by Deirdre Fleming Portland Press Herald news story Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, the keynote speaker at the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s annual meeting, used his speech praising Brownie Carson’s 20 years of service to warn of environmental dangers ahead. “We’re going backwards in this world in dealing with environmental issues,” Mitchell said Friday Read More
Brownie Carson
A “Brownie” Who’s Green
Danielle Gamiz Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA — Maine’s natural beauty is what attracted Everett “Brownie” Carson here from his home state of Virginia during the 1960s. And that beauty kept Carson here after he graduated from Bowdoin College and earned a law degree from the University of Maine. It’s also what fuels a passion for his work Read More
Brownie Carson Honored for 20 Years at Helm of Natural Resources Council
A voice FOR the wilderness by Elizabeth Dorsey Times Record news story BRUNSWICK – Brownie Carson knows an environmental law can be repealed. He knows that a restored landscape can be contaminated again. But when a hydroelectric dam falls, there isn’t anyone who’s going to build it back up again. This is what Carson was thinking on Read More
Chapter 145 Nox Control Program at Wyman Station
Statement by Brownie Carson to the Board of Environmental Protection Good afternoon. The Natural Resources Council has been grappling with the question of how to bring clean air to Maine for a long time. During my 17 years at the Council, we have participated as an intervener in many licensing proceedings, and we have commented Read More
Clean Up Wyman Station
Statement by Brownie Carson, NRCM Executive Director We are here today to announce that more than 1,000 Maine people from 230 towns support cleaning up the Wyman Station power plant – Maine’s largest single source of air pollution. These people come from nearly half the towns in Maine, and they are speaking out today for Read More
Kennebec River Flows Free as Edwards Dam is Removed
Dam Removal Marks Turning Point for River Restoration Nationwide Statement by Brownie Carson, NRCM Executive Director Good morning and welcome to this historic celebration for the people, wildlife and communities of the Kennebec River. My name is Brownie Carson. I am the executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine and am pleased to be Read More
