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Sustainability
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Nonprofits host talk on ‘Legacy and lessons of Rachel Carson’
May 9, 2018Sandra Steingraber, an internationally recognized author and environmentalist, will speak at Maine Audubon later this month about Rachel Carson's legacy and how the work Carson did and the challenges she faced inspire and teach those who ground
May 9, 2018
Ecomaine taking steps to address 'contamination' of its recycling stream
May 4, 2018Portland-based ecomaine put out a call today for customers in its member communities assist the company in preventing contamination in recycling in order to address a dramatic cost shift in the global mixed-paper market, which has hit historic lows.
May 4, 2018
Conservation group acquires almost 18,000 forested acres Downeast
May 3, 2018The Conservation Fund of Arlington, Va., acquired three forested properties totaling 17,881 acres in Hancock and Washington counties.
May 3, 2018
Two Portland-area businesses win SCORE Champion Award
April 25, 2018Two Portland-area businesses are state winners in the the 2018 American Small Business Championship by SCORE earlier this month. Fyood Kitchen, of Portland, and Dental Lace, owned by a Cape Elizabeth woman, are among 102 businesses nationally to get
April 25, 2018Cumberland eyes $1.1M municipal solar array at its landfill
April 25, 2018The town of Cumberland plans to work with ReVision Energy on the potential installation of a municipal solar array on top of capped landfill on Drowne Road.
April 25, 2018Bowdoin College achieves carbon neutrality ahead of schedule
April 20, 2018Bowdoin College has reached its goals of becoming “carbon neutral” at its Brunswick campus two years ahead of time.
April 20, 2018
Mechanical rockweed harvesting sparks concerns on Deer Isle
April 19, 2018Residents of Stonington and Deer Isle expressed concern about noise from the machinery used to harvest rockweed in their area, as well as the potential for bycatch and the impact of harvesting on biodiversity.
April 19, 2018
Mainebiz Food Insider: GrandyOats, Wicked Joe waking up granola with new product
April 11, 2018Two Maine businesses known for their natural products, environmental awareness and business acumen have teamed up on a product that one says is “waking up” the granola category.
April 11, 2018Vermont, trailing Maine in median age, seeks to turn visitors into residents
April 6, 2018Vermont ranks just below its northern New England counterparts in median age, at 42.7 — versus 44.6 for Maine and 43 for New Hampshire. It also deals with the twin problems of a shrinking workforce and low unemployment.
April 6, 2018EDA’s $1.9M grant to Hartland will help local tannery preserve 175 jobs
April 4, 2018The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded $1.9 million to the town of Hartland to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to support the region's business community.
April 4, 2018
Brewers' 'silent partner': Portland Water District honored for protecting Sebago watershed
March 30, 2018Good beer needs good, clean water — which is an important backdrop for why the Maine Coast Heritage Trust awarded its 2018 Espy Land Heritage Award to the Portland Water District for its efforts in protecting the Sebago Lake watershed.
March 30, 2018Sea Dog Brewing goes green in Camden
March 29, 2018The Sea Dog Brewing Co. in Camden has cut its use of plastic drinking straws by 30% and uses a program that turns food waste into biofuels in an effort to decrease its environmental footprint.
March 29, 2018
Diversified Communications foray into solar latest step in its evolution
March 27, 2018When the U.S.
March 27, 2018Conference to tackle ‘future of land conservation in Maine’
March 20, 2018Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation organization, is using the 35th anniversary of its annual Maine Land Conservation Conference this week to explore a different format and dig into some themes in more depth.
March 20, 2018
Electric bus demonstration coming to Portland and Augusta
March 16, 2018The Natural Resources Council of Maine is putting the word out that the electric bus manufacturer Proterra is bring a zero-emission electric bus to locations in Portland and Augusta for demonstrations next week.
March 16, 2018
LePage and Grohman team up on $50M bond to lower student debt
March 16, 2018Advocates at a public hearing on Thursday voiced strong support for a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage and Rep. Martin Grohman, I-Biddeford, to create a $50 million general obligation bond to offer no-interest student loans as well as loan refinancing.
March 16, 2018
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