by Marina Schauffler | August 29, 2021
In a summer awash with climate catastrophes, stories of creative solutions float like lifeboats. One Maine example is particularly heartening: an unusual partnership between philanthropists and state policy leaders that has directed more than $700,000 into work on the...
by Marina Schauffler | May 9, 2021
As the Maine Climate Council concluded work on its climate action plan last November, one legislator issued what Sen. Anne Carney (D-Cape Elizabeth) recalled as a “plaintive plea: ‘We have to figure out how to pay for this now.’” Half of the Council’s work groups...
by Marina Schauffler | April 11, 2021
The Great Recession gave rise to an innovative model for meeting Maine’s food needs with local resources. The number of residents experiencing hunger had grown markedly by 2010 just as donations of shelf-stable foods declined due to increased efficiencies in the...
by Marina Schauffler | April 4, 2021
The ethereal refrain of the white-throated sparrow runs through memories of childhood. My own children have rarely heard its call. Bird populations in the U.S. have plummeted since 1970, with 1 in 4 birds disappearing. The fraction of global species lost each year is...
by Marina Schauffler | March 21, 2021
Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns focused on phasing out fossil fuels in Maine. In the energy transition underway, Maine has strong assets and lingering liabilities. The Legislature and the Mills administration have set ambitious goals for reducing...
