Community solar farms hold great potential benefits for Maine – if the State does more to guide the industry’s growth.
Environment
Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Poet and activist Mihku Paul
Host Peter Neill talks with poet and activist Mihku Paul about concepts of “wilderness” and her experience growing up as an indigenous native of Maine.
Wind: The overlooked wild card in climate change
Climate predictions don’t generally factor in surface winds, despite some indications they may be changing.
Growth of Maine’s aquaculture industry sparks conversation about carbon footprint
Will the benefits of locally grown food outweigh the energy-intensive processes used by aquafarms?
Launching a sustainability accelerator
Maine can’t wait to finance clean energy and climate resilience.
Maine’s legislature could become first to require divestment of public funds from fossil fuels
The bill has sparked constitutional arguments and a debate over how more than $17 billion of state funds should be invested to best serve the public.
Ending the ‘Silent Spring’ on commercial forest lands
Passage of a bill to ban aerial spraying would be a long overdue step toward managing Maine forests as ecosystems.
What will it take to grow Maine’s local food economy?
Achieving the state’s goal of Maine residents eating 30 percent locally sourced foods by 2030 will require fundamental changes to the food system – and more investments.
Conserving land to save our future
Ambitious state, federal and global targets for protected lands could help slow the intertwined climate and extinction crises, and support local food production.
Adopting clean energy requires turning away from fossil fuels
Advancing renewable power is not sufficient: Maine needs a strategic plan and policy changes to help households and businesses get off fossil fuels.
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