The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Thunberg is the youngest person to be named Time’s ‘Person of the year.’
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Hundreds of scientists gather in Portland to address climate change in the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.
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Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews
It’s the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.
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A climate change glossary of terms
Carbon-neutral — Having no net contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Decarbonization — The effort to transition away from activities that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in favor of alternatives that do not. Greenhouse gas — Any of a variety of gases (carbon dioxide and methane being among the most prominent) that […]
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The climate crisis hits home in Central and Western Maine
WILTON — From moose to mud to maple syrup, the climate crisis is hitting home in Maine with an ever-greater impact. For 66-year-old Russell Black, a third-generation farmer and a Republican state senator from Wilton, it’s something with which he’s reluctantly learning to live. “It just isn’t the way it used to be,” Black said […]
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Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine’s first sitting governor to speak before the international body’s General Assembly.
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Mills names members of new Maine council on climate change
The 39-member panel will advise the state on meeting ambitious goals laid out by the governor and endorsed by the Legislature.
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As Maine’s climate warms, what’s on the menu likely will change
Chefs and scientists offer opinions on what we’ll be eating in 50 years.
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Debate over science of global warming is shifting, smartly, to dialogue about solutions
There are reasons for optimism in the journey to address the accelerating risks of climate change.
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G-20 agrees on trade, migration, U.S. goes own way on climate
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Leaders of the world’s top economies agreed Saturday to repair the global trading system as they closed a Group of 20 summit that saw the Trump administration at odds with many allies over the Paris accord on climate change and issues like migration. The joint statement signed by all 20 […]