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WERU Features Tidal Energy Research

SSI researchers Teresa Johnson and Gayle Zydlewski were guests on a recent WERU “Talk of the Town” radio broadcast. The discussion, led by host Ron Beard, covered the community and ecological impacts of tidal energy development in Cobscook Bay. The show also featured David Hart, leader of SSI, John Ferland from Ocean Renewable Power Company, […]

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Elmina B. Sewall Foundation Awards Grant

The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation recently awarded a grant to Maine’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) for a project titled, “The Maine Futures Community Mapper: Fostering Economic Growth and Healthy Landscapes for Maine’s Communities”. The project is an extension of an SSI project where researchers have worked for several years with Maine economic development, conservation, forestry, […]

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