On Thursday, March 15, Maine Audubon will host climate whistleblower Joel Clement at Gilsland Farm as part of our Speaker Series. The event — Silencing Science: An Insider’s Take on the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Federal Climate Policy — features Clement, former director of the U.S. Interior Department’s Office of Policy Analysis and a […]
Policy & Advocacy
Action Alert: Solar Needs Your Legislator’s Support
The legislature’s Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee has heard from scores of Maine people, including several Maine Audubon supporters, that they support a bill to remove a tax on the solar people use at their own home or business, increase the number of people that can participate in community solar projects, and otherwise eliminate barriers […]
Action Alert: Speak Out Against Offshore Drilling
As you likely know, the Trump Administration has announced a proposal to open nearly all U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas drilling, including along the coast of Maine. Our coast is essential to Maine’s natural and cultural heritage, critical to our wildlife, our economy, and our daily lives. Drilling offshore puts us all — […]
Solid Turnout at Solar Hearing
Last Thursday, January 11, we had great turnout in support of Senator Saviello’s solar bill (more aptly dubbed the �gross metering bill�).�Maine Audubon members and supporters in particular made their voices heard, testifying before the Committee. Jared Crawford from Brooks expressed his frustration that the Maine Legislature and LePage administration keep moving the ball on […]
Maine Audubon Testifies in Support of Clean Water
Yesterday, Maine Audubon staff biologist Sarah Haggerty and I testified in support of two important bond bills. LDs 178 and 1510 would support improvements to Maine’s wastewater infrastructure and protect water quality for Maine wildlife and people. You can learn more about each bill by reading our testimony below. The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee […]
Action Alert: Time to speak up for solar policy
Solar policy in Maine is back in play. With your help, we’re going to be successful this session. Last year, a bill that would have protected Maine from a huge backslide on solar power was narrowly defeated. Now, we have an opportunity to move solar in the right direction. On Thursday, January 11, at 1 […]
The 2018 Maine legislative session starts now
The second session of the 128th Maine Legislature is upon us, and Maine Audubon’s advocacy team is in full gear. We’re prepared to advance protections for water, land, and wildlife, and defend against efforts to undermine existing environmental safeguards. We’re going to need your help. In order for us to keep you up-to-date on what’s […]
Is the Endangered Species Act an endangered species?
As a biologist and the director of Maine Audubon’s Coastal Birds Project, I see first-hand how essential the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) is for protecting our most at-risk flora and fauna. The Piping Plover is listed as a threatened species under the ESA. As a listed species, that means we get the resources and […]
Oil drilling in the Arctic will spoil coastal plains
On November 27, 2017, Maine Audubon’s wildlife biologist Susan Gallo wrote an�op-ed for the Bangor Daily News�on the need to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling.� � Despite urging from Maine Audubon and the environmental community, Senator Collins voted for a tax bill that would allow drilling in the Refuge. It’s not […]