Interior Department Must Declare Canada is Undermining International Wildlife Protections News Release Destructive mining and drilling practices in the heart of Canada’s boreal forest—a huge and important bird nursery—are putting millions of America’s migratory birds at risk and have already resulted in potentially hundreds of thousands of fatalities, according to an issue brief released today Read More
Naked Guy and Other Abuses Cause Landowner to Post Her Land
By George Smith, Maine Woods blog post Bangor Daily News After posting three columns about the sad state of landowner relations in Maine, it’s time to start telling the stories of some long-suffering private landowners. After reading the initial columns in this series on landowner relations, Pam Wells emailed me her story. Pam and her Read More
Getting Down to Business on Climate Change
by Bonnie Frye Hemphill Friday morning, June 6, was a big day for Maine’s growing clean economy. Some 200 Portland-area business and community leaders gathered to celebrate Maine’s climate progress with the decade-old Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and now, to celebrate brand-new U.S. EPA carbon pollution standards that ask the rest of the country’s Read More
My Maine This Week: Kevin Hardwick
NRCM supporter Kevin Hardwick of Wiscasset, Maine has shared some photos from Baxter State Park for this week’s My Maine This Week. This photo was taken at evening light on the Knife Edge Trail from near Chimney Pond, Baxter State Park. This is a view to the southeast from Russell Pond towards North Turner Mountain Read More
Businesses Gather in Portland to Consider Economic Benefits of State, Regional, Federal Climate Programs
Senator King, U.S. EPA Deputy, business panel, tell audience cutting carbon is helping Maine NRCM news release Facts about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Twin Rivers case study Letter signed by more than 300 Maine businesses in support of climate action Nine-state letter to EPA in support of RGGI Portland, ME – About 150 Read More
Matagamon to Medway – Four Days on the East Branch of the Penobscot River: July 4-7, 2013
The East Branch of the Penobscot River is one of Maine’s best kept paddling secrets. The river descends through spectacular scenery in a remote region east of Baxter State Park with imposing waterfalls and demanding rapids, interspersed with flat stretches of prime wildlife habitat. Much of the land along the river is owned by Elliotsville Read More
My Maine This Week: Popham & Pemadumcook by Peter Simmons
NRCM member Peter Simmons of Brunswick, Maine shared some of his photos with us from around the state. A rugosa rose on Popham Beach in Phippsburg: Morse Mountain from Popham Beach: Katahdin from Pemadumcook Lake: To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on Read More
Business, Conservation, and Citizen Leaders Gather to Herald Increasing Use and Benefits of Electric Cars in Maine
NRCM news release Portland, ME – Today, by a solar-powered electric car charging station, a diverse group of business and conservation leaders and citizen electric car owners gathered in Portland to recognize and celebrate the growing use of electric vehicles in Maine, as well as the tremendous benefits these vehicles can bring to our state. Read More
Waterville’s Pay-as-you-throw Trash Plan Evokes Criticism, Praise
Detractors cite increased costs for individual residents, while proponents note then environmental benefits and municipal savings. By Rachel Ohm, Staff Writer Morning Sentinel news story WATERVILLE — With city officials looking to convert solid waste disposal to a pay-as-you-throw system, residents are divided over the pros and cons of such a scheme. Some say it Read More
