Climate Change

Media Previews Maine Beaches Conference

The Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report previewing the Maine Beaches Conference. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, takes place Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College […]

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EPA Environmental Merit Award Recognizes ACUPCC

Last month in Boston, University of Maine Sustainability Coordinator Dan Dixon accepted an Environmental Merit Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England on behalf of the university. The University of Maine is a charter signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which was initiated in 2007 by Second Nature […]

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BDN Publishes Op-Ed by Tisher

The Bangor Daily News published “Climate denial: Seductive but not morally excusable,” an opinion piece by Sharon Tisher, teacher of  environmental law and energy policy at the University of Maine.

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UMaine Research Cited in BBC News Article on Volcanic Link to Weather

A BBC News article titled “Ancient Irish texts show volcanic link to cold weather” said researchers used ice-core data from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project to help trace the effect of volcanic eruptions on the climate. Paul Mayewski, director and distinguished Maine professor at the Climate Change Institute, is one of the leaders of the […]

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