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TIME TO LIMIT NEW CONSTRUCTION Rather than demolishing old buildings to build new ones, why not add new footage, more natural light, and visual verve to existing buildings, creating living s... Read more
We’re All in This TogetherHealth Impacts of the Climate Crisis By Dr. Julia Lockwood As a general pediatrician who practiced for thirty-seven years in Yarmouth, I have fond memories of... Read more
Here’s my detailed analysis after almost 5 years of generating solar power in the West End. By Matt Power If you own a building in Portland, you may be thinking about the pros and cons... Read more
BRIGHT IDEAS NO. 31 Understanding Energy Democracy We expect the Pine Tree Power initiative to be up for a referendum vote next November. What do we need to know about it? Modern life would... Read more
We’re All in this TogetherClimate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard Let’s Not Lose Our Snow By Greta Holmes I’m Greta Holmes, a student at Casco Bay High School. I’ve lived in Maine my wh... Read more
By Susana Hancock I’m on the train from Glasgow to Geneva, from COP26 to the UN, where I am expected to speak on the deepening climate crisis. My thoughts are organized like a game of 52 Pic... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 30 A TIME FOR CLIMATE BOLDNESS Responding adequately to the climate crisis requires all hands on deck with no-holds-barred approaches. Every possible solution must be... Read more
OUR READERS Elders for Future GenerationStatement of Concern about Democracy and Global Warming As Elders for Future Generations, we express deep concern for the future of our planet, our co... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 29 OUR WETLANDS AND SHORELINES If you know the exhilaration of spotting a snowy white heron or egret waiting patiently in tall coastal grasses, you can appreciate some of th... Read more
DO SOMETHING!!! -By Kevin Butterfield
We’re All in This Together DO SOMETHING!!! By Kevin Butterfield December 1997. First one, then two nephews, safely snapped into their car seats and we’re headed home. Playing uncle was... Read more