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Sustainability

  • Passamaquoddy Tribe generates revenue through carbon credits

    May 16, 2017

    The Passamaquoddy Tribe recently received a “Project Developer of the Year” award from the Climate Action Reserve for generating the most carbon offset credits in 2016.

    May 16, 2017

  • Is Lincoln the front-runner in Poland Spring's hunt for new bottling plant?

    May 16, 2017

    Poland Spring's search for the best Maine location to build a new $50 million bottling plant appears to be zeroing in on the Lincoln area over other identified possibilities.

    May 16, 2017

  • Effort underway to save Maine's top maple sugar plantation

    May 15, 2017

    If Big Six Forest, a maple tree plantation located in Somerset County and said to produce around 25% of Maine's total maple syrup production, doesn't receive a conservation easement, owner Paul Fortin has plans to cut it down.

    May 15, 2017

  • UMaine System marks Earth Day with new investment policy

    Staff April 21, 2017

    Maine's public universities marked Earth Day 2017 by announcing today a new investment policy linked to sustainability. The universities also released a report that shows the seven-campus UMaine System has achieved a 34% decline in carbon emissions

    Staff April 21, 2017

  • Bangor, Portland metro air quality improves, York County still at risk

    Lori Valigra April 19, 2017

    Portland is one of four Northeast cities to have reached its lowest level of ozone ever, but the American Lung Association gave York County a failing grade, despite having fewer high ozone days than last year, according to its 2017 air quality

    Lori Valigra April 19, 2017

  • Unity College president joins Maine Climate Table steering committee

    Staff April 13, 2017

    Unity College President Melik Peter Khoury has joined the steering committee of a coalition that is working to increase civic engagement in efforts to shape public policies addressing climate change.

    Staff April 13, 2017

  • Pingree calls for more federal broadband investment

    Staff April 11, 2017

    Limited broadband access and speed is hurting Maine's economy. That's the chief message U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-District 1, said she came away with after attending a roundtable discussion Monday.

    Staff April 11, 2017

  • Boothbay residents grapple with balancing development with traditional look

    April 11, 2017

    With various development projects completed or underway in and around Boothbay, such as the major renovation of the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, residents now want to define what a “traditional” village looks like and how to preserve that feeling

    April 11, 2017

  • Here's what's driving CEI's strategic plan: 'Our economy has to work for everyone'

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

    A year after its visionary founder, CEO and President Ron Phillips stepped down, CEI's new management set a strategic plan to focus the entire organization on quality jobs, a sustainable environment and shared prosperity for all Mainers, and help

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

  • On the record: CEI Ventures pursues socially responsible investments

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

    Nathaniel Henshaw, president and managing director of CEI Ventures Inc., looks to invest in companies with a social mission, those that are environmentally conscious or that have a good percentage of lower income jobs.

    Lori Valigra April 3, 2017

  • Maine makes 'top 5 states for retirement' list

    James McCarthy March 31, 2017

    Big snowstorm coming our way? No problem. Despite Maine's unpredictable spring weather and long cold winters, the personal finance site Bankrate.com puts our state among the top five best places for retirement.

    James McCarthy March 31, 2017

  • GlobEcoMaine aims to replace the kitchen sponge

    Lori Valigra March 20, 2017

    Phil Pastore, founder and managing director of GlobEcoMaine LLC, knew he had a good idea when he realized wood pulp could be made into strong cloth that was biodegradable.

    Lori Valigra March 20, 2017

  • Island Institute publishes 'deep dive' into coastal, island economies

    Staff March 15, 2017

    The Island Institute has published its first deep-dive comparison of the economic, community and environmental indicators for Maine's coastal and island communities with the rest of the state and nation.

    Staff March 15, 2017

  • Searsmont lumber firm to become an energy producer

    March 13, 2017

    The loss of pulp markets for woodchips produced at its 136-year-old sawmill in Searsmont is prompting Robbins Lumber to invest in a biomass plant that can convert that waste wood into energy.

    March 13, 2017

  • Portland, South Portland to create largest municipal solar farms in state

    February 23, 2017

    The city councils of Portland and South Portland unanimously approved contracts Wednesday night with Portland-based ReVision Energy to create two of the state's largest municipal solar farms on each city's former landfill.

    February 23, 2017

  • Auburn company sees treasure in others’ trash

    February 7, 2017

    An Auburn company is tapping into junk removal, considered a significant part of the $55 billion U.S. waste management industry.

    February 7, 2017

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.

When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.

More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy, 

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