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Climate Change Global Warming.

Commentary: Lying about climate change is now its own industry

Exxon, among other global fossil fuel giants, has canceled research projects and invested in the newer science of ‘spin.’
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Global Warming. Renewable Energy.

Northern Maine clean energy project gets key commitment from Massachusetts

Massachusetts has decided to buy a share of ambitious multibillion-dollar wind and transmission projects in northern Maine after officials determined they would benefit that state’s residents. That decision is crucial to advance two projects selected in November by the Maine Public Utilities Commission for the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program. The program, a product […]
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Climate Change Environment Global Warming. Renewable Energy. Sustainability

Our Sustainable City – South Portland Sustainability: 2022 in Review

As our second year implementing our One Climate Future plan wraps up, we’re taking the time to reflect on progress we have made toward our big climate action goals in 2022. The ambitious, overarching goals – such as reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050 and running 100 percent of municipal operations on […]
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Gardening Gardens

Chores are barely done, but never too early to shop for next year’s gardening season

Some great local catalogs encourage buying and daydreaming on cold winter days.
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Climate Change Global Warming.

Letter to the editor: Work quickly to allocate federal climate change resources

The last two years have seen the best environmental legislation ever passed in the United States. With the CHIPS and Science Act (boosting semiconductor research, development and production), the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, there is $450 billion available for climate investment. Now we need to move with breakneck speed to allocate […]
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Global Warming. Renewable Energy.

Our View: Transmission lines are key to our clean-energy future

The transition to renewable power is no longer held back by technology but by supply chain problems, labor problems – and opposition to necessary projects.
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Climate Change Global Warming.

Rural voters least likely to feel Washington in their corner on climate change

Just half of voters nationwide approve of President Biden’s handling of the issue, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act with historic investments aimed at reducing emissions.
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Gardening Gardens

Must-have tools to make gardening easier and more efficient

A tool collection grows and shifts – from gas-powered to electric.