I am disappointed in the Sun Journal’s lack of coverage of the huge event recently in New York City and in 162 countries around the world with marches and demonstrations drawing attention to climate change. There were 2,646 events around the world. In New York City alone, the official count of participants was 310,000, with […]
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Scientists: Climate change pushing shift in Acadia vegetation
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Out with the orchids, in with the deadly nightshade. The profile of plants found in Acadia National Park has been shifting over the past century, with some species declining and others on the rise, and researchers believe climate change is mainly to blame. Some of the plants that are becoming more […]
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L. Sproul: Look at nature
In searching for truth about climate change, I focus on finding consensus among reputable people. Once a science student, I’m confident in which scientists to listen to. But for those not sure, I pass on the advice: If you don’t want to listen to scientists, listen to farmers, to the ocean, fishermen, trees, hunters, the […]
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Cal Thomas: Climate change is hardly proven science
People who refuse to drink the Kool-Aid known as global warming-climate change are not just “deniers”; we are guilty of a “nihilistic refusal” to address the issue. So says a Washington Post editorial commenting favorably on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that allows the Environmental Protection Agency, under certain limits, to proceed under the Clean Air […]
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Rich Lowry: The numbers don’t add up
For people who use the word “science” as a bludgeon and trumpet their strict commitment to fact and reason, the Obama administration and its supporters are strangely incapable of rational analysis of new climate-change regulations. President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency released draft rules recently to create a vast new regulatory apparatus with no input […]
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C. Bechard: Emission laws a waste of money
I keep hearing how it is mankind’s fault for global warming or, as it is now referred to, climate change. The part I never hear is how volcanoes affect the climate. I was wondering about that, so I looked it up. According to ask.com, this is what is released into the atmosphere in an eruption: […]
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K. Mattson: Leading on climate solutions
In central Maine, businesspeople are proud to fight climate change, and proud of Maine’s leadership in cleaning up power plants’ climate pollution. Climate solutions are smart business. My company, Mattson Development, owns and manages more than a million square feet of commercial property in Maine, restoring old buildings into rejuvenated spaces. But increasingly sporadic winters […]
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Study says Keystone pipeline won’t add to climate change
WASHINGTON — The proposed Keystone XL pipeline cleared a key hurdle Friday with a government study that found the project’s impact on the climate would be minimal, which supporters said meets President Barack Obama’s test for building the project. In its final technical review, the State Department found the Canada-U.S. oil pipeline would not greatly […]
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K. Hotopp: Clean energy for the future
We all need to be pulling together for a clean energy future, right now. The reasons are many, but the most important reason is to fight climate change. We are now rapidly headed into a less stable climate system. That threatens our health and safety, our crops, livestock and fisheries, all sorts of infrastructure, especially […]
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R. Jennings: MMA must update its mission
When founded in Brunswick in 1853, the Maine Medical Association mission was “… to support Maine physicians, advance the quality of medicine in Maine, and promote the health of all Maine citizens.” Later it is stated, “One major area of focus for our advocacy and committee efforts is working to improve public health for all […]