The Sun Journal article on Sept. 15 about heating fuels used in Maine was very informative; however, I was disappointed that climate change was never mentioned. Using renewable fuels can go a long way toward reducing climate change. Switching from oil, propane, natural gas or electric heat to wood or wood pellet heat can reduce […]
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Report warns climate change could hurt fishing
A warming planet could have dire results for those who enjoy freshwater fishing, according to a National Wildlife Federation report that was released on Wednesday, and a leading Maine outdoor advocate worries that climate change may eventually cost the state its iconic brook trout population. Changes in habitat and ecosystems and severe weather events are […]
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J. Weiss: A better option
Thank you for publishing Hubert Kauffman’s column explaining there is no controversy about climate change except to the extent it has been manufactured by those who have a financial interest in fossil fuels (Aug. 18). Kauffman could have mentioned that some politicians try to deny climate change because they don’t like policies used to lower […]
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How can there still be a climate change controversy?
The weather of Maine has changed. More rain, more humidity, more violent storms and more extremes of hot and cold. Summer and winter have become more inconsistent than ever: more warm days in winter and more cold days in summer. These are not normal variations in weather. They are exactly what climate scientists have predicted […]
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Climate change bus tour comes to Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bus tour promoting action on climate change is coming to Maine. The “I Will Act on Climate” bus is coming to Bangor and Portland on Monday as part of its tour to more than 20 states to rally support for action that would address climate change. Environmental and business representatives, community […]
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E. Dingman: Making energy from waste
President Obama recently reiterated the need to mitigate climate change. Given the amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, there is no time to lose. Weather patterns have already visibly shifted. The most important action the public can take is reducing consumption of fossil fuels. There are many ways to do this; from retrofitting […]
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M. Brakey: Natural climate changes
In 1975, I became an engineering physicist because both the media and politicians of the day warned the public that carbon dioxide was the cause of global cooling. If we didn’t let governments control every bit of our lives, glaciers would rise, ocean levels would fall and civilization, as we knew it, would end. On […]
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Maine still in denial about climate change
Tom Boatner would never be mistaken for a left-leaning, big-city liberal. He spent 30 years fighting fires in the American West before becoming chief of fire operations for the Bureau of Land Management. After the tragic deaths of 19 young firefighters Sunday afternoon in Arizona, CBS aired a segment of a previous interview with him. […]