Opinion

Centralmaine.com column cites UMaine climate change reports

A Centralmaine.com column by Jennifer Wilder Kierstead cited reports from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine in advocating for local action to slow climate change, including introduction of a carbon tax with funds raised paid as cash dividends to citizens. 

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Bangor Daily op-ed cites Berry, Isenhour waste management research

A Bangor Daily News op-ed denouncing increasing donations of unusable items to charity thrift shops cited research by Brie Berry, a University of Maine Ph.D. student, and Cindy Isenhour, a UMaine associate professor and faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions.

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Brewer, Powell discuss filibuster, issues in Congress in BDN editorial

University of Maine political science professors Richard Powell and Mark Brewer discussed the filibuster in a Bangor Daily News editorial titled “The filibuster may need fixing, but it isn’t the only reason Congress is largely dysfunctional.” “The filibuster has become a significant problem in an era of intense polarization,” Powell said. Brewer, however, said removing […]

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Press Herald publishes Ferrini-Mundy’s op-ed about UMaine Extension’s leadership during pandemic

The Portland Press Herald published an op-ed from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, vice chancellor for research and innovation for the University of Maine System and president of the University of Maine, titled “Positives in pandemics – Extension’s role grows during COVID-19 crisis.” The piece explores the assistance University of Maine Cooperative Extension has provided Mainers during the […]

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Silka, de Leon op-ed touts benefits of community partnerships

The Bangor Daily News featured an op-ed highlighting the benefits of university-community partnerships, particularly during a pandemic. The column, which was co-authored by Linda Silka, a University of Maine professor emerita of economics and senior fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and Michelle de Leon, a graduate student in ecology […]

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