It’s the governor’s second attempt at pushing the pesticide policy. by Mary Pols, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA — A bill proposed by Gov. Paul LePage that would prevent Maine municipalities from limiting or banning pesticide use appears headed for defeat after a legislative committee voted 9-2 against it Wednesday. About 20 Read More
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NRCM Testimony in Opposition to LD 1810, “An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Expedited Permitting for Wind Energy Development”
Senator Woodsome, Representative Dion, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities & Technology, My name is Dylan Voorhees and I am the Clean Energy Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). Thank you for allowing us to present this testimony. We strongly oppose this legislation, which is one of the Read More
April 4, 2018: Conservation Lobby Day, Augusta
Conservation Lobby Day Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Cross Cafe in Cross Office Building in Augusta Thanks to all who joined the Natural Resources Council of Maine and our partners in Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition for Conservation Lobby Day! Over breakfast, attendees learned how to talk with legislators with tips and Read More
LePage-backed Bill would Slap Extra Annual Fee on Electric, Hybrid Cars
The transportation department says owners don’t pay enough gas taxes to the highway maintenance fund, but environmental groups and drivers say the state should find another way to fill the gap. by Peter McGuide, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The LePage administration is proposing to make it more expensive to own a hybrid Read More
Some Legislators Want to Help Road Slobs
By George Smith Bangor Daily News blog If you read this column often, you know how much I dislike road slobs, who toss their garbage out their vehicle windows onto my woodlot. I walk the road from my house to my woodlot every couple of weeks and fill one bag with garbage and another with returnable Read More
NRCM Testimony in Opposition to LD 1703, An Act to Create Equity for Wine and Spirit Container Deposits
Senator Saviello, Representative Tucker, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, my name is Sarah Lakeman and I am the Sustainable Maine Project Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I appreciate this opportunity to testify in opposition to LD 1703. NRCM has had a long history working to Read More
Legislative Committee Holds Hearing on Solar Incentives
by Fred Bever Maine Public news story Listen to full news story. An overflow crowd turned out for a legislative committee hearing Thursday as supporters and opponents of incentives for solar power development in Maine squared off. Earlier this year state regulators adopted a new version of solar power rules that would gradually reduce existing Read More
May 11, 2017: Climate Change Forum, Camden
NRCM Climate and Clean Energy Director Dylan Voorhees participated in a free public forum about climate change at First Congregational Church, Camden. This event was sponsored by the church’s Faith and Public Issues Task Force and was an examination and discussion of what we are called to do as stewards of the earth when science is showing Read More
The Nuisance of “Nips”
by Edgar Allen Beem The Forecaster column When I drove into the drug store parking lot the other day I found myself parked in a litter of little plastic liquor bottles. I mentioned this to an employee who told me they had someone who picked up the empty “nips” once or twice a day, but Read More
