Administration Plan Developed in Private NRCM news release Read full report. Reference documents for report. According to a new investigative report issued today by the Natural Resources Council of Maine, the LePage Administration over the past two years privately developed a plan to dramatically increase logging on Maine’s public lands without disclosing the plan to Read More
My Maine This Week: Bill Brooke
“Here is a shot of the Milky Way taken at Daicey Pond in Baxter State Park two weeks ago. We were staying in the cabin in the photo and the conditions were right with a clear sky and no moon. The low light pollution in Maine and Baxter in particular make photographing the Milky Way Read More
Owner Disputes Claim that Oil Pipeline is Too Old
By David Sharp The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story PORTLAND — One of two pipelines stretching from Portland to Montreal has surpassed its life expectancy, an environmental group said Thursday, citing court documents. The Portland Pipe Line Corp. dismissed the assertion as “grossly misleading” and said its dual pipelines can operate safely for Read More
NWF Reveals Newly Uncovered Documents Showing Montreal Pipeline Past Retirement Date
NWF/NRCM news release March 13, 2014 – According to the company that owns it, the 64-year-old pipeline that currently transports crude oil from Portland, Maine, to Montreal has already passed its projected retirement date, documents recently discovered by the National Wildlife Federation show. The Exxon-owned Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPLC) seeks to reverse the aging Read More
My Maine This Week: Watercolor by Beatrice Card Kettlewood
NRCM member Beatrice Card Kettlewood, of New Jersey, has painted oils and watercolors from 69 Maine locations along the coast from Kittery to Eastport. Bea was a public school educator for 33 years. During Bea’s career, she held over 50 solo shows and exhibited in ten states and Scotland. Displayed here is Colors at the Read More
Ski Professionals, Climate Scientists, Conservationists Warn of Climate Change Harming Maine Winter Sports Industries
Call on Maine Delegation to Support EPA Carbon Pollution Standards News release Portland, ME – Today, professional winter sports athletes, business leaders, and climate scientists held a press conference highlighting the significant threat of climate change on skiing, riding, and other winter sports, and the importance of finding solutions to address climate change before these Read More
Legislative Committee Endorses Bill Designed to Protect Water Quality in Maine Lakes
by Scott Thistle Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA, Maine — Most of Maine’s lakes are still covered with ice, but on Thursday, the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee approved a bill that aims to further protect water quality for 3,000 of the state’s largest lakes. Among other things, the bill, LD 1744, authored by Read More
Pipeline Approved to Bring Tar Sands to Montreal and New England’s Doorstep
News release Mainers react with increased concern, renewed call for federal environmental review Today the National Energy Board of Canada gave approval to a proposal by pipeline giant Enbridge to reverse and increase the flow of crude oil, including tar sands oil, in its pipeline from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec—for the first time directly Read More
Our Changing Climate: Strategies for Managing the Risks, Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Join NRCM and Colby College for a panel discussion on managing the risks from a changing climate. When: Wednesday, March 19 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. Where: Colby College, Waterville, Maine Parker Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center (directions to and map of Colby College) Climate change poses serious threats to Maine and our planet. Currently, there are Read More
