A great way to celebrate Earth Day today and every day is by finding ways to reduce your energy use at home. Download NRCM’s Bright Ideas: Tips for Home Energy Savings brochure (or request a copy be mailed to you), and find helpful tips to save energy (and money) today and every day! Happy Earth Read More
Earth Day
April 21, 2018: Celebrate Science and Earth Day, Kennebunk
NRCM was pleased to join the Southern Maine Planeteers at their Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 21 at the Waterhouse Center on Main Street in Kennebunk. Attendees learned answers to the question, “What Would Rachel Do?” and learned about the five Rs: refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle. Thanks to all who stopped by the Read More
April 21, 2018: Girl Scouts of Maine’s Green ME Up Earth Day Event, Freeport
NRCM joined our friends at the Girl Scouts of Maine for a free, fun, family friendly Earth Day event geared toward inspiring young people to take action to protect our planet. There were interactive displays by exhibitors as well as entertainment on the main stage throughout the day. NRCM rolled out our new Sustainable Maine Food Read More
April 28, 2017: “Society, Environment, and Our Common Future,” Portland
NRCM Executive Director Lisa Pohlmann was part of an Earth Day panel discussion of the future of environmental regulations and the implications for society and human health. This event was part of the USM Muskie School of Public Service’s Speaker Series. Friday, April 28, 2017 4:00 p.m. Hannaford Hall, Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street University Read More
April 22, 2017: March for Science, Orono
On Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, NRCM participated in the “March for Science” satellite event at the University of Maine in Orono. A one-day, global event, the “March for Science” aimed to acknowledge the value of science in our daily lives and the important role it plays in our democracy. At the event in Orono, Read More
The Woods and Waters are What Make Maine Great. It’s Our Duty to Conserve Them.
By John Tjepkema Bangor Daily News op-ed As we celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, Mainers should be proud of our accomplishments since its first observance in 1970. U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine was a driving force behind the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act. Since that time, a wide range Read More
LePage Pens Earth Day Letter to Obama Opposing New National Park
By Mario Moretto, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — While proponents continue their efforts to set aside 150,000 acres in northern Maine for a national park and recreation area, Gov. Paul LePage voiced his opposition to the plan in a letter addressed to President Barack Obama. A company called Elliotsville Plantation Read More
Earth Day: Be an Earth Angel
Karen Schneider, Special to the Sun Journal Sun Journal news story On April 22, we will commemorate the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement. We call it Earth Day. In 1970, the first Earth Day was brought into being as a way to express the emerging consciousness regarding the Read More
Citizen Leaders Stand Up to Protect Maine’s Precious Natural Heritage
For the Kennebec River, Bald Mountain and South Portland, three people are making a real difference. By Lisa Pohlmann Portland Press Herald op-ed AUGUSTA — This winter, I took my 8-year-old grandson out for an afternoon adventure in the snow-covered woods. We followed deer tracks, talked about the wood duck boxes in the marsh and Read More
