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Sustainability
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UMaine scientists use tech to see-the-unseen in potential aquaculture sites
August 22, 2016Realtors will tell you buying property is all about “location, location, location.” The same is true for finding the best site for aquaculture, though varying conditions largely invisible to the human eye have till now made picking an area largely a
August 22, 2016Don’t argue semantics: Prepare for changes in fishing, housing
August 22, 2016At a recent Pierce Atwood event on the impact of climate change, an attendee posed a common question: whether the term climate change has hurt scientists and others trying to convince the public that ocean waters are warming and thus changing, and
August 22, 2016Unity College to use $40K grant to improve its heating efficiency
August 11, 2016Unity College will use a $40,000 grant it is getting from The Sandy River Charitable Foundation on site preparation and the purchase and installation of an energy-efficient heat source.
August 11, 2016South Portland official wants to put the squeeze on water bottles
August 2, 2016A South Portland city official said the city should consider the next logical step of its sustainability and excess waste trimming efforts by banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles.
August 2, 2016
Brewers, Pingree roundtable aims to expand craft beer impact
July 11, 2016Members of Maine's craft brewing industry, politicians and related associations met this morning at Shipyard Brewing Co.'s tasting room in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood to discuss boosting the $400 million annual industry.
July 11, 2016
New England fisheries feel the effect of warming waters
June 29, 2016After years of contending with overfishing, pollution and increased foreign competition, fishermen along the Northeast Coast are faced with yet another challenge to their way of life — climate change.
June 29, 2016
Mobile shower company, gluten-free pie maker among SCORE awardees
June 17, 2016Entrepreneur mentoring group SCORE honored 10 local companies with a Success Award in Portland Thursday at its annual luncheon.
June 17, 2016
Sustainable growth planned for Good Natured Brand
June 13, 2016With consumer demand for chemical-free products at an all-time high, Good Natured Brand's line of all-natural cleaning and personal care products is finding a profitable and expanding niche.
June 13, 2016
Pingree addresses Food Waste Summit in D.C.
May 11, 2016U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, talked about the food waste bill she's introduced to Congress at the Food Waste Summit in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.
May 11, 2016USDA awards grants to College of the Atlantic, Greater Portland Council of Governments
May 11, 2016The Bar Harbor-based College of the Atlantic and the Greater Portland Council of Governments were among the 26 nationwide recipients of Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants.
May 11, 2016
MaineHealth's Green Team turns system's food waste into compost
May 2, 2016As program manager at MaineHealth, Richard Veilleux focuses on health care quality improvement. But he also volunteers with MaineHealth's Green Team, a grassroots employee effort to recycle and compost waste produced in the Portland-based health
May 2, 2016
Inside the Notebook: Seeding clams in Downeast Maine
May 2, 2016The clam-seeding project is a collective effort by the 250 local diggers who sell clams to Gulf of Maine Inc., which diverted $1 for every bushel of clams it purchased into a fund for buying baby seed clams from the Downeast Institute in Beals.
May 2, 2016Biz Money: Sustainable practices aren't just for big companies
May 2, 2016The 46th annual Earth Day celebration April 22 occurred when record numbers of companies, including many small businesses, have adopted eco-friendly practices, working with green vendors, recycling or eliminating paper or using more energy-efficient
May 2, 2016
Saving on energy costs, one gelato flavor at a time
April 4, 2016Fred Horch and Pat Coon, co-founders of Spark Applied Efficiency, have been helping Gelato Fiasco make a lot more gelato in its expanded “flavor foundry” in Brunswick while using a lot less energy and water.
April 4, 2016
Loggers suffer one-two punch with mill and biomass plant closures
April 4, 2016Even in the best of times, logging is not for the faint of heart. “There are so many factors you have to deal with,” said Tom Cushman, owner of Maine Custom Woodlands.
April 4, 2016Ecomaine wins support for midcoast disposal contract
March 29, 2016The waste cooperative boards of the Rockport-based Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation and the three-town cooperative serving Thomaston, South Thomaston and Owls Head voted separately last week in recommending that the communities enter into a
March 29, 2016
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