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Sustainability
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Greenlight Maine picks 26 semifinalists to vie for $100,000 prize in entrepreneur contest
June 29, 2015“Greenlight Maine,” an upcoming weekly TV show in which Maine entrepreneurs can vie to win a minimum prize of $100,000, said it has selected the 26 semifinalists to compete in the Greenlight Maine weekly TV show that will air statewide this fall.
June 29, 2015
Portland and Topsham firms in the running for $200,000 national cleantech competition
June 16, 2015Fresh off its win at the Top Gun Showcase, Portland-based sustainability software company Rapport has been selected as one of two Maine firms to compete in a regional cleantech business accelerator program that could ultimately lead to a $200,000
June 16, 2015
Climate change means big changes for Maine businesses, residents
June 15, 2015Heat waves, less snow and higher seas with new predator species from southern waters. With the changing climate, that's what Mainers have to look forward to, if scientists' predictions are correct. And they'll have to adjust their businesses,
June 15, 2015Study: Hannaford saves $16M on sustainability
February 24, 2015Hannaford Supermarkets is saving $16 million and diverting tens of millions of pounds in waste annually because of its sustainability practices, according to a new study.
February 24, 2015
Tom's of Maine founder paints intricate portrait of family and business values in new venture
January 12, 2015Three days after signing the papers to sell his iconic Tom's of Maine to Colgate-Palmolive Co. in 2006, Tom Chappell and his son Matt went to Wales to hike. But two weeks of daily treks for 12 hours caused a lot of discomfort, mostly in what he wore.
January 12, 2015
Portland composting company poised for major growth after expansion
January 7, 2015A Portland-based composting company expects to quadruple its customers after expanding its food scrap processing capacity and changing its name to reflect a new regional focus.
January 7, 2015
Study predicts more climate-related blackouts
December 18, 2014Climate change now joins hurricanes as a threat for causing more power outages for businesses and residents in major East Coast cities in the future, a new John Hopkins University study found.
December 18, 2014
Stantec to lead Arctic ecosystem study
December 2, 2014International consulting firm Stantec, which has three offices in Maine, has been selected to lead a long-term scientific study of the Arctic marine ecosystem, which was spurred, in part, by growing concerns surrounding climate change and su
December 2, 2014
Report forecasts more routine floods for Portland
October 8, 2014Flooding from high tides is expected to occur more often over the next 15 to 30 years along the East Coast from Florida to Maine, with Portland alone predicted to experience almost triple the number of flooding events by 2030 and more than s
October 8, 2014
Garbage to Garden is 'a for-profit with a mission'
October 6, 2014To many, the future of Portland is about new restaurants, an influx of new residents and a vibrant 24/7 community.
October 6, 2014Good Will-Hinckley's president takes job at UMaine Augusta
September 3, 2014Glenn Cummings, president and executive director of Good Will-Hinckley and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences since 2010, will be leaving that job to become interim president at the University of Maine at Augusta.
September 3, 2014
Two Maine startups selected as semifinalists in regional cleantech competition
June 10, 2014Two Maine companies are among 38 semifinalists chosen to compete in a regional clean technology business incubator program that will help give the startups an extra leg up.
June 10, 2014
Garbage to Garden's founder on how the Portland-based service has grown
May 19, 2014Tyler Frank's Portland-based composting service, Garbage to Garden, germinated from a simple proposition when a roommate wondered, “Wouldn't it be great if we could put our kitchen scraps on the curb and have them picked up?”
May 19, 2014Fed report says Americans feel climate change impact
May 6, 2014The government this morning released its much-anticipated and newest assessment of climate change in the United States, concluding that American
May 6, 2014
Hidden Valley's David Moskovitz targets business model for Maine woods recreation
May 5, 2014Sitting at a picnic table in a clearing on a late winter morning surrounded by 1,000 acres of forest, David Moskovitz talks about his latest business venture, Hidden Valley Nature Center — though it's not the one he's best known for.
May 5, 2014Bangor's air healthy, but be careful inhaling in southern Maine
May 1, 2014Bangor has some of the best air quality in the country, but southern Maine residents still are breathing unhealthy levels of pollution, an American Lung Association report found.
May 1, 2014
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