A report urges developers to build dual-use projects with elevated panels that permit farming and grazing beneath. Critics say the approach is not yet affordable.
Environment
Peter Neill: Maine is positioned for greatness in a troubled world
Dirigo, indeed. Base our future on human ecology, not ‘nostalgia and empty tradition.’
Kate Cough: Lithium find prompts landowners to search for Earth-friendly solution
The Freemans say they will extract spodumene responsibly. They hope to allay local concerns, and keep the TV reporters at bay.
The Maine quest for truly green power
Our state needs policy reforms and truth in advertising to hasten the transition off fossil fuels.
Conservation group stunned by proposal for wind facility on Sears Island
Friends of Sears Island wants the state to consider Mack Point, which is already industrialized, for a wind energy assembly and fabrication facility.
There are more devices in Mainers’ lives than ever. No one knows where they end up.
Fifteen years into what has been hailed as one of the nation’s best e-waste recycling programs, many questions remain.
Hiding in plain sight: How plastics inflame the climate crisis
The plastic industry could soon surpass coal in greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, its growing climate impact is largely unnoticed.
Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach
A stakeholder group tasked with helping lawmakers incentivize distributed generation and plan grid upgrades is expected to issue its first of two reports by Jan. 1.
How far will we go to halt rising temperatures?
The Glasgow summit, utility rate hikes show the high cost of fighting climate change and who profits.
Wolfden CEO calls mining rejection a ‘speed bump,’ vows project will continue
Residents in nearby Patten appear divided over the Pickett Mountain proposal. Wolfden Resources CEO Ron Little says the project should get ‘the full shot it deserves.’
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