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Nobel Laureate to Speak in Rockland on Global Warming and Energy Supply
Event - Thursday, March 27, 2008 

Nobel Laureate and physicist Jack Steinberger will give a talk about global warming and energy supply next Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m. at Rockland City Hall, emphasizing the use of solar thermal power plants.  Source: The Free Press.
Container Port Development Scheme for Sears Island
Press Release - Tuesday, March 18, 2008 

The Maine Department of Transportation wants to turn Sears Island in Penobscot Bay into a cargo container port, according to an agency scenario released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
Midcoast Stewards Program Accepting Applications
Event - Thursday, March 13, 2008 

Midcoast Steward Program offers a free a course in natural and cultural history topics, educating community volunteers for service in local conservation efforts. Applications are due April 4th.
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Public presses for Sears Island to remain as is
VillageSoup.com - Monday, June 30, 2008 

The committee charged with creating a joint use plan for Sears Island got an earful Wednesday night, from locals who called for an end to the planning process and for the island to remain undeveloped.
Report on Maine Lakes Now Available
The Free Press (Rockland) - Thursday, June 26, 2008 

The Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) has released the 2007 Maine Lakes Report, including water quality summary data for more than 400 Maine lakes and invasive aquatic plant screening survey data for more than 350 Maine lakes.
Sears Island: JUPC prepares for public meeting; skeptics continue grilling state officials
VillageSoup.com - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 

Critics and some Sears Island committee members pressed for an answer from state officials about how planning for a shared use of the island might make the permitting process for a container port less restrictive.
Opinion: Susi Higgins Walker: Unspoiled, scenic Maine a salve to the soul
Bangor Daily News - Monday, June 23, 2008 

All Maine officials who make land use decisions, such as those regarding Sears Island and Plum Creek, need to hear we cannot afford more "deals" or "agreements" like the ones being pressed upon the public and environmental advocacy groups. The environment cannot sustain interminable compromise.
Black flies surge on Maine's clean rivers
Boston Globe - Monday, June 23, 2008 

Maine's cleaner rivers and streams create a growing black fly population.
Water, Water Everywhere...And Electricity Too?
The Free Press (Rockland) - Thursday, June 19, 2008 

A cover story exploration of Maine's wind and tidal energy potential, in light of "The Power of the Gulf,” a conference organized by the University of Maine’s Center for Law and Innovation and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and held in Northport last Thursday, June 12.
Opinion: Hiking Sears Island
LivingGreenMaine.com - Thursday, June 19, 2008 

As a hiking destination, Sears Island has several things to recommend it. First, it has a varied geography. From seashore to forest, field and fen, it is representative of the best of what Maine has to offer. And since it is an island, getting hopelessly lost is virtually impossible
Land Trusts Act to Preserve Blue Hill Bay Island Gem
Ellsworth American - Thursday, June 19, 2008 

Jed’s Island, an off-the-beaten-track gem of a destination for local residents and visitors seeking a place to picnic, camp, or simply explore, is changing hands. As a result, the 13-acre island located off the shores of East Blue Hill at the mouth of Morgan Bay will remain in its natural state and open to the public for many years to come.
MaineDOT Seeks Corps Permit to Work on Newcastle Bridge, Sherman Marsh - Also wants to develop state-wide “wetland mitigation bank”
The Free Press (Rockland) - Thursday, June 19, 2008 

The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to excavate and place fill material below the high-tide line in Marsh River in Newcastle to stabilize and protect the support structure for the Route 1 bridge in Newcastle that spans what is now the Marsh River.  MaineDOT says it plans to conduct the restoration of Sherman Marsh as a “departmental mitigation banking initiative,” and that by establishing a “mitigation bank,” it hopes to use that restoration to help mitigate other MaineDOT projects in the midcoast area.
 
DMR, Lobstermen Explore Options For Snarl of Sinking Groundlines
Ellsworth American - Thursday, June 19, 2008 

A handful of Zone B lobstermen gathered at Ellsworth High School last week for the latest Department of Marine Resources (DMR) update on sinking rope and whale protection rules. Terry Stockwell, the department’s director of external affairs, briefed the lobstermen on DMR’s latest efforts to reduce the impact of the federal Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule requiring lobstermen to use sinking rope groundlines on traps set in state waters.
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