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College of the Atlantic is No. 1 green college for fifth year running
Staff October 27, 2020Colby, Bowdoin and Bates also made the top-50 list, which recognizes factors such as regional foods, waste diversion, renewable energy and sustainability-focused academics.
Staff October 27, 2020
Combined heat-and-power may be an energy market with promise in Maine
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 26, 2020Maine and New England hit several criteria that promise good return on investment. But the market is hampered by lack of awareness, especially among smaller energy consumers.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 26, 2020South Portland to consider alternatives to development moratorium
Staff October 6, 2020South Portland officials have rejected an outright halt on development, but are considering other measures to help protect trees and open space within city limits.
Staff October 6, 2020
Next: Taking the climate's pulse, Drew Dumsch expands learning about the natural world
Peter Van Allen Updated: October 5, 2020Dumsch co-founded the Saco-based Ecology School in 1998 with a mission of educating students about environmental sustainability. As the world reels from both the pandemic and climate change, he says that aim is more relevant than ever.
Peter Van Allen Updated: October 5, 2020
Next: Kay Aikin, energy innovator and entrepreneur, is transforming the power grid
Renee Cordes Updated: October 5, 2020From Maine to West Africa, the CEO of Introspective Systems and her team are applying artificial intelligence to help energy systems focus on the people who use them.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 5, 2020
South Portland officials to mull pros, cons of proposed development moratorium
Staff September 21, 2020It isn't clear what kind of projects would be affected by the ban, if enacted. Proponents have cited two recently approved plans for multifamily housing complexes in the city, and nearly 80 projects are in the planning pipeline.
Staff September 21, 2020
Portland Water District, nonprofits get $8M in federal funding for Sebago Lake conservation
Renee Cordes September 21, 2020The money will support forest conservation, land stewardship and other natural resource preservation in the Sebago Lake watershed, which supplies drinking water to over 200,000 Mainers.
Renee Cordes September 21, 2020
With Outdoors Act funding, Acadia puts infrastructure at top of to-do list
Laurie Schreiber September 15, 2020With $66 million in deferred maintenance and federal funding on its way, Acadia’s top priority is replacing its deteriorated maintenance building. But other work is pressing too.
Laurie Schreiber September 15, 2020
Franklin County land conservation effort gets boost from outdoors media company
Maureen Milliken August 13, 2020MeatEater, which has a podcast and TV shows promoting fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation, is holding an auction to help Kingfield, the High Peaks Alliance and the Trust for Public Land buy the 215 acres surrounding Shiloh Pond.
Maureen Milliken August 13, 2020
Maine Community Foundation launches new land conservation grant programs
Staff August 11, 2020Two new Maine Community Foundation grant programs, one for general support and one for acquisition, replace the Fund for Maine Land Conservation.
Staff August 11, 2020Maine lobster fishery to lose sustainability certification
Staff Updated: August 5, 2020A lawsuit around the preservation of the endangered North Atlantic right whale, brought by a group of conservation organizations, resulted in the suspension.
Staff Updated: August 5, 2020
Bill that addresses Acadia's maintenance backlog heads to Trump's desk
Staff Updated: July 24, 2020A bill that includes $9.5 billion to address a national park maintenance backlog is heading to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
Staff Updated: July 24, 2020
State eyes next steps for Moosehead Lake region after shelving controversial plan
Renee Cordes Updated: July 20, 2020Signaling the start of a new chapter, after a previous plan was shelved, the Land Use Planning Commission said its latest decision offer "an opportunity to choose" what to do with nearly 17,000 acres that had been slated for development.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 20, 2020
Grants available for Maine businesses to expand ethanol, biodiesel options
Staff Updated: July 14, 2020The USDA's new $100 million grant progam offers money to help install ethanol and biofuel infrastructure; Maine USDA Director Tim Hobbs will host a webinar on the grant process Wednesday.
Staff Updated: July 14, 2020
Conservation Fund acquires 15,000 acres of western Maine timberland
Staff June 15, 2020The Conservation Fund, an environmental nonprofit, acquired 15,408 acres of western Maine timberland from Chadbourne Tree Farms LLC, and plans to conserve the forest for purposes including the region's outdoor recreation economy.
Staff June 15, 2020
As sea levels rise, land trust puts marshes on spending list for capital campaign
Maureen Milliken Updated: June 15, 2020The Maine Coast Heritage Trust is buying land in order to preserve the state's salt marshes, and to protect parcels that may become new ones as sea levels rise. Advocates say the efforts are critical to helping Maine and its economy deal with
Maureen Milliken Updated: June 15, 2020
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
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Groundbreaking Maine
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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