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Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Saturday, August 28, 2010
Thanks for visiting Maine Environmental News, the most comprehensive online source available for links to Maine conservation news stories and events. Since the start of 2009, I have posted more than 6,000 news stories and announcements. Articles are posted regularly. Be sure to check not only today's stories, but take a look at the headlines from the past several days as well. Recent articles often come to my attention a few days after they are published. Note: I will be away Aug 29 - Sep 6, 2010, and unable to post articles during that time. ~ Jym St. Pierre, RESTORE: The North Woods |
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America’s Great Outdoors Listening Session, Sep 2
Action Alert - Saturday, August 28, 2010
Representatives of federal agencies are traveling the country to listen to ideas for conserving our lands and waters and reconnecting Americans to the outdoors. The AGO road show will be in Maine on Sep 2 at 3-6 p.m. at the Bangor Civic Center. Don’t miss this chance to speak for the need to expand public lands in Maine. |
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Viles Arboretum seeks volunteers
Announcement - Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Viles Arboretum in Augusta is seeking volunteers to help teach environmental education programs to student, adult and family audiences all year long. Training and support will be provided by the arboretum’s new program director, Mark DesMeules. |
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Landscaping For Wildlife, Sep 4
Event - Posted - Saturday, August 28, 2010
Learn about the wide selection of native shrubs, small trees and other plants that are hardy and attractive, while providing food and shelter for our birds and wildlife. At Maine Wildlife Park, Gray, Sep 4, 11 a.m. |
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Oh, Ranger! Story Tour, Sep 2-6
Event - Posted - Thursday, August 26, 2010
Visitors to Acadia National Park are invited to share their experiences with American Park Network representatives, who will be in Bar Harbor as part of the Oh, Ranger! Story Tour from Sep 2 to 6. A team will record stories of visitors' experiences at Acadia. The program is part of a national initiative to collect stories to showcase the breadth and depth of America's parks as the National Park System approaches its 100th anniversary in 2016. |
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Healthy crops topic of UM gardening forum, Aug 31
Event - Posted - Thursday, August 26, 2010
Gardeners of every ilk will get the chance to learn about maintaining healthy crops during a presentation by a University of Maine Cooperative Extension researcher at the UM Rogers Farm in Stillwater on Tuesday, Aug 31 at 6 p.m. |
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Internet Trail Site for Franklin County
Announcement - Wednesday, August 25, 2010
This new website offers information on 15 mountain biking, hiking, walking, cross-country skiing, and snow shoeing trails in Western Maine. More will be added. |
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Schoodic: Where Sea meets Land, Aug 28 & 29
Announcement - Tuesday, August 24, 2010
This film is about the communities of Gouldsboro, Prospect Harbor, Corea and Winter Harbor, Maine. Maine Public TV, Aug 28 at 11:30 am and Aug 29 at 11:30 pm. |
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Open Garden Days, Aug 27
Event - Posted - Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The public is invited to join the Belfast Garden Club's Open Garden Days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Biebel Garden, 242 Fisher Road, Monroe. Visitors will discover a large organic experimental and eclectic vegetable and flower garden with soil that never needs to be plowed or rototilled due to its rich start as a "lasagna-method" garden. |
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Walks, talk focus on history of St. George River canals
Event - Posted - Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Georges River Land Trust and Montpelier: General Henry Knox Museum are co-sponsoring three free events focused on the history of the canals along the St. George River in Warren and Searsmont. On Monday, Aug 30, two guided walks will be held. Knox's efforts in constructing the canal will be the subject of the third event, an evening lecture by Mendoza at Montpelier on Sep 1 at 7 p.m. |
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Maine Woodsman Day, Aug 28
Event - Posted - Saturday, August 21, 2010
See demonstrations of wildlife carving, including with chainsaws, and hatchet-throwing. At Maine Wildlife Park, Gray, August 28, 11 a.m. |
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Mushroom talk at Belfast library, Aug 31
Event - Posted - Friday, August 20, 2010
On Aug 31 at 6:30 p.m., Belfast Free Library will host a talk titled "Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada" by David Spahr.
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Palermo Preserve walk, Aug 26
Event - Posted - Friday, August 20, 2010
Professional forester and lands director for the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association, Tish Carr will lead a nature walk at 10 a.m. on Aug 26 around the Palermo Preserve. |
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Astronomer illuminates concerns about dimming starshine, Aug 27
Event - Posted - Thursday, August 19, 2010
If the stars don't look as bright as they did when we were children, it might not be that stars have lost their sparkle. It could be that we have lost our night. On Friday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m., aerospace engineer and astronomer Peter Lord will appear at the Oceanview Grange south of Tenants Harbor. He will use satellite images to illustrate the amazing effect of night lighting around the earth. |
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Letter: Rails with trails efficient, save lives
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, August 22, 2010
Your Aug. 10 editorial ("Footpaths should not replace rail development") suggested converting rails to trails may not always be in the best interests of the state. But there is an option you allude to that needs more consideration: Rails with Trails. The Kennebec River Rail Trail, Augusta to Gardiner, is a great example. |
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A supplier in egg recall has history of violations, including in Maine
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, August 22, 2010
Two Iowa farms that together recalled more than half a billion potentially tainted eggs this month share close ties, including suppliers of chickens and feed. Both farms are linked to businessman Austin "Jack" DeCoster, who has been cited for numerous health, safety and employment violations over the years, including in Maine. |
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Mainebiz Rapid Fire Discussion of Wind Power
Other - Sunday, August 22, 2010
Panelists Rosa Scarcelli, CEO of Stanford Management, Matt Jacobson, CEO of Maine & Co. and Nicole Witherbee, principal of her own consulting business, PolicyEdge, weigh in on wind power: Could it really transform the economy of Maine or is just a lot of hot air? |
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Editorial: Sacrifices must be made
Herald Gazette - Sunday, August 22, 2010
The "not in my back yard" crowd is organizing in the Camden area to block a proposed wind turbine project being considered for Ragged Mountain. There are costs to every energy option but wind has some of the least negative impacts. There must be sacrifice to meet the energy crisis that we will face when oil prices again skyrocket. It is worth considering whether wind turbines on Ragged Mountain or at another local site would be a reasonable sacrifice. |
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Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership Program
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
When 10 high school students arrived at Baxter State Park Headquarters in Millinocket, they all knew why they were there. It was to hike and to learn about the natural features of the park that make it so special. The Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership Program is paid for through a grant from the Quimby Family Foundation. The Friends of Baxter State Park organized the program. If you ever doubt the future of today’s youth, spend time with these students. Their futures are bright. So is the preservation of wilderness. |
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Acadia Hawk Watch begins this Sunday
Bar Harbor Times - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Acadia National Park will begin its 16th annual Hawk Watch season on Sunday, Aug 22. Thousands of birds of prey, including falcons, hawks, ospreys and eagles, migrate through Acadia each fall. And every year, thousands of park visitors join Hawk Watch to see and learn more about these fascinating birds. |
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Friends of Acadia's 21st annual benefit auction a huge success
Bar Harbor Times - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Ann Rockefeller Roberts spoke movingly about the great love for Acadia National Park that inspires so many to devote their resources and energy to preserving this magnificent place. The annual benefit raised more than $608,000 in support of the work of Friends of Acadia. |
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Opinion: Don’t toss — recycle
Capital Weekly - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Hank Tyler's retirement years are dedicated to making sure that Hallowell is following the need to assure the environment of Maine is protected and will continue to sustain its people in the future. |
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Maine Farm Days offers view of real farm life
Lewiston Sun Journal - Saturday, August 21, 2010
More than 1,500 farmers, vendors and visitors came to the Barker Farm in Leeds on Friday to see what real farm life is like. The two-day event continues Saturday. |
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Conservation group gains 3 new parcels
Kennebec Journal - Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Kennebec Land Trust has acquired new conservation easements and properties in Litchfield, Mount Vernon and Winthrop. The protected parcels, which include wooded lots, wetlands and open fields, total nearly 350 acres. The Trust now counts 3,715 acres in the Augusta area as conserved, with more than 20 miles of trails for public use. |
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Group installs milfoil barriers
Morning Sentinel - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday morning, volunteers installed four Benthic barriers -- 10-foot by 30-foot underwater mats -- in shallow waters that were 3- to 5-feet deep. The barriers are the first step in an effort by the Messalonskee Lake Association to kill and manage the invasive plant milfoil. |
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Pioneering Friend heads to Thomas College
Kennebec Journal - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friends of the Cobbosee Watershed needs a new friend to lead them. The group is losing Executive Director Bob Moore, who has accepted a position as vice president of institutional advancement at his alma mater, Thomas College, in Waterville. Under Moore, the Friends, a nonprofit that aims to improve water quality in lakes, ponds and streams in the Lake Cobbossee watershed, has exploded to 7,000 members. Moore follows a simple formula: Remove the barrier. The group dropped a membership fee and the signups skyrocketed. |
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Gift will help preserve hill, create trail
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, August 21, 2010
A $47,000 anonymous gift has helped the Royal River Conservation Trust meet its fundraising goal to preserve land around Pisgah Hill in New Gloucester. The gift from a local family will enable the land trust to acquire about 120 acres to conserve wildlife habitat and create a hiking path that would link to Bradbury Mountain and Pineland trails. |
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Letter: No wind for Maine
Lewiston Sun Journal - Saturday, August 21, 2010
We are paying an unbalanced share of costs to support wind power, a generation source that is being sold out-of-state so our politicians can tell everyone we're a green state. All of this while we are currently ranked as having the third highest electrical rates in the nation. What genius in Augusta developed that brilliant energy policy? |
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The Power to Do the Right Thing
Other - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Good morning. This is Governor John Baldacci. If we are committed to a robust economy, cleaner air and water, and greater national security, we must support the development of homegrown, renewable sources of energy. If we turn our back on opportunity, the price will be high for future generations. |
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Baldacci touts renewable power in Maine
Associated Press - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Maine Gov. John Baldacci says the state is moving in the right direction with tidal and wind power development. He used his weekly radio address to tout the success of Ocean Renewable Power Company, which last week reported that its underwater turbine generator is producing grid-compatible electricity in Cobscook Bay. The company hopes to connect to the grid next year. |
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Grievances aired over wind turbines
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
It has been about two years since Vinalhaven voters, with a 383-5 vote, approved the construction of three wind turbines. It has been about a year since wind started producing power on Vinalhaven and North Haven. At a meeting Thursday, some residents complained of unusual sounds generated by the turbines. Some said they felt vibrations and others were worried about health risks. |
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Letter: Big wind alternatives
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
The wind industry says it has spent $750 million in Maine to date, but it has created very few new, permanent full-time jobs. A better solution — companies such as Backyard Farms that created 200 permanent jobs in Madison because of access to inexpensive hydro power. Maine generates 55 percent of its electricity through renewable hydro and biomass sources, and Canada is ready to send us the cheap renewable hydro power we need to attract jobs. |
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Opinion: Opponents use scare tactics against BPA
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Environmental activists, pushing for a ban on the chemical due to its supposed link to various health problems, swarmed the event claiming that “the science” points to human health risks from BPA. As pointed out in a recent Wall Street Journal article, “environmentalists have subverted serious discussion of the issue — and are on track to create another green scare,” even though regulators have confirmed again and again the safety of BPA. It’s time to get rational about BPA. |
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Opinion: Small business should lead ‘going green’ charge
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
We owe ourselves the opportunity to reshape energy policy for our country. We owe our land, our water, our resources, our businesses and our families this opportunity to be bold and visionary again by shaping our energy destiny together. In September, that is what our leaders in Washington must do. |
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NMCC focusing on greener construction
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Officials at Northern Maine Community College plan to revise the current building energy systems curriculum across the Presque Isle college’s construction trade programs to allow for greater instruction around green building methods, energy audits and weatherizing existing structures. The plans also call for the college to introduce a variety of new classes while revising existing courses to stress energy efficiency in construction and renovation practices.
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Letter: Wind’s dark promise
Bangor Daily News - Saturday, August 21, 2010
The deliberate deception taking place by wind power companies that stand to make millions, and by our own government, should have every Mainer questioning Gov. Baldacci’s scheme to industrialize our mountains into a man-made landscape of transmission lines and roads, thumping blades and flashing strobe lights while sacrificing tourism dollars, degrading property values and diminishing the quality of life. Protecting and preserving the unique beauty of Maine should be our lasting legacy to future generations. |
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Letter: Not at any price
Times Record - Friday, August 20, 2010
If there was a consensus that emerged from the public comments made at the meeting with the President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Storage and Transportation of Nuclear Waste, it was that Congress should forbid any further development of nuclear power unless or until the intractable storage problem has been resolved. Remember what happened when a similar panel was trying to find a community that would accept a site for a permanent repository here in Maine? There were no takers. Not at any price! |
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Opinion: A call for a windpower moratorium
Times Record - Friday, August 20, 2010
The Expedited Wind Permitting Law fast-tracks industrial wind development in the high terrain regions of Maine — by eliminating citizens’ automatic right to a public hearing, by removing our ability to object to development based on scenic impact, and by allowing what I consider to be state-sanctioned bribery (couched as “tangible benefits” and “mitigation”) by industrial wind developers of individuals who might be impacted by massive wind turbines on our iconic ridges. Maine citizens whose lives have been turned upside down by this legislation are requesting an immediate moratorium on wind plant construction and a careful reexamination of LD 2283 by our Legislature. |
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Pond promotes pooch play
Times Record - Friday, August 20, 2010
Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area offers 2.5 total miles of hiking trails, which would take about four hours to traverse. On two legs, that is. Using our long-haired Jack Russell terrier as a subject matter expert, we visited recently to gauge its dog friendliness. |
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You Can Protect Acadia | | Ever compare Acadia National Park to a piece of Swiss cheese? You should.Acadia is a majestic place ... | | 9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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