“Change is coming one way or another. Our choice is whether we try to shape that change to the maximum benefit of all or wait passively as the forces of climate disaster, scarcity, and fear... Read more
Beneficial Electrification for Portland With One Climate Future, Portland and South Portland have a plan to address climate change. The plan calls for clean renewable electricity to power ev... Read more
We’re All in This TogetherClimate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard Planting Trees and Carbon Fees By Erica Bartlett Here in Maine, it’s easy to take trees for granted and forget how much they... Read more
CLIMATE JUSTICE FEATURE Toxic Fumes Part 2Living in a Sacrifice Zone By Espahbad Dodd This is the second installment on the toxic fumes from South Portland tank farms. Read Part I: Toxic Fum... Read more
“The use and sustainability of transportation cannot be separated from how and where people live, work, and play; two major influences going forward will be the design of the urban environme... Read more
By Tom Berry Those who have been following climate change and the efforts to come to grips with it will be familiar with the concept of carbon pricing. This idea of obliging fossil fuel corp... Read more
We’re All in This TogetherClimate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard Maine’s Outsized Role in Climate Policy By Peter Dugas Since its inception, this monthly column has focused on creating the p... Read more
With properly designed cities we can greatly lower our impact on the planet while living healthy, meaningful lives. This is, in part, the promise of the twin cities’ One Climate Future (OCF)... Read more
Urban BIG Trees By Tony Zeli Did you know? Arborists and tree enthusiasts have been working for the last 80 years on cataloging the largest trees in the nation. Known affectionately as the B... Read more
CLIMATE JUSTICE FEATURE Toxic Fumes in the West End By Espahbad Dodd The air smells like petroleum or burning rubber. Is this toxic stench safe to breathe? That’s what people in South Portla... Read more