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Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Sunday, February 05, 2012
Thanks for visiting Maine Environmental News, the most comprehensive online source available for links to Maine conservation and natural resource news stories and events. Since the start of 2009, I have posted more than 16,000 news articles and announcements. Be sure to check not only today's stories, but take a look at the headlines from the past several days as well. Articles often come to my attention a few days after they are published. ~ Jym St. Pierre, RESTORE: The North Woods |
Defining Wilderness: Defining Maine
Event - Posted - Sunday, February 05, 2012
This book discussion series is offered by the Maine Humanities Council. The discussions will be held at the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne on four Mondays: Feb 13, Mar 19, Apr 23, May 14. Discussion leader: Carol Kontos, English professor at UMA. |
Windfall
Announcement - Sunday, February 05, 2012
We can all agree that energy independence is a worthy objective, right? Alternative energy sources like solar power can help free the U.S. from fossil fuels and the grip of unstable Persian Gulf states. And wind power — wait, not so fast, says “Windfall,” Laura Israel’s urgent, informative and artfully assembled documentary. An account of rural Meredith, in upstate New York, when wind turbines came to town, the film depicts the perils of a booming industry and the bitter rancor it sowed among a citizenry. ~ Andy Webster, New York Times |
Intro to Winter Camping, Feb 10-12
Event - Posted - Friday, February 03, 2012
Introduction to Winter Camping with David Butler. This course will provide information about the skills to maximize your winter camping experience. At Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Feb 10-12. |
Tracking with a naturalist, Feb 10
Event - Posted - Friday, February 03, 2012
Join naturalist Nancy Holmes to learn how to identify the animal tracks you will (hopefully) see in the snow this winter. At Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association office, Jefferson, Feb 10, 3:30 pm. |
Dirty Tar Sands Oil Coming Through Maine? Feb 9
Event - Posted - Thursday, February 02, 2012
Learn about the environmental and safety risks of this proposed project and about ways you can join the effort to prevent Portland from becoming the tar sands capital of the eastern U.S. The Canadian oil and gas giant Enbridge is proposing to pump dirty tar sands oil from Ontario to South Portland, where it would be shipped by tanker to refineries along the East Coast or Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline passes next to Sebago Lake, the drinking water supply for more than 15% of Maine people, and could endanger Casco Bay and our fishing and lobster industries. At USM, Glickman Library, Portland, Feb 9, 7-8:30 pm |
The Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower
Publication - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The twentieth-century environmental movement owes much to a single man: David Brower. For the hundredth anniversary of David Brower’s birth, his son Kenneth Brower, an acclaimed nature writer, has brought together the testimonies of twenty environmental leaders whose lives and careers were transformed by David Brower; the result is a book in which a repertory company of path-forgers reveal their deepest values and most moving experiences. Available May 2012 from Heyday. |
Reducing coastal erosion, Feb 8
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Megan Facciolo, district manager of the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District, will talk about reducing coastal erosion. At Lamoine Town Hall, Feb 8, 7 pm. Sponsored by Lamoine Conservation Commission. |
Managing Your Timber Harvest, Feb 8
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Maine Forest Service District Forester Morten Moesswilde will talk about harvest planning, working with professional foresters and loggers, different harvest methods, wood values, closing out the job, and other aspects of harvesting. At Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association office, Jefferson, Feb 8, 6-8 pm. |
Birds, Bats & Blades-Wind Turbines & Wildlife, Feb 7
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Steve Pelletier, Wildlife Ecologist, Stantec, speaks about bats and wind power. At Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, Nov 7, 7 pm. Sponsored by Friends of Merrymeeting Bay. |
Winter Extremes: Oh, Deer, Feb 7
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Regional Biologist Keel Kemper will discuss current wildlife issues, including the effects of severe winters on Maine's deer herd. At Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association office in Sheepscot Village, Newcastle, Feb 7, 6:30 pm. |
Great blue heron flies into Merryspring, Feb 7
Event - Posted - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Danielle D’Auria, Maine wildlife biologist, will give a presentation on the Great Blue Heron at Merryspring Nature Center, Camden, Feb 7 at noon. |
Smelt/Ice Festival, Feb 3-4
Event - Posted - Saturday, January 28, 2012
Ice Cutting-Smelt Fishing Festival. At Mailly Waterfront Park, Bowdoinham, Feb 3-4. Part of a yearlong celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Town of Bowdoinham. |
Family Winter Ecology Festival, Feb 4
Event - Posted - Saturday, January 28, 2012
This year’s Family Winter Ecology Festival will offer a variety of free indoor and outdoor activities for the entire family. At Merryspring Nature Center, Camden, Feb 4, 10 am to 12:30 pm. |
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Faith groups lobby Congress for climate bill
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, January 31, 2010
Maine Interfaith Power and Light, a non-profit founded by a group of religious communities, is rallying the state's faithful to demand congressional action that promotes clean energy and cuts greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are heating the planet and changing climate patterns. The effort is part of a national initiative that will culminate the weekend of Feb. 12-14 with a national "preach-in" on climate change.
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Money at core of fishing dispute
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, January 31, 2010
On the surface, the argument over a proposed state license for saltwater sportfishing is about tradition and freedom. But dollars and cents will more likely make or break the idea in the Legislature. A saltwater license could have financial implications for two state agencies, and the money at stake is helping to motivate both supporters and opponents, including the Maine Lobstermen's Association and the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine.
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Wind backers decry conflict-of-interest claims
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, January 31, 2010
As Maine rushes to embrace wind power, unnamed critics posting on Internet sites and reader comment pages contend that money and political connections -- reaching all the way to the governor's office -- are greasing the skids. A repeated theme focuses on Gov. John Baldacci and Kurt Adams, former chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The charge has become more persistent over the past year, as the pace of energy development has picked up in Maine, fueled by federal stimulus money, efforts to cut reliance on oil and strong support for renewable energy by both Baldacci and President Obama.
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Opinion: Make North Woods next governor's priority
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, January 31, 2010
First, a comprehensive planning strategy should begin with recognition that these forested areas are part of a larger region. Second, a 7-member Temporary Commission on the Future of the North Woods should be created. Third, in cooperation with the organized communities, the commission would prepare local land use plans to protect special places and preserve land uses in a North Woods State Park and Forest Reserve. Fourth, the commission would determine the organization necessary to insure land acquisition and management of the park and reserve, and administration and enforcement of the local land use plans. |
Editorial: Companies that conserve should not have to pay more
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, January 31, 2010
A funny thing happened to some Maine businesses when they tried to save energy by making their plants more efficient: Their electric bills went up. By reducing their demand, the companies stopped getting a bulk power discount. The PUC wisely ruled that customers who reduce their demand for power should still get the best rate. |
Sportsmen looking over clover for deer herd
Maine Outdoor Journal - Sunday, January 31, 2010
While state biologists ponder what can be done to help increase the dwindling deer herd in northern Maine after the past two severe winters, the members of the Aroostook County Conservation Association have taken matters into their own hands by planting crops of clover and planning their second annual coyote hunting contest. |
Bill would help to map flood plains
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, January 30, 2010
As ice jammed the Kennebec River this week, lawmakers on the Natural Resources Committee considered a bill that supporters said would make it much easier to plan for future floods. The bill would allocate $250,000 to map much of the state using technology called LiDAR – Light Detection and Ranging.
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Lawmakers sadly split on business, environment
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Horace Hildreth, a former Republican lawmaker from Falmouth, knew there was a pretty deep partisan divide in Augusta even before he started looking at voting records. But even he was surprised at just how deep and wide that divide really is when it comes to Maine's environment and economy.
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Letters: No candidates back North Woods park? That's a shame
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Maine's politicians have demonstrated zero leadership in exploring a new national park for Maine. Hopefully, some gubernatorial candidates will emerge to represent the majority of Mainers who, at minimum, want a feasibility study done to explore the national park option for the North Woods. |
Letter: As Earth Day nears, recall need to protect our assets
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, January 30, 2010
The 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day is April 22, so this is a good time to treat every day as Earth Day. Maine's forests play a vital role in soaking up carbon, and our natural areas also help wildlife adapt to climate change by giving species a chance to move to areas that provide the conditions they need to survive. |
Snowmobiles get faster, cost more
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Snowmobiling has come a long way since 1908 when the first track and ski vehicle — the cumbersome Lombard log hauler — was built in Waterville. Today’s snowmobiles are exponentially smaller, faster and more maneuverable than the Lombard or the 1913 track and ski conversion built by Virgil White, the man said to have first coined the term “snowmobile.” |
Group seeking tighter limits on solid waste disposal rules
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Heartened by the state DEP’s recent rejection of a proposed expansion of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, community members and activists called Friday for the state to exercise stronger oversight of all public and commercial landfills. |
Mayor sees no gain for Biddeford in trash plan
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Biddeford Mayor Joanne Twomey has withdrawn her support for a deal to transform the Maine Energy Recovery Co. incinerator and has quit the task force formed by Gov. John Baldacci to put the plan together because it became clear to her during the past year of negotiations that Biddeford has nothing to gain. |
Connecticut Parks Bring In The Deer Hunters
Other - Saturday, January 30, 2010
NRP - A booming deer population has become an issue across much of the eastern half of the country. Much of the deer population growth is in suburbs, where hunting isn't a big part of the culture. But some Connecticut suburbs are so fed up, they're opening up their parks and woods to hunters. |
Caution urged on Moosehead
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Anglers will flock to the state’s largest lake this weekend for the third annual Moosehead Lake Togue Ice Fishing Derby with former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven. One veteran water-watcher said those anglers would be wise to exercise caution on the big lake. |
Letter: Wind cries ‘pride’
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, January 30, 2010
As a result of the Fox Islands Wind Project, electricity prices have dropped significantly for all 1,800 residents. Far, far fewer than one person in 10 is bothered by the sound from the project. |
Rockland church to celebrate Green Sanctuary certification
Bangor Daily News - Friday, January 29, 2010
The First Universalist Church will celebrate the congregation’s certification as a Green Sanctuary at its worship service at 10 a.m. this Sunday. The Green Sanctuary Program provides a path for congregational study and reflection and a call to individual and collective actions in response to environmental challenges. |
Group seeking tighter limits on solid waste disposal rules
Bangor Daily News - Friday, January 29, 2010
Community members and activists called Friday for the state to revise its policies governing the management and regulation of solid waste disposal. Heartened by the state Department of Environmental Protection’s recent rejection of a proposed expansion of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, participants at a news conference said the state should exercise stronger oversight of all public and commercial landfills
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New warden service facility draws criticism
Bangor Daily News - Friday, January 29, 2010
A brand-new two-story camp constructed by wardens for their enforcement work at Baker Lake deep in the forest in northern Somerset County has come under fire from some legislators, who question the logic of spending the funds at a wilderness camp when the department is seeking fee increases from sportsmen.
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Preparation, challenge: skiing to the North Pole
Portland Press Herald - Friday, January 29, 2010
Tyler Fish and friend John Huston finished their historic 500-mile Nordic ski journey across the North Pole last April, but Fish is still wondering why they embarked on the rigorous odyssey. The two men became the first Americans to complete a human-powered, unassisted Nordic ski journey across the North Pole. Fish, an alumnus of Bates College and a Minnesotan, will be in Lewiston this Saturday (7 p.m., Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave., Bates College) to retell his amazing journey as part of the 90th anniversary celebration of the Bates Outing Club.
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Underwater turbine to be unveiled in Bath
Portland Press Herald - Friday, January 29, 2010
Composite turbines that are designed to harness the power of moving water will be unveiled today in Bath, before they're shipped to a pending tidal power project in Eastport.
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Interview with a Seal
Maine Outdoor Journal - Friday, January 29, 2010
There are few animals on this earth as endearing as seal pups, and at Reid State Park, I see quite a few of them. Until last week, I’d never had a report of a seal stranded in the woods. |
Many state buildings in 'rough' condition
Bangor Daily News - Friday, January 29, 2010
In addition to the 34 camps and houses the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife owns on state-owned and leased lands, the state also owns 56 structures within the Department of Conservation that include staff housing and camps. [Online map] |
Composites convergence
Times Record - Friday, January 29, 2010
Today in Bath, America’s first tidal power turbines made entirely from composites will be unveiled, a move trumpeted by industry, university and political leaders as a historic breakthrough. |
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Do I Dare to Plant a Peach? | | It's a sign that Maine and the nation are getting hotter, according to a new analysis by the U.S. De... | | 1/30/2012 12:00:00 AM |
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Gardeners Association
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The myth of the self-made yeoman |  By Gene Logsdon – No figure is more endearing and enduring in agriculture than the lonely plowman out there on the horizon who raises himself by his own bootstraps to financial success. Only problem is, there is no occupation more dependent on the cooperation of society and nature to achieve success than farming. | | 11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Sharp, careful eye brings Maine mushrooms from forest to table |  By Avery Yale Kamila – On a crisp morning at the end of October, chef David Ross and I step off a dirt road in Kennebunk and head into a forest dominated by pines and smaller hardwood. Our objective: To track down a few chanterelles and any other wild mushrooms we can find this late in the season. This trip will mark one of the last of the year for Ross, who is an avid mushroom forager and the owner of 50 Local in Kennebunk. | | 11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM |
New climate prediction: ‘Weird’, getting weirder |  By Seth Borenstein (AP) – For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: more floods, more heat waves, more droughts, and greater costs to deal with them. A draft summary of an international scientific report obtained by The Associated Press says the extremes caused by global warming could eventually grow so severe that some locations become “increasingly marginal as places to live.” | | 11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM |
What to feed your chickens to get the best eggs |  By Nina Lalli – "I have a theory, and I don't think you're gonna like it." Justin was seated across from me at a communal table in a "Secret Restaurant." We had met not half an hour before, but were now deep in discussion about what chickens should eat to produce the best-tasting eggs – an obsession of mine recently. | | 11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Factory farming: not just on land anymore |  By Wenonah Hauter – When most people think of factory farming they typically think of feedlots, hog factories or chicken operations–not massive open net pens growing millions of fish in our oceans. However, factory fish farming will soon pose many of the same threats to the environment and to consumers as its land-based counterparts. | | 11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Bt resistant rootworm spreads | | By Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji – Bt is a toxin from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, which produces a large family of similar proteins that target different insect pests; and quite a few of them have been incorporated in genetically modified crops to act as ‘biopesticides’. Unfortunately, the pests soon develop resistance to it. | | 10/31/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Cranberry juice beats extract at fighting infection |  By Christine Lepisto – Just between you and me, ladies, what do you do when you feel that irritating burn, knowing it can only mean a urinary tract infection? Do you run to the doctor's office for antibiotics, only to fight the yeast infection that sets in when drugs knock other systems out of balance? Then you probably haven't heard yet that cranberries can fight infections naturally, and very effectively. | | 10/30/2011 12:00:00 AM |
‘Hobby farm’ couple do part, feed hungry |  By Bill Nemitz – It's not uncommon for someone to show up at the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen in Augusta with a bag full of fresh broccoli, tomatoes or other leftovers from their garden. In recent months, however, Glenn and Rachel Powers have taken that kind of community support to a whole new level. They're giving away the farm. | | 10/30/2011 12:00:00 AM |
New England shrimp target cut in half | | AP – Portland: Fisheries regulators have set the start date for the shrimp season and halved the target for the amount of shrimp to be caught by New England fishermen. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission on Friday set a target of 2,000 metric tons, compared with 4,000 metric tons the year before. | | 10/29/2011 12:00:00 AM |
The life of a seaweed gatherer |  By Daniel Klein – Most of the seaweed we get these days is farmed. But way up in northern Maine, Larch Hanson is still harvesting it wild in its many varieties on the rugged coast. This video isn't about the details of that process, however. It's about the essence of life for Larch, who rises at dawn to cut seaweed and then writes Zen poems about it. | | 10/28/2011 12:00:00 AM |
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