Join us in Portland on Tuesday, December 31 for the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s 12th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash. Register today! If you can’t make it, you can still donate in support of your favorite team or individual! NRCM’s chilling and thrilling 5k and polar bear dip raises funds to combat climate Read More
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News & Noteworthy — November 2019
November 8, 2019 In the most recent News & Noteworthy, we’ve got lots of good news to share! We hope you enjoy reading the items as much as we did. If you were tuned in to Maine Calling recently, you likely cheered as NRCM Climate & Clean Energy Director Dylan Voorhees set the record straight Read More
5 Ways to Maximize Public Awareness of Your Electric Vehicle Charger
Let Folks Know about Your New Electric Vehicle Charger Installing electric vehicle chargers is a great way to help protect clean air, attract clients to your business, and provide a benefit to employees. Every year more Maine people—and visitors to Maine—are choosing to drive electric, and the choice gets easier with every publicly available charging Read More
Maine Adds Dozens of New Electric Vehicle Chargers to Growing Network
NRCM news release October 25, 2019 (Augusta, ME) — It just got easier for electric car drivers to travel throughout Maine thanks to two new high-speed charging stations opening today at the West Gardiner Service Plaza. These new “DC fast chargers” can provide hundreds of miles of range in as little as 15 minutes, just Read More
News & Noteworthy — October 2019
October 23, 2019 Here is the latest round-up of news from the past week. The Portland City Council voted on Monday night to ban the sale and distribution of plastic drinking straws, becoming the first Maine city to do so in an attempt to reduce the amount of plastic-based pollution clogging the world’s oceans and Read More
News & Noteworthy — September 2019
September 30, 2019 As September comes to a close, here are a few highlights from recent stories about Maine’s environment in the news. Timber company dropping hotly contested Moosehead development plan The timberland company Weyerhaeuser is asking to terminate a massive rezoning plan for the Moosehead Lake region that was the focus of years of Read More
New Climate Council Sets the Stage for Ambitious Climate Action
NRCM News Release September 19, 2019 (Augusta, ME) — A new Maine Climate Council announced today by Governor Janet Mills will soon begin its work of updating the state’s Climate Action Plan to transition the state toward a clean energy economy by 2050. The 39 members of the Council represent a broad diversity of industries, Read More
Trump Moves to Block States’ Rights to Set Clean Car Standards
NRCM News Release September 18, 2019 (Augusta, ME) – President Trump announced today he will attempt to block states, including Maine and a dozen others, which have adopted higher fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks. The move is a desperate attempt to roll back clean car standards which are supported by the automobile industry Read More
An Evening with the Puffins
On Thursday, July 18, we were transported to another world. The world of puffins. We, along with more than 100 members of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), boarded the Hardy Boat in New Harbor on a warm, calm summer evening along the coast of Maine. We were thrilled to be joined by Dr. Read More
