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Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

  • Penobscot Watershed Conference

    Point Lookout Northport, ME, United States

    Residents of the Penobscot watershed are invited to meet with scientists, researchers, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, fishermen, and government representatives to discuss the state of the region past, present, and […]

  • SEMINAR – Engaging in Sustainability Debates: The Role of Universities, Experts, and Journalists in Promoting Collaboration and Innovation

    On issues ranging from climate change and energy to food production and conservation, experts and their institutions are increasingly called up on to communicate with the public, advise policymakers, and/or to advocate on behalf of causes. In this regard, for scientists and other experts, navigating the often polarized terrain of sustainability controversies requires a careful […]

  • SEMINAR – Disturbance and Restoration in Streams

    107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

    SPEAKER: Sam Lake, Emeritus Professor, Monash Univeristy, Melbourne, Australia Co-sponsored by the School of Biology & Ecology After receiving his PH.D from the University of Southampton, in 1967 Dr. Sam Lake was appointed to the Zoology Department of the University of Tasmania where his research focus was mainly on the impacts of heavy metals on […]

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  • SEMINAR – Does the value of nature depend on whom you ask? Should it?

    107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

    SPEAKER: Aaron Strong, Assistant Professor, School of Marine Sciences, UMaine Through rapid and persistent anthropogenic global change, we now recognize that human activity is at risk of fundamentally altering the functioning of the earth system. The consequences for human livelihoods of such changes are likely to be devastating. As humanity has entered the Anthropocene, there […]

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  • SEMINAR – Banning the Bag: Local Government Opportunities in Sustainable Materials

    107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

    Speaker: Travis P. Wagner, University of Southern Maine A key goal of sustainable materials management is to maximize the use and reuse of materials more productively over their entire lifecycles and in part by minimizing disposal. However, given that the North American model of relying primarily on local governments for managing municipal solid waste (MSW), […]

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  • Hudson Museum Exhibit – Resourceful ME: Exploring the Value of Maine’s Reuse Economies

    Hudson Museum Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    Cindy Isenhour doesn’t subscribe to the adage “out with the old, in with the new.” The planet can’t sustain it, says the assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine. Consider, she says, that each American annually throws away 1,400 pounds of stuff and that 11,000 gallons of water are used to produce one […]

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  • SEMINAR – Indicators of Community Well-Being for Maine’s Coast and Islands: Initial Results and Opportunities for Collaborative Research

    107 Norman Smith Hall Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

    Speaker: Heather Deese, Vice President of Research and Strategy, Island Institute In response to community requests for more and better data and analyses, the Island Institute launched a new initiative in January 2016 to work through partnerships to ensure local leaders have the social, economic, and environmental information they need. This seminar will present a […]

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