by Marina Schauffler | November 29, 2020
Editor’s Note: The Maine Climate Council is submitting its Climate Action Plan to the Legislature on Dec. 1. Topics related to the plan have been covered in a series of Sea Change columns this fall. Alongside the challenges of a raging pandemic, failing health care...
by Marina Schauffler | November 8, 2020
This article was produced in partnership with the Energy News Network, a nonprofit news site that covers the transition to a clean energy economy from state and regional perspectives. Only 1 percent of vehicles sold in Maine are electric, yet a few of those...
by Marina Schauffler | November 8, 2020
Editor’s Note: The Maine Climate Council is in the process of refining draft strategies into a Climate Action Plan due to the Legislature on Dec. 1. Sea Change columns this fall are covering related topics – in this case, what polls and surveys reveal about how...
by Marina Schauffler | September 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: This fall, the Maine Climate Council will refine draft strategies into a Climate Action Plan due to the Legislature on Dec. 1. Upcoming Sea Change columns will discuss several strategies proposed by the Council’s six working groups. This series begins...
by Marina Schauffler | September 13, 2020
Maine has New England’s most energy-intensive economy, expending roughly $6 billion annually – primarily on imported oil and gas for heating and transportation. Global warming could worsen the fiscal drain through a combination of rising costs and declining...
