Landmark Document Sets Course for Carbon Reductions and Economic Revitalization November 12, 2020 (Augusta, ME) – The Maine Climate Council voted today to finalize draft recommendations for the state's next Climate Action Plan (CAP), a document that will guide Maine's efforts to meet ambitious …
Renewable Energy
Creating an environmentally-friendly home
By John Grew (In this guest blog post, John Grew shares his experiences creating an environmentally-friendly home in Scarborough.) The first volunteer event that my wife Debbie and I participated in with Maine Audubon was the native plant sale at Gilsland Farm, a key element of the "Bringing …
Large-scale solar development rush must strike delicate balance
This essay was published in the Portland Press Herald as a Maine Voices opinion piece on August 11, 2020. It's an exciting time for solar energy in Maine. Tux Turkel's August 5th article in the Portland Press Herald set the stage well: Market conditions have aligned with recent legislation …
VIDEO – Climate Spotlight: The State of Maine’s Climate
Maine Audubon kicked off our Climate Spotlight series with a discussion about how Maine's climate is changing, and what Maine has done to address it so far. It was an educational and entertaining discussion with two of Maine's preeminent climate scientists: Maine State Climatologist Dr. Sean Birkel …
Maine Audubon Statement on NECEC Project, July 2020
Since 2018, Maine Audubon has engaged with Central Maine Power's (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project, sharing our concerns with CMP and its parent company, Avangrid, and providing recommendations for avoiding, minimizing, and compensating for the project's impacts on wildlife and …
Our joint letter on the Aqua Ventus offshore wind project Environmental Assessment
Maine Audubon and National Audubon recently submitted input on the scope of the environmental assessment for the New England Aqua Ventus I offshore wind energy project. You can read the full letter here (pdf). In it, we requested a more formal and detailed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for …