• Dissertation Defense: Julia Hiltonsmith

    Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, United States

    Julia Hiltonsmith, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Environmental Policy, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Instruments of Inertia: Modernity, Media, and the Politics of Energy Transitions in Coastal Maine.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at: julia.hiltonsmith@maine.edu

  • Talk – No More Wasted Food by 2030? Maine’s K-12 Schools Are Proving It’s Possible

    Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, United States

    Speaker: William Brenneman, University of Maine Graduate Student, Anthropology and Environmental Policy The State of Maine has recently recognized wasted food reduction as a crucial climate change mitigation strategy. The passage of LD 1065 will require Maine’s large food waste generators—like schools, hospitals, and grocery stores—to minimize wasted food through recycling and redistribution by 2030. […]