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May 29, 2012
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Press releases, events, publications released, etc. from Maine environmental organizations and agencies. Submit content.
Sustainable Orono, June 5
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Join in a conversation with the founders of Sustainable Orono to find out how they are exploring what sustainability requires for their town and surrounding areas. Learn why transition towns and transition initiatives believe that re-localization is essential for a sustainable future. At Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden, June 5, 7-8 pm. |
Butterflies of the Kennebunk Plains, June 6
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Expert entomologist Paul Miliotis will guide visitors through the diverse ecosystems of the Kennebunk Plains. In addition to learning to identify species through binoculars, you will learn about the important ecological functions butterflies provide. June 6, 8 am - 1 pm. Maine Audubon members $30, non-members $40. Pre-register. |
Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Tuesday, May 29, 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 links to more than 18,000 news articles and announcements. I also post breaking stories and exclusives. Be sure to check not only today's news, 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 |
Scarborough Marsh Full Moon Canoe Tour, June 3
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Experience the sights and sounds of Scarborough Marsh creatures under the full moon. June 3, 7:30–9:30 pm. Maine Audubon adult members $11, child members $9, adult non-members $12, child non-members $10. Pre-register. |
The Hidden Life of Appleton Bog, June 2
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Appleton Bog is part of a complex group of wetlands that make up the headwaters of the St. George River. Guides Gary Roberts and George Libby lead an exploration of this incredible place, home to many unique species of plants and wildlife. Jun 2, 7 am – 3 pm. Maine Audubon members $35, non-members $45. |
Maine's Favorite Birds, June 2
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Jeff and Allison Wells will sign their new book and share stories, like the one about birding in sub-zero temperatures in a VW Bug with no heat, about their role in the search for Ivory-billed Woodpeckers amidst poisonous snakes, about the Cornell Lab's failed attempt to employ a "secret weapon" in the World Series of Birding, and more. At Wild Bird Supply, Freeport, June 2, 4-6 pm. |
National Trails Day at Acadia, June 2
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Discover, enjoy, and care for Acadia National Park's magnificent 125-mile trail system, accompanied by park trail crew and interpretive staff members. |
Compost art
Announcement - Friday, May 25, 2012
The exhibit Compost Paintings: The Cycle of Life by artist Ed Nadeau opens June 1, with a reception from 5:30 to 8 pm at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery in Belfast. |
Moonlight Canoeing, May 31
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Float along the shore of Fields Pond, as waning day becomes moonlit night. Loons, eagles, and bats may grace your trip. Bring your own canoe/kayak or rent one of ours. At Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden, May 31, 7 pm. |
A Birder's Guide To Photography, May 30
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
For the birder that wants to take photos while still watching birds there are three main choices: a super zoom camera, a digital SLR with a medium length telephoto lens (300-400mm) that can be used without a tripod, or digiscoping. We will discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each and look at photos taken with each type of camera. At Wild Bird Supply, Freeport, May 30, 6:30-7:30 pm. |
The State of Maine’s Common Loons, May 29
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Maine Audubon wildlife biologist Susan Gallo will lead a presentation on Maine loons. At Merryspring Nature Center, Camden, May 29, 12–1:30 pm. |
The role of EPA’s IRIS program, May 29
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Keith Salazar, an Environmental Protection Agency biologist, will be speaking about the history of the agency and its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program. At College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, May 29, 4-5:30 pm. |
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Interest Grows in Forest-Carbon Exchange
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, December 17, 2009
This week in Copenhagen, global leaders are working on a cooperative strategy to reduce global warming. Congress is also considering a proposal to set limits on carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. This is a report on the growing interest in offering carbon credits to polluters in exchange for preserving forest land. |
USM notes breakthrough on cancer, toxin
Portland Press Herald - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine say they have made a breakthrough in their quest to understand how chromium, a common industrial pollutant, causes cancer. |
State probes lobster price-fixing complaints
Associated Press - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Maine's attorney general, responding to complaints from lobstermen who are suffering under rock-bottom prices, is investigating allegations of price-fixing by some lobster dealers. The inquiry is expected to last several months. It was begun after the AG received a complaint signed by more than 50 lobstermen. |
CMP presses transmission upgrade plan
Portland Press Herald - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Central Maine Power Co. is renewing its push to win approval for a controversial $1.5 billion upgrade to its transmission system, arguing that failure to move ahead soon will cost Maine jobs and money and make the state more vulnerable to blackouts.
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No New Tower Atop Cadillac
Ellsworth American - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Homeland Security is no longer interested in erecting an 80-foot communications tower on the summit of Cadillac Mountain. In a letter to Acadia National Park superintendent Sheridan Steele the agency explained that following conversations with the National Park Service and the U.S. Coast Guard, “it became apparent that both the NPS and local community are opposed to additional construction...on Cadillac Mountain.” |
Four towns fight fire at paper mill
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Firefighters from four towns spent about seven hours Wednesday battling a fire that consumed several tons of recycled newsprint amid miserably smoky, foggy and icy conditions at the Katahdin Paper Co. LLC mill in East Millinocket. |
UMPI president’s collection part of climate discussion
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, December 17, 2009
As world leaders join together at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to try to formulate a plan to battle global warming, two books by the president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle are adding to the discussion.
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Forest Service rewriting Bush logging rule
Associated Press - Thursday, December 17, 2009
After eight years of the Bush administration trying, but largely failing to ease environmental protections to boost timber production, the timber industry, conservation groups, and members of Congress have all become frustrated with the Forest Service. Two bills have been filed in Congress that would tell the Forest Service to get going on forest restoration projects. |
Park Overflights May Be Regulated
Mount Desert Islander - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Acadia is the next national park that the Federal Aviation Administration intends to work with to develop an air tour management plan to limit where sightseeing planes may fly. |
Turbine company blows off Kittery
Other - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Seacoastonline.com - Kittery could well be out nearly $200,000 for a wind turbine that never performed up to expectations, now that the Canadian company that manufactured it has declared bankruptcy. |
Opinion: Burning Biomass is Not Renewable Energy
Other - Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ironically, just as delegates in Copenhagen are ramping up efforts to preserve forests globally to slow global warming, a technology that has the opposite effect is poised to wreak havoc on forests around the world. It's called biomass burning: chipping up trees and burning them in power plants to create electricity. |
Down Market Benefits Land Conservancy Groups
Other - Thursday, December 17, 2009
NPR - The collapse of the housing market has had a silver lining for open-space advocates. Land conservancy groups are snapping up prime real estate for pennies on the dollar. But, like any other nonprofit, land trusts depend on individual donations to make these purchases happen, and nonprofit giving is down. |
Ocean Energy Institute Finds Its Home in Rockland
Free Press - Thursday, December 17, 2009
After nearly three years of existence, the Ocean Energy Institute, which is the brainchild of energy investment banker Matthew Simmons, is moving into a new stage of operations under Robert West's leadership. West first became interested in ocean energy possibilities after reading an article on the Gulf of Maine's potential written by former governor Angus King. |
Monhegan Site Chosen as UMaine's Offshore Wind Research Facility
Free Press - Thursday, December 17, 2009
"We know that there are some receptive folks on Monhegan," said Jake Ward, Assistant Vice President of Research, Economic Development and Governmental Relations at the University of Maine. "We want to try to minimize interference with ongoing activity."
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Study: No Health Impact From Wind Turbines
New York Times - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
A detailed literature review published on Tuesday by the American and Canadian wind industry associations found no medical basis for the health complaints that often arise near large wind-farm projects. But the 85-page industry-financed study is unlikely to settle the persistent question of whether those who live near turbines are indeed susceptible to so-called “wind-turbine syndrome.” |
Maine conservation bills listed
Other - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Maine Coast Heritage Trust - The Maine Legislature will be returning early in January 2010. This year's session will be dominated by budget discussions and overshadowed by the upcoming gubernatorial election. However, a number of conservation-related bills of interest to land trusts will be on the agenda. |
FOA receives technical assistance grant
Bar Harbor Times - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The National Park Service Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance program recently granted Friends of Acadia a year of technical assistance and staff support for the organization's Trenton Village Connector Trails program. |
Offshore wind test sites announced
Capital Weekly - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Each site meets the criteria to test components necessary to develop deep-water, offshore wind power, including floating platforms, anchoring systems and new lightweight blade composites. If a developer chooses to file a permit application with the DEP in one of the demonstration areas, it would need federal permits. It would also be limited to testing a maximum of two wind turbines. |
Buckfield board sets date on wind-power moratorium vote
Sun Journal - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Voters will gather Jan. 6 to vote on a six-month moratorium on wind power development, which was brought to the town by a citizens' petition. Whether or not the moratorium passes, the town will vote on enacting a wind-energy ordinance based on state guidelines. |
Letter: Effects of climate change do threaten U.S. security
Morning Sentinel - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Joseph Reisert's column in Friday's Sentinel was pretty limp stuff. It takes little imagination to foresee the terrible human consequences of rapid global warming: population displacement, crop failure, desertification, spread of diseases from tropical areas, further collapse of fisheries, loss of glacial fresh water sources for large areas, etc. Is there anything listed that does not threaten U.S. interests? |
Letter: Thinking about donating land to wind power
Morning Sentinel - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
After attending a recent meeting in Highland, I wish to strongly oppose out-of-town folks, especially from people in Lexington, encroaching on the Highland residents' rights. I own about 85 acres of land in Lexington, and have been thinking that I may donate it to wind power. |
Study concludes mineral not a threat
Morning Sentinel - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
There's no big danger to public health. Unity College professor Lois Ongley and her seven students delivered that message to the Town Council and a large audience late Monday night, while presenting a study they conducted examining the concentration of a metallic mineral along the Sebasticook River. |
Opinion: Waste less to save more
Portland Press Herald - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Instead of questioning the reality of climate change, here are some questions that we should be asking: Where does our energy come from? How do we use it? A recent report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy shows that in Maine, households could save an average of $245 per year per household, and Mainers could benefit from the creation of 1,600 new sustainable jobs over the next 10 years. |
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