News release from Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Audubon, Natural Resources Council of Maine, and Trout Unlimited The Conservation Plan intended to mitigate for the impacts of a 53-mile-long transmission corridor fails to meet the permit requirements Augusta, Maine – A Conservation Plan filed by Central Maine Power (CMP) and approved earlier this week by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as mitigation for the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line fails to Read More
Creature Feature: Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Cool Fact: Or in this case…”cold” fact—Cardinals don’t migrate or fly south for the winter like most other birds. They will shiver and tense their muscles to generate heat, having the ability to drop their body temperature 3 – 6° in order to survive cold temperatures. Named by early European settlers because of their resemblance Read More
Workers Call on Federal Government to Stop Blocking Offshore Wind During National “Yes to Wind” Week
(MAINE) – Workers on active offshore wind projects in the Atlantic Ocean, including a Maine resident, join clean energy and organized labor groups during the national “Yes to Wind” Week of Action in calling on the federal government to immediately withdraw its opposition to offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine and southern New Read More
My Maine This Week: Naomi McAllister
NRCM supporter Garth Bammer shares this photo of China Lake, taken by his sister Naomi McAllister. Mirror Image: A serene autumn day on China Lake, Maine
My Maine This Week: “Wings of Bar Harbor” by Adria Sherrill
Wings of Bar Harbor — a bird soaring through the morning light on the Maine coast. This week’s feature photo is by Adria Sherrill of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, who recently visited Maine on a fall trip. She writes, “As a Nurse Practitioner, I’m often surrounded by the intensity of human moments. Photography allows me to Read More
CMP Rate Hike Would Deliver Nearly $700M in Profits to Shareholders
Acadia Center | Conservation Law Foundation | Natural Resources Council of Maine (Augusta, ME) — The five-year spending proposal by Central Maine Power (CMP) collects an additional $1.7 billion from Maine electricity customers for the stated purpose of investments to the electric grid, but according to new analysis, nearly $700 million would be delivered directly Read More
My Maine This Week: Thomas Pond by Karen Gannon
NRCM member Karen Gannon of Durham, Connecticut, shares three photos from her “happy place,” Thomas Pond in Casco, Maine. The first photo is titled “Morning Mist on Thomas Pond.” The second is “Fall Colors on Thomas Pond.” And finally, “A Stroll around the Pond.” Where is your happy place in Maine? Share your photos with us. Read More
Seven Mainers Honored for Commitment to Maine’s Environment
(Freeport, ME) – Mainers have always had a strong environmental ethic, and that was certainly reflected in the seven Mainers honored by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) for their significant, lasting contributions to safeguarding Maine’s environment. Each year, NRCM honors a small group of Maine’s volunteer environmental leaders with a Conservation Leadership Read More
My Maine This Week: Cotton Grass on Isle au Haut, by John DeWitt
NRCM member John DeWitt of Isle au Haut shares his beautiful photo and writes, “I just spent some time the past few days walking in our bogs here on Isle au Haut. The fall colors are great in the bogs and, with the terrible drought we’re in right now, walking through them is possible without Read More
