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February 8, 2010
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Press releases, events, publications released, etc. from Maine environmental organizations and agencies. Submit content.
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The Soundtracker
Announcement - Friday, February 05, 2010
Video - Gordon Hempton shares his passion for recording and preserving the few quiet places left in America. |
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Toxics Policy in Maine, Feb 24
Event - Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010
Presentation by Matt Prindiville, toxics project director at NRCM. His professional background includes work to phase out the use of dangerous chemicals in commerce, and promote product stewardship and sustainable design for a green economy. Colby College, Waterville, Dana Dining Hall, Fairchild Room, Feb 24, 12 noon. |
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Environmental Studies Colloquium, Feb 16
Event - Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010
Presentation by Joel Tickner, a principal investigator at the Lowell (MA) Center for Sustainable Production. His training is in toxics chemicals policy, epidemiology, risk assessment and pollution prevention. Colby College, Waterville, Olin Science Center, Feb 16, 7 p.m. |
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Gaining Ground Workshops, Feb 20, Mar 6
Event - Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010
Gaining Ground in Maine aims to build partnerships with farmers, land trusts, state agencies, funding sources, communities, and community-supported-agriculture (CSA) farms. Upcoming workshops at Laudholm Farm, in Wells, ME, Feb 20; and at MOFGA Common Ground Education Center, Unity, ME; both 10AM - 3PM, $15. |
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Return of the wolf, Feb 25
Event - Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010
A science-based, one-hour video called "Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators" followed by a discussion on the wolf and its status in Maine and the Northeast. Sponsored by the AMC Maine chapter conservation committee. Curtis Library, Brunswick, ME, Feb 25, 7PM. |
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Maine Woods Consortium Tourism
Announcement - Friday, February 05, 2010
The MWC Tourism Committee is working to combine the local knowledge of its members with a regional perspective to reduce redundancy, leverage synergies, and advance the principles of Rural Destination Tourism and a triple bottom line approach (economy, community, environment) among tourism initiatives in the Maine Woods. |
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Numen: The Nature of Plants, Feb 16
Event - Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010
Filmmakers Terrence Youk and Ann Armbrecht traveled the U.S. to speak with doctors and herbalists, ethnobotanists and others about how our disconnection from nature affects human and environmental health. The documentary film will be shown Feb 16 at 6 p.m. at the Belfast Free Library. |
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Aroostook events, Feb 6-8
Event - Posted - Friday, February 05, 2010
It will be a busy weekend in Aroostook County as snowmobilers, singers and ice fishermen are expected to flock to various towns to take part in winter activities. |
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Lurking in the Trees, Feb 6-7
Announcement - Thursday, February 04, 2010
MPBN Community Films next takes on an invasive species – the Asian longhorned beetle. The spread of this insect threatens maple trees in all of Northern New England. Feb 6 at 11:30 am and Feb 7 at 11:00 pm. |
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Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Impacts, Feb 18
Event - Posted - Thursday, February 04, 2010
A talk by retired Belfast High School teacher "Lucky" Greenleaf. Feb 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Belfast Free Library. Sponsored by the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition. |
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Northern Forest Canoe Trail Guidebook
Publication - Thursday, February 04, 2010
This informative book describes the 740-mile waterway and complements the NFCT 13-map series. Includes recommended trips, detailed state-by-state descriptions, geographical facts, charming historical vignettes, and a Through-Paddler guide. Pre-order now for early March 2010 shipment. |
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LURC seeks comments on wind power document
Action Alert - Wednesday, February 03, 2010
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission is soliciting comments on a draft Guidance Document on Expanding the Expedited Permitting Area for Wind Energy Development. Comments, which are due by the close of business on Feb 10, should be sent to Samantha Horn Olsen, samantha.horn-olsen@maine.gov, or 22 State House Station, Augusta Maine 04333-0022.
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Maine Industrial Forestry Forum, Feb 4
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Topics: Carbon Credits For The Forestry Community and the Great Maine Forest Initiative. Jeff’s Catering, Brewer, Maine, Feb 4, 5:30 - 9PM, registration fee. |
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A greener shade of rock concert
Portland Press Herald - Monday, February 08, 2010
It has been Adam Gardner's business to know what being green means since 2004 when he and his wife, Lauren Sullivan, started Reverb, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps make rock tours environmentally friendly. |
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Home show exhibitors hear 'eco'
Portland Press Herald - Monday, February 08, 2010
While it's not a green expo, eco-friendliness was a dominant theme of the 20th annual Maine Home, Remodeling and Garden show over the weekend. |
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Taking a dip in the recycling stream
Portland Press Herald - Monday, February 08, 2010
DUTIES: Sorting the stream of recycling that flows through Ecomaine's Portland plant, delivered from 38 towns and cities. Much of the job entails standing by speeding conveyor belts and plucking out things that are not recycled there or things that need to go into a different recycling stream. |
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Bill targeting unused drugs moves ahead
Portland Press Herald - Monday, February 08, 2010
Maine could soon become the first state to require drug manufacturers to establish a system for collecting unused medications from consumers to keep the drugs from getting into the environment or falling into the wrong hands. But the proposal is running into powerful opposition from the national pharmaceutical industry. |
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Opinion: National ocean policy makes sense
Bangor Daily News - Monday, February 08, 2010
If you want to understand the economic and cultural importance of the ocean, you need look no farther than the coast of Maine. Mainers need to start thinking about what exactly the state wants from its ocean. How much of the state’s and region’s power should come from ocean sources such as wind and tidal energy? How many fishing jobs are critical to the state’s culture? How much protection do Maine’s coast and ocean require? |
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Letter: Landowners don't need over-empowered wardens
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, February 07, 2010
Wardens don't need the power to ignore the "probable cause" rule to stop ATVs on private property, put in place to protect citizens' rights from police-state tactics. |
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Letter: Feeding the future will take all kinds of farmers
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, February 07, 2010
The gist of the "Convergence = Sustainability" program was that no one "type" of agriculture will feed the world in 2040 and the best of all technologies and methods will be needed. |
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Green energy slow to produce jobs
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, February 07, 2010
America's wind energy industry enjoyed a banner year in 2009, thanks largely to tax credits and other incentives packed into the $787 billion economic stimulus bill. But even though a record 10,000 megawatts of new generating capacity was created, few jobs were created overall and wind power manufacturing employment fell. |
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Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
Associated Press - Sunday, February 07, 2010
Concerns have grown in recent years over pharmaceuticals reaching drinking water supplies. Many people throw unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests. |
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Jackson voters approve wind ordinance
WCSH-TV6 - Sunday, February 07, 2010
Voters in Jackson Saturday approved a wind development ordinance. The vote was 111 Yes, 75 No. The proposed ordinance includes regulations for noise levels and setbacks from property lines. A 400-foot turbine would require a setback of about a mile. Planning board members say the ordinance allows development while protecting residents. A developer for a wind project in Jackson says the ordinance is too restrictive. |
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Letter: Saltwater fishing licenses? No way
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, February 06, 2010
Taxing people to fish in the sea is outrageous considering the state of Maine does not own the fish. Saltwater fishing is one of the few things in the state of Maine that is still free. |
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A summer icon stays for the winter
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, February 06, 2010
Maine's common loon, the iconic bird that's heard crying across remote, moonlit lakes in the summer, spends its winters in the ocean. And there is a healthy winter community of the birds right at the edge of Maine's most urban waterfront. |
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Hard to look at, yes, but worth watching
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, February 06, 2010
Monkfish used to be pretty much ignored by New England fishermen and seafood consumers. Obscurity was one of the perks of looking more like a small sea monster than a fish dinner. But the monkfish has become, pound for pound, the most valuable commercial fish species on the East Coast. As a result, it's getting a lot more attention from scientists. |
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Proposed resort land up for sale
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, February 06, 2010
The holder of a mortgage on more than 3,000 acres in Brownville where a megaresort called The Reserve at Norton Pond is proposed has placed the property up for public sale next month. Jim Dennehy, president of WHG Development, said Friday he is working with the lender in an attempt to save the property he planned to develop into a $500 million high-end resort. |
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Editorial: European Connection
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, February 06, 2010
Tourists from the U.K. and Germany love the coast of Maine. The attractions for those visitors are outdoor activities, shopping in places like Kittery and Freeport, the beaches, gourmet dining, Acadia National Park and whale watching. So what can Maine innkeepers do? Serve tea, stock rooms with hair dryers, train front desk staff to speak some German, and provide wireless Internet and TV with international news. |
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Possible oil spill probed in Eastport
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, February 06, 2010
A Dutch ship which had completed loading bales of wood pulp on Wednesday was stopped from leaving port Thursday night by the U.S. Coast Guard, which said it is investigating a possible oil spill. |
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Legislative panel criticizes landfill report
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, February 06, 2010
Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee expressed disappointment Friday with a State Planning Office report about the management and operations of the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for its failure to include meaningful input from the Department of Environmental Protection. |
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Madawaska’s future hinges on mill dispute
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, February 06, 2010
Management says the new workers contract is among conditions the company must meet to prevent closing the mill. Workers complain that the new contract is a disgrace. Fraser filed for bankruptcy protection while its leaders were taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses, they say. What would happen to the St. John Valley if the mill closes? Disaster. |
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Letter: We paid for access
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, February 06, 2010
For generations, Maine citizens have paid for their right to access much of the Maine woods for hunting and fishing and to act as co-steward of those lands. Shouldn’t they be able to retain their already-paid-for rights without having to ask permission from Roxanne Quimby? Reader comment: The property that Ms. Quimby purchased is her property. It's private property to be done with as Ms. Quimby sees fit, it's not yours. |
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Official: U.S. lagging in race for clean energy
Portland Press Herald - Friday, February 05, 2010
Maine, with its abundant forest, wind and ocean resources, could be a big player in the country's transition to clean energy, says David Sandalow, assistant secretary for policy and international affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. The federal government can help, through recovery act money aimed at renewable power, smart electric grids and clean transportation. |
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Federal Official Touts Maine's Clean Energy Resources
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Friday, February 05, 2010
Assistant U.S. Energy Secretary David Sandalow told a group of business and academic leaders in Portland that Maine has some of the best off-shore wind resources in the world, tidal resources, hydro power, and forests that can be used to create biofuels. |
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Town attorney clarifies windpower conflict of interest question
Republican Journal - Friday, February 05, 2010
VillageSoup recently reported that two Jackson selectmen "acknowledged potential conflicts of interest with regard to decisions on industrial wind development." But Jackson town attorney Bill Kelly said, "There's no conflict for a select board member to voice an opinion about legislation at a town meeting." |
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Pros and cons of wind energy debated
Lewiston Sun Journal - Friday, February 05, 2010
More than 100 people heard panelists debate the pros and cons of wind power Thursday night in Dixfield. Dylan Voorhees of NRCM backed the development of clean energy, such as wind power. Dr. Albert Aniel said he was concerned with the injurious effects of the audible sounds and low frequency noise of wind turbines, and the effect of flicker lights from the blades. |
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Wildlife helpers get thermal imaging camera
Morning Sentinel - Friday, February 05, 2010
The Jefferson Fire Department on Wednesday donated a thermal imaging camera to the Wildlife Care Center in Vassalboro. The animal rehabilitation center -- run by Don and Carleen Cote for the past 46 years -- responds to calls all over the state when concerned citizens and local authorities come across a wild animal that needs care. |
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Natural Resources Council of Maine
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Maine Organic Farmers and
Gardeners Association
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The year of kohlrabi | | By Reeser Manley – No other plant species can rival the diversity of vegetable garden forms found within the cabbage species, Brassica oleracea, which includes cabbages and cauliflower, kale and kohlr... | | 2/6/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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Use pumpkin as a versatile base for soups | | By Sandy Oliver – Whatever pumpkins we haven’t used by now do begin to get spots on them by this time of year. What to do with them? I could cook them and freeze the pulp for pumpkin bread or waffles.... | | 2/6/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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Permit bank to help rural fishing fleet | | By John Richardson – Federal and state agencies are setting up a commercial fishing permit bank to support small-scale fishermen in rural ports along the Maine coast. The bank would buy and hold groun... | | 2/5/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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Details on NAIS and animal traceability | | By Jill Richardson – As I noted before, NAIS is toast. However, the USDA does plan to do SOMETHING in its place. A new PDF put out by the USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has mo... | | 2/5/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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So, just what is a CSA? | | By Denis Thoet - Imagine a group of people sending you checks for $100, $350 and $500 from January to June so that you can stockpile around $20,000 to 30,000 before you have to produce a thing in retu... | | 2/5/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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The N2 dilemma: Is America fertilizing disaster? | | By Tom Philpott – Where does our food come from? These days, most people might think corn, the ubiquitous grain that provides the bulk of feed for our livestock; most of the sweetener for our soft dri... | | 2/5/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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State, industry agree on DECA phaseout | | By Ethan Wilensky-Lanford – Representatives from an environmental advocacy group and a company that distributes plastic pallets containing a toxic flame retardant told lawmakers Thursday they were clo... | | 2/5/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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