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Sustainability
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UMF professor urges sustainable forestry
December 10, 2012Andrew Barton, a professor of biology at the University of Maine at Farmington, recently published “The Changing Nature of Maine's Woods,” a book detailing the dynamic nature of forests in Maine and the factors that might shape how they look in th
December 10, 2012County studies market for grass biofuel
December 3, 2012Northern Maine researchers are eyeing production of grass biomass from the St. John Valley as a way to provide sustainable heating for the region and state.
December 3, 2012
Maine developers lead the effort to reuse shuttered schools
October 29, 2012The 40-year history of Avesta Housing's efforts to create affordable housing in southern Maine is neatly laid out in several rows of framed photographs hanging in the front lobby of the nonprofit's headquarters in Portland.
October 29, 2012Shaw's expands sustainable fish effort
September 10, 2012Shaw's Supermarkets is expanding the sustainable seafood program it launched a year ago with the addition of several new species.
September 10, 2012Tom's of Maine forges new recycling collaboration
August 30, 2012A new collaboration between Kennebunk-based Tom’s of Maine and the recycling venture TerraCycle asks customers to squeeze even more out of each tube of toothpaste.
August 30, 2012Lewiston manufacturer gets boost from Turkey project
August 27, 2012WahlcoMetroflex, a Lewiston-based manufacturer of power-generation and pollution-control equipment, completed a $310,000 project for Bis Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS power plant.
August 27, 2012
Stonyvale Farm converts waste to power with new system
August 20, 2012The future of a fifth-generation Maine farm is in the crapper, and it could be the best business decision the family has ever made.
August 20, 2012
Research rainmaker | Blaine Grimes, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
August 6, 2012During her time in the private sector, Blaine Grimes never considered herself to be much of a fundraiser.
August 6, 2012Hannaford traces fish to the source
July 23, 2012In May, Scarborough-based Hannaford Supermarkets announced a sweeping sustainability policy for all seafood products it sells, the culmination of more than three years of research and prep work.
July 23, 2012Jetport earns LEED gold status
June 28, 2012The Portland International Jetport has received LEED gold certification, making it the second commercial airport in the country to receive that environmentally friendly distinction.
June 28, 2012
A roundup of apps to enhance your business' green goals
June 25, 2012It goes without saying that technology has changed the way we do business. There is a wide array of apps and web-based platforms all intended to help you improve any aspect of your business. This is true for greening your business as well.
June 25, 2012
Goodwill ratchets up commitment to sustainability and healthy bottom line
June 25, 2012Few local businesses are as inherently green as Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, the Portland-based social services agency that resells items that otherwise would be thrown away.
June 25, 2012
A recent executive decree redefines green building standards
June 25, 2012Don White, president of Bangor-based Prentiss & Carlisle forest management company, has spent a career assessing the value in a stand of trees.
June 25, 2012
Portland housing complex earns LEED status
June 19, 2012Oak Street Lofts, a 37-unit apartment complex in Portland owned by Avesta Housing, has received LEED platinum certification, making it the first affordable multi-family building in Maine to receive that designation.
June 19, 2012Hannaford switches to sustainable seafood
May 24, 2012Hannaford Supermarkets yesterday announced that it has implemented a new policy that ensures the more than 2,500 seafood products it sells have been sustainably harvested.
May 24, 2012
Bioplastics cluster gets a toehold
April 30, 2012When a group of Maine manufacturers first met two years ago to discuss the emerging field of bioplastics, the conversation was abstract at best.
April 30, 2012
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