote makes Maine Read More
