Statement by Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director We are deeply disappointed in the votes of the US Congress and of Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins in support of a budget that opens up the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This will do nothing to address the nation’s energy independence and will Read More
climate change
New England Groups Call for Reductions in Power Plant Carbon Dioxide Pollution
Augusta, Maine – In a letter to their respective Governors, groups across the Northeast called for strong action to be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions being generated by the region’s power plants. Public health, faith, labor and action groups joined environmental organizations in signing onto a set of principles that support a 25% reduction Read More
NRCM Urges Senator Collins to Investigate Fraudulent Mercury Rule
In response to Tuesday’s Washington Post report that the Environmental Protection Agency decided to ignore Harvard University researchers’ analysis of health benefits from reducing mercury pollution from power plants, the Clean Air Task Force, National Wildlife Federation and Natural Resources Council of Maine, are renewing their request that Senator Susan Collins, as Chair of the Read More
NRCM Written Comments Relating to LDs 275, 305, 308, and 778 Regarding Support of New and Existing Cleaner Car Purchase Incentives and Infrastructure Development
by Sue Jones, NRCM energy project director Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on behalf of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (Council). I am Sue Jones, and am the Energy Project Director for the Council. I live in Freeport. The Council is a public interest, nonprofit organization that seeks to protect and Read More
Report Lays Out Blueprint for Maine
Opportunities Seen for Major Pollution Reductions from Electricity, Transportation Sectors News release AUGUSTA — In order to help the state meet global warming pollution reduction goals set by Governor Baldacci and other Northeast Governors, a report released today by the Natural Resources Council of Maine – A Blueprint for Action — lays out the critical Read More
Climate Change an Urgent Issue, Says Maine NRC
by Misty Edgecomb Bangor Daily News news story PORTLAND – Maine is getting warmer, and although there is no straight line connecting sport-utility vehicles to the earlier ice-melt that scientists have observed, the anecdotal evidence for global warming is overwhelming, the Natural Resources Council of Maine said Monday, kicking off a public education campaign. In Read More
Clear Skies Plan Falls Short
by Matt Prindiville, NRCM Outreach Coordinator Portland Press Herald op-ed As the lazy days of smog season begin and a few of us find time to catch fish we are advised not to eat, at least one Maine politician wants us to trust that the Bush administration is working hard to curb the air pollution Read More
