By Abukar Adan Maine Public news story Portland is joining forces with South Portland to develop a collaborative climate action plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Troy Moon, Portland’s sustainability coordinator, presented the plan before the City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee on Thursday. Moon, who has been working… Continue Reading
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Portland, Pesticides, and the Power of the People
With all the hoopla surrounding the ringing in of the New Year, you might have missed the news about a pretty big deal in Portland, Maine’s most populace city. On Wednesday, January 3, the City Council voted unanimously to prohibit the use of synthetic pesticides in Portland. This is, as City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau said,… Continue Reading
My Maine This Week: Jamie Dorr
“Taken recently at Back Cove in Portland. It was too slippery to walk or run but not to take this beautiful photo!” Photo by NRCM member Jamie Dorr of Bath, Maine Do you have beautiful Maine winter photos of your own to share? Please consider sending them to us for our My Maine This Week… Continue Reading
South Portland is Making History with Its Clear Skies Fight
It is yet another battle pitting big energy profits against the public’s right to a safe environment. by Jake A. Plante, resident of Brunswick and author of “Uncle Sam and Mother Earth: Shaping the Nation’s Environmental Path” Portland Press Herald op-ed BRUNSWICK — Sometimes history is made in our own backyard. That’s happening with South… Continue Reading
Portland Council Takes Stand Against Oil, Gas Drilling Off Coast
Its resolution calling for nearby waters to be exempt from President Trump’s exploration order will be sent to federal agencies. By Randy Billings, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The Portland City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday opposing oil and gas drilling off the coast of Maine. The action came in response to… Continue Reading
“Dip” Portion of Annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash Cancelled
Event organizers said it would be too cold on Sunday to jump into the water WMTW news story The Polar Bear Dip & Dash hosted by the Natural Resources Council of Maine has cancelled the dip portion of its event Sunday.Event participants initially intended to run a 5K around Portland’s Back Cove and then take… Continue Reading
Dip & Dash
Want to help raise awareness about climate change? Join NRCM’s 11th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash—a 5k morning run followed by a noontime polar plunge into Casco Bay. It’s fun for a great cause! Learn more and register at https://nrcm.salsalabs.org/dipdash. To view more tips, click here. To subscribe to our Tip of the Day RSS… Continue Reading
January 20-21, 2018: All the Wild Wonders, Women in Harmony, Portland
The Natural Resources Council of Maine partnered with the Women in Harmony choral group for two January 2018 concerts entitled “All the Wild Wonders,” celebrating nature in all its aspects— flora, fauna, earth, wind, water, and sky—with an eye toward stewardship of the earth’s precious resources. The program included such songs as “All the Wild Wonders”… Continue Reading
December 31, 2017: Polar Bear Dash in Portland’s East End
NRCM’s 10th annual Polar Bear Dash (The Dip portion was cancelled due to extreme cold) was another great day at East End Beach in Portland. Nearly 150 people ran or walked in the 5K around Back Cove, ending at East End Beach. We want to thank everyone who came to the Dip & Dash – and we… Continue Reading
