The Penobscot Bay Pilot and The Irregular shared a news release about the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine launching Food Rescue MAINE, a statewide education and action campaign intended to increase food rescue and recycling and reduce the amount of food waste disposed of in Maine landfills. The project slogan […]
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In an op-ed relating the increase in donations of trash to charity resale outlets, the Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine study about the culture of reuse in rural Maine. Centralmaine.com shared the Press Herald op-ed.
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The National Post spoke with Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about local seafood networks and community-based approaches to seafood distribution. According to Stoll, alternative seafood networks have thrived during the pandemic.
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The Forecaster and Waste Advantage Magazine reported that the city of Portland will be collaborating with the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions to track and measure food waste deposited at five new food waste collection sites around the city. The initiative is part of a larger statewide campaign to […]
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The Daily Mail spoke with Darren Ranco, a University of Maine associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American Programs, about a new study which shows that Indigenous people have successfully managed biodiversity for thousands of years. “These findings have particular salience for contemporary Indigenous rights and self-determination,” Ranco said. Lab Manager also reported […]
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WVII (Channel 7) talked with Rebecca Champagne, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine and editor-in-chief of the journal SPIRE, and Daniel Dixon, sustainability director at UMaine, about the Earth Day release of the fifth issue of SPIRE, The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability.
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The Portland Press Herald reported on a new municipal food recycling program being launched today in Portland. The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will support the effort by analyzing waste data to evaluate the economic and environmental benefits of recycling.
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Travis Blackmer, a University of Maine lecturer in the School of Economics, and Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, talked with Centralmaine.com about a new food recycling project being launched in Winslow on Earth Day. The Portland Press Herald shared the Centralmaine.com story. Waste Advantage Magazine […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Dominique DiSpirito, a University of Maine political science and honors student, who was recently named a 2021 Truman Scholar. DiSpirito is being recognized for her support of programs that seek to address food insecurity, pollution and mismanagement of natural resources and her public service leadership potential. “It’s pretty exciting to […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting the possible role for University-based research in Tribal Nations with inclusive strategies and attention to equitable knowledge co-production.
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