Statement of Lisa Pohlmann, Executive Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine We are deeply disappointed that Senator Collins voted for a tax bill that would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling. This vote reverses her 20-year record of opposing efforts to allow oil drilling in ANWR, and it is inconsistent Read More
Canadian Mining Firm to Begin Test Drilling on Northern Maine Land
by Anthony Brino The County news story PATTEN, Maine — Wolfden Resources Corp., a Canadian mining company that purchased 6,871 acres north of Patten, plans to begin exploratory drilling to see if the area has enough valuable metals for extraction. On Nov. 16, Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Wolfden Resources completed the $8.5 million purchase of 6,871 Read More
Maine’s Puffin Colonies Produce Record Number of Chicks — and They’re Chubby Too
The bonanza of chicks is good news for the vulnerable seabirds. by Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story Puffins face existential challenges, but the little birds found a new role in Maine this summer: baby boomers. The 2017 nesting season was the most productive on record for a group of vulnerable Read More
Canadian Company Plans Mining Test on Pickett Mountain in Northern Maine
Wolfden Resources has purchased the mountain for $8.5 million and plans to scope out deposits of copper and other metals starting next month. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story A Canadian mineral exploration company has completed the purchase of nearly 6,900 acres in northern Maine and plans to begin test drilling Read More
My Maine This Week: Tony Marple
“Barren Mountain is on the Appalachian Trail a little north of Monson, Maine. It’s only 2600′, but has a lot of steep sections through rocks that are unlike what you typically see in the White Mountains. It is 7.6 miles round trip. The views are great and the foliage was remarkable for this late in the year. In addition to Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
This photo, “Spruce Bones,” was taken at Mosquito Head in Martinsville, Maine by NRCM member Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine. Thanks, Steve! To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
Katahdin Woods and Waters: “Renewed Hope for Maine”
by Mary Kuhlman Public News Service news story AUGUSTA, Maine – From Maine to California, hundreds of small businesses are speaking up on behalf of some of the country’s most treasured places. Nearly 600 businesses and chambers of commerce on Thursday sent a letter asking the head of the National Economic Council to encourage the Read More
Food Waste a No Go in Sebago
Sebago Elementary School principal, Kirsten Goff, received an email in August that intrigued her. NRCM’s “Food Guy,” Ryan Parker, had reached out to the principals of Maine’s K-12 schools with some information about reducing food waste in Maine’s public education system. Principal Goff immediately contacted Ted Bridge-Koenigsberg, who teaches science and language arts at the Read More
Incentives for Electric Vehicles Provide Alternative to Oil Dependence
By Sean Mahoney, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed As climate change continues to worsen, the price tag from natural disasters and other associated impacts keeps rising. This is a scientific and economic certainty, as recently highlighted by the GAO report issued at the request of Sen. Susan Collins. Unfortunately, the United States’ Read More
