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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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Editorial: A spin on the bottled
Sun Journal - Monday, August 31, 2009
Bottled water filled a niche when public water systems were either nonexistent or lacking rigorous cleanliness standards. What's happened since is public water, with the development of new filtration technology, now provides reliably safe water. This advent doesn't make all bottled water a scam. Instead, it makes it an option. If you want bottled water, buy it. If you don't, don't. |
The next wave: Acadia park officials urge caution as storm Danny passes
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 29, 2009
Five days after heavy surf triggered by Hurricane Bill killed a 7-year-old girl from New York City and injured others who had gathered to watch ocean waves crash against the park’s rocky shore, Acadia officials met Friday to discuss how to deal with approaching Tropical Storm Danny. |
Alewives could stock Togus Pond
Kennebec Journal - Saturday, August 29, 2009
Worromontogus Pond Association recently voted to ask the Maine Department of Marine Resources to begin reintroducing alewives to Togus Pond. The group wants to form a partnership with Augusta for the harvesting rights to alewives.
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Island hit hard by Bill
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 29, 2009
College of the Atlantic uses Mount Desert Rock for field studies in the summer. Officials at COA said Saturday that because of the high surf generated by Hurricane Bill, the boathouse is now mostly gone and the generator shed is missing two of its ground-level walls. The storm blew through a door and windows at the house, causing water damage to the interior. The lighthouse tower, built out of granite several feet thick, is unscathed. |
Editorial: A Clunky Success
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 29, 2009
A look at the numbers shows that the “cash for clunkers” program did what it was supposed to — new car sales soared and those that were sold get vastly better gas mileage than what was traded in. The lingering question is: Was it worth it? |
Volunteers hunt destructive insect
Portland Press Herald - Friday, August 28, 2009
The Asian longhorned beetle attacks hardwood trees, which eventually die from the invasion. |
UMaine events to mark Darwin’s influence
Bangor Daily News - Friday, August 28, 2009
UMaine will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s seminal book, “The Origin of Species,” with a semester-long lecture course and a weeklong panel series in November, and a keynote lecture in October. “It’s the foundational theory [of biology] so it’s being tested every single day." |
Coal tar cleanup prep work begins
Bangor Daily News - Friday, August 28, 2009
After nearly a decade of study and legal wrangling, the city is set to begin removing deposits of coal tar — a known carcinogen — from the Penobscot River. |
Talks on offshore energy test sites set
Bangor Daily News - Friday, August 28, 2009
The Maine Department of Conservation and the State Planning Office have scheduled five informational meetings in September to discuss possible demonstration sites in Maine waters for new technologies for deep-water, offshore wind energy. |
Governor Praises Efforts of Weatherization Corps
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Friday, August 28, 2009
About 60 young people are participating in the Corps, helping to weatherize homes in their communities. They're part of a larger youth employment program that's put about 714 young people in Maine to work this summer. |
Letters: Cash for clunkers hurt, not helped
Portland Press Herald - Friday, August 28, 2009
The cash for clunkers program is deemed a success by Washington? You're kidding! What are they, drunk? High on "medical" marijuana? |
Letter: Warming to Wind Power
Portland Phoenix - Friday, August 28, 2009
The venting of wind-power skeptics in the Phoenix piece "What's Wrong With Wind Power" (by Deirdre Fulton, August 21) really misses a major point — global warming. |
Protecting Dark Skies
WERU Radio - Friday, August 28, 2009
What are “dark skies” and why are they important to people, from prehistoric times to present? |
Editorial: Pointless visit to tragic scene
Sun Journal - Thursday, August 27, 2009
The tragic death of a 7-year-old girl visiting Maine's Acadia National Park has saddened and troubled us all. But what possible purpose did Gov. John Baldacci's helicopter fly-over of the area near the famous Thunder Hole serve? |
Opinion: Clean energy and climate policy is a win-win for Maine, U.S.
Times Record - Thursday, August 27, 2009
The passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) by the House of Representatives in June was a step in the right direction, but the Senate and President Obama must work to ensure that strong energy and climate legislation finally becomes a reality. This is especially important for Mainers because we stand to see more gains than most regions if it passes and will lose disproportionately if it does not. |
Editorial: Cash for Clunkers earns a B+
Times Record - Thursday, August 27, 2009
No question about it: There’s a strong consumer demand for vehicles that deliver far better fuel economy. Let’s hope Detroit is paying attention. |
Acadia Wildlife Foundation Provides Haven for Injured Animals
Ellsworth American - Thursday, August 27, 2009
“I’m not trying to play God here,” she said. “They belong to themselves. They do not belong to me. I can’t guarantee anything. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. It’s my responsibility to give them a fighting chance.” |
Opinion: Staying 'green' hard when on vacation
Kennebec Journal - Thursday, August 27, 2009
Cashing in my returnables is normal, mainstream behavior. Carrying my garbage home with me was not. It was a psychological Rubicon I was not prepared to cross. |
Belmont teen thought he was going to die along Acadia’s shore
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, August 27, 2009
“I saw the wave, and you could definitely tell it was bigger,” Anthony Allen said. “We started backing up. We turned around towards the woods, and it was right there. I got hit.” “The rangers were not to blame for anything,” said Bonnie Clark, Anthony’s mother.
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Energy forum outlines credit, rebate plans
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, August 27, 2009
More and more state and federal tax credit and rebate programs are being made available. Consumers just need to know where to look. |
Sessions aim to educate public on LURC
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, August 27, 2009
The Land Use Regulation Commission is holding outreach sessions to educate unorganized territory landowners and potential landowners about the commission and its rules. |
Dover-Foxcroft man summoned for selling trout
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, August 27, 2009
Mark Cox is expected to make his initial court appearance for illegal possession of wild brook trout beyond the limit and for the sale of the trout. |
Removal of Dam Expected to Boost Salmon Runs
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, August 27, 2009
Soon, a small dam on a tributary of the Androscoggin River will be torn down and 43 miles of the scenic Little River set free. It's the first time any dam in the Androscoggin watershed has been removed for ecological reasons. It is a significant step toward restoring sea-run fish, such as endangered Altantic salmon, to their native spawning grounds. |
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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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