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For Safe Climate Act - Letter to the editor
- Bangor Daily News
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9/6/2006 |
| As America observes the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, there are many aspects of the disaster that demand our attention: the memories of those lost, the ongoing challenge of rebuilding the Gulf region, the deep divides of race and class that the storm showed in such stark images. | |
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Bangor: BAT bus credited with reducing emissions
- Bangor Daily News (new window)
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9/22/2007 |
| The Bangor BAT Community Connector bus system received good marks from several environmental groups this week for helping to reduce emissions tied to global warming. Overall, the report from New England Climate Coalition gave Maine and the rest of the region mixed reviews for efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from the transportation sector. | |
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Report calls for L-A passenger rail lines
- Lewiston Sun Journal (new window)
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9/21/2007 |
| LEWISTON - An environmental report released Thursday recommends speedy development of passenger rail lines to Lewiston and Brunswick to help reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. | |
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Coal plant would set Maine back
- The Times Record - Open Editorial
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8/7/2007 |
| The proposed coal-fired power and fuel manufacturing plant in Wiscasset would throw Maine's energy policy into reverse. It would careen our state back down the unsustainable energy road that our policy makers have recently rightly steered us off of. | |
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Maine lawmakers applaud energy bill: In addition to increasing fleet mileage requirements, the bill earmarks money for UMaine research
- Portland Press Herald: By John Richardson
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6/23/2007 |
| Maine's Republican U.S. senators praised the massive energy bill adopted by the Senate just before midnight Thursday as a historic step toward ending America's dependence on foreign oil and addressing climate change. | |
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Maine Law Caps Carbon Dioxide Emissions
- New York Times
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6/19/2007 |
| Gov. John Baldacci of Maine signed a bill on Monday establishing how the state will reduce pollution and cap power plant emissions in a regional effort to reduce carbon dioxide output. | |
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Survey fires up debate on climate - Editorial
- Sun Journal
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5/26/2006 |
| Al Gore's movie about the greenhouse effect opens in New York and California. While it's unlikely to beat the Da Vinci Code at the box office, it is reportedly a colorful, engaging and thought-provoking examination of the issue. | |
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| 5/2/2006 | |
| WASHINGTON --Ten states, including Maine, sued the federal government Tuesday to try to force the Bush administration to strengthen gas mileage requirements for sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. | |
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Controlling greenhouse gases from the ground up - Editorial
- Portland Press Herald
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5/13/2006 |
| The hemlock woolly adelgid is a tiny foreign pest with a big appetite for one of the principal conifers in New England forests. | |
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Yes, we can beat our gas 'addiction' - Editorial
- Sun Journal
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5/10/2006 |
| Experts say the price of a gallon of gas will have to hit $5 before it has an impact on consumers. | |
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Report: Drivers not covering environmental costs
- Sun Journal
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5/10/2006 |
| PORTLAND - Two Maine environmental groups unveiled a report Tuesday that suggests 20 ways that state government can cut gasoline costs and reduce global warming pollution. | |
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Good idea: Ganging up on climate change
- Portland Press Herald - Editorial
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4/26/2007 |
| Maine is on track as a leader in tackling climate change, as lawmakers were receptive to comments favoring the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative at a public hearing in Augusta this week. | |
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Bill's impact on utility rates eyed
- Bangor Daily News: By Kevin Miller
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4/25/2007 |
| Lawmakers began delving into the complex details of a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday with a key focus on how Maine’s involvement in a multistate program could affect consumers’ utility bills. | |
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Greenhouse gass bill draws a crowd
- Sun Journal: By Jessica Alaimo
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4/25/2007 |
| Environmentalists, attorneys and business owners - about 100 in total - attended a hearing on a bill aimed at reducing pollution and greenhouse gases, which was heard by the Legislature's Natural Resources and Utilities and Energy committees Tuesday. | |
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Lawmakers urged to pass pollution cuts
- Portland Press Herald: By JOHN RICHARDSON
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4/25/2007 |
| The debate about how to fight global climate change moved to the Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers took up a proposal for Maine to join the nation's first multi-state effort to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. | |
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Global-warming convert says 'its time has come'
- Lewiston Sun Journal
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3/29/2007 |
| LEWISTON - Ray Sirois didn't always take the threat of global warming seriously. That was before he was forced to make changes to his personal lifestyle, like losing weight and watching cholesterol, and he realized that one person's effort can make a drastic difference. | |
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Earth Day '08
- Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel (new window)
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2008-04-22 |
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Region lags on warming goals
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2008-03-27 |
| Despite some progress, environmental groups warn of big changes if states don't do more. | |
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Maine must step up global warming fight
- Kennebec Journal (new window)
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2008-02-13 |
| Despite its progress, the state -- and the rest of the country -- still has a long way to go. The science is clear: We must act now to reduce total global warming emissions at least 15 percent to 20 percent by 2020 and at least 80 percent by 2050. These are ambitious goals, and meeting them won't be easy. But we can't settle for anything less. | |
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Turning Up the Heat
- Bangor Daily News
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2/22/2006 |
| Maine's unusually warm winter may not be an anomaly, but part of a larger global warming trend. According to British researchers, the rise in temperatures around the world in the past century were larger and more widespread than any other global climate shift in the past 1,200 years. | |
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Driving global warming
- Seacoastonline.com
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2/17/2006 |
| PORTLAND, Maine - Residents of Portland’s "exurbs" - the fast-growing towns on the outer fringes of the metropolitan area - have long commutes that produce a disproportionately high share of Maine’s pollution linked to global warming, according to a census-based study released Thursday. | |
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Report cites Maine commuters' role in global warming
- Portland Press Herald
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2/17/2006 |
| The spread of homes and workers into the Maine countryside is helping to heat up the planet, according to a new report. A study of Maine commuting patterns, released Thursday in Portland, shows that residents of some outlying rural towns are putting many miles on their cars and trucks. Those extra miles translate into increased emissions of carbon dioxide, a primary contributor to global warming. | |
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| 2/16/2006 | |
| PORTLAND, Maine --Residents of Portland's "exurbs" -- the fast-growing towns on the outer fringes of the metropolitan area -- have long commutes that produce a disproportionately high share of Maine's pollution linked to global warming, according to a census-based study released Thursday. | |
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Sprawl, longer commutes, drive global warming
- 560 WGAN Newsradio
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2/16/2006 |
| PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ The threat of global warming and its link to commuting patterns in Maine were detailed this morning at an outdoor news conference in Portland, on a midwinter day with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees. | |
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| 2/16/2006 | |
| PORTLAND, Maine -- The threat of global warming and its link to commuting patterns in Maine were detailed Thursday morning at an outdoor news conference in Portland, on a midwinter day with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees. | |
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Group blames warming for Maine storm severity
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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12/6/2007 |
| Climate change is bringing more severe weather to the state and New England, says Environment America. | |
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The politics of climate change to visit Augusta this year
- Portland Press Herald
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11/29/2006 |
| Push comes to shove this year for a groundbreaking effort to establish the first U.S. carbon trading market. | |
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Cleaner cars - Letter to the editor
- Bangor Daily News
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11/25/2006 |
| The recent election swing and low approval ratings are not the only manifestations of dissatisfaction with the Bush administration’s policies. California became the first state to implement stronger standards for cleaner cars. | |
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Let states adopt stricter tailpipe rules
- Portland Press Herald
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10/25/2006 |
| This summer's scorching heat wave drove global warming home for many Americans and melted away the stubborn skepticism of others. The National Academy of Sciences reported in September that the planet's temperature has reached levels not seen in thousands of years. | |
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Building a carbon market from coast to coast - Editorial
- Portland Press Herald
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10/17/2006 |
| California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to join with Northeastern states in an effort to control greenhouse gas emissions is a significant milestone in the effort to address a compelling global problem. | |
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