Delays Implementation Until May 1, 2018 Statement by Dylan Voorhees, Clean Energy Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine “Today the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) reckoned with some of the flaws in their ill-conceived and harmful net metering rollback, deciding to delay implementation by four months. This is a small victory, considering what Maine people really Read More
Maine Environment Fall 2017 Newsletter
Maine Environment Fall 2017: What’s Inside! School lunch programs are contributing enormously to food waste and the problems associated with it, included climate change. NRCM is tackling the school food waste problem in a growing number of districts around Maine. You can read about it in the article, “Taking a Bite Out of Food Waste,” written Read More
My Maine This Week: Rachel Farrington
“This photo was taken last fall while riding my usual bike route on the bridge over the Muddy River that feeds into Merrymeeting Bay in Topsham. I crossed the bridge and realized that I couldn’t tell the difference between the sky and water, the light was stunning, and was changed a few minutes later.” Photo by Read More
Senate Tax Bill Passes, Including Environmentally Damaging Give-Away to Fossil Fuel Corporations
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.
