I write in response to the letter from Michael Brakey, “NOAA fudging Maine climate data” (July 15). Brakey makes reference to the fact that Penobscot Bay froze over and there were very cold temperatures in Maine as proof that the planet is not getting warmer. Unfortunately, the cold in Maine is not indicative of a […]
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Maine emergency prep conference to focus on climate change
AUGUSTA — The Seventh Annual Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference is getting underway with a focus on climate change and what it will mean for the state. The event is bringing together emergency responders, academics and safety professionals for a two-day conference at the Augusta Civic Center that began Tuesday. University of Maine Climate […]
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Maine students gathering for climate-change march in Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine students concerned about the impacts of climate change are urging the state’s leaders to take action. Hundreds of Maine students are expected to participate in a march in Augusta on Saturday that organizers said will be the largest youth-led climate action in the state’s history. The event will begin on the […]
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New England states hope to gain support with drive for ocean pollution laws
PORTLAND (AP) — A group of state legislators in New England want to form a multi-state pact to counter increasing ocean acidity along the East Coast, a problem they believe will endanger multi-million dollar fishing industries if left unchecked. The legislators’ effort faces numerous hurdles: They are in the early stages of fostering cooperation between […]
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L. Goldfarb: Transition to renewable energy
This is in response to Leonard Pitts’ column “Ignoring something doesn’t make it go away” (March 19). While the rest of the country mocks Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s absurd banning of the terms “global warming” and “climate change,” we’re really not much better. This country has done almost nothing about the coming crisis, and time […]
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N. Doonan: Support the Clean Power Plan
Just two days after my thermometer read a balmy 33 degrees, a record low was set (Feb. 24), when outdoor temps reached a biting -16 degrees. Considering those extreme temperature fluctuations combined with fierce storms and blizzards walloping the Northeast and dropping record amounts of precipitation — I would say climate change was caught red-handed. […]
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T. Harris: Populations are at risk, for real
This is in response to Cal Thomas’ column, “Climate change: Just another snow job” (Feb. 1). Because greenhouse gas emission reduction has become the top climate change priority, an ethical tragedy is unfolding. It is the assignment of greater importance to possible climatic impacts on future generations than to those suffering today. With increasing populations […]
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University of Maine System committee to consider whether to stop investing in coal companies
BANGOR (AP) — A University of Maine System committee will consider whether the institutions’ should stop investing in coal mining companies. The Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees will meet Dec. 3 to discuss the proposal. If it’s approved, it will go to the seven-school board. Under the proposal, the university system would end […]
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Bates researchers study climate through clams
LEWISTON (AP) — The National Science Foundation has awarded $337,228 to a Bates College oceanographer and a geologist to continue climate research based on the shells of clams. Biology professor William Ambrose and geology professor Michael Retelle said they’ll analyze the natural record archived in clamshells over a millennium to plot changes in sea temperature. […]
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K. Hotopp: Bigger wildlife problem
I have a really great opinion about the bear hunting referendum. As a biologist, hunter and environmentalist, my position on bear hunting is smart and well-informed. But people don’t need to know my two-cents-worth about bear hunting, because there is a way bigger wildlife problem that folks should focus on. Maine is at risk of […]