SOUTH PORTLAND — Monica Cooper, who works at a hair salon in South Portland, came into GoGoRefill on a recent fall day. It’s a one-of-a-kind store where customers can find a wide range of products in giant containers — for instance, huge tubs of laundry soap, liquid hand soap and liquid dishwasher detergent — from […]
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Facts and tips for reducing plastics from the Natural Resources Council of Maine
Fact: Plastic breaks apart into smaller pieces, but plastic never goes away. World wide only 9 percent is recycled; most ends up in the ground, landfilled. Fact: Plastic pollution is increasing, harming the environment, animals and getting into our bodies; growing evidence reveals microplastic is having a negative impact on health. Fact: The weight of […]
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Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches virtual climate center
It will identify solutions to rising sea temperatures in a part of the ocean warming faster than almost any other.
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Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
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Even plastic-bag-toting shoppers favor ban
AUBURN — As Lynn and Mark Klinger loaded groceries into their car, they smiled about the fact that they didn’t use any plastic grocery bags. All six bags were reusable. “No plastic bags. Except for the produce,” Mark said. The Klingers support new Maine laws that will outlaw single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam containers, starting […]
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Maine lawmakers give environmental efforts big green light
From bans on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers to boosts for solar and other renewable energy, the climate in the Maine Legislature this session was decidedly pro-environment.
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Backing lobstermen, Rep. Golden seeks to withhold funds for right whale protections
Rep. Pingree co-sponsors the amendment, as Golden argues that a scientific tool used to assess the lobster industry’s risk to right whales has not been subject to 3rd-party review.