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As someone who has been very involved in the campaign to close the coal-fired generating plant in Bow, New Hampshire I couldn’t help but get involved when I heard about a pressing issu... Read more
CLIMATE EMERGENCY! Perhaps the brightest idea of late is the city’s decision to declare a Climate Emergency and setting 2030 as the goal for net-zero emissions. It being a call to action… BR... Read more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hold public hearing on CMP corridor During a December 5th packed public hearing, people from across Maine, parts of New England, and Canada, gathered in Lewiston... Read more
We’re All In This Together Climate Solutions Beyond your Backyard By Ruth Metcalfe Marble arches and statues are not the structures that define Washingto... Read more
It’s December! Time to discuss sensible, climate-friendly gifts and gift wrappings. With gifts, some factors to consider: Will it be lasting or keep giving? What’s its carbon footprint... Read more
We’re All In This Together Climate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard By Ed Pontius Do you wince when yet another climate disaster story comes on the news? Do you find yourself w... Read more
November’s topic is Transportation and Land Use. This is the final component of the One Climate Future planning process being undertaken by Portland and South Portland, the others being Clim... Read more
69 Arrests in Bow, N.H. By Kelly Merrill Sixty-nine people were arrested and hundreds gathered to protest Merrimack Station, New Hampshire’s largest coal factory on Saturday, September 28th,... Read more
BUILDINGS AND ENERGY USE Over the past months, we’ve considered two components of the two-city climate action planning process. This month it’s Buildings and Energy Use. Some still doubt tha... Read more
We’re All in This TogetherClimate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard As the worldwide climate strikes demonstrated, climate change is the definitive crisis of our... Read more
