Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

WABI reports on food waste solutions summit

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the April 9 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. The Mitchell Center is launching a statewide education campaign aimed at reducing food waste and encouraging food rescue, recycling and donation. 

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BDN, Centralmaine.com advance alternative seafood networks talk

The Bangor Daily News and Centralmaine.com advanced a talk about how alternative seafood networks can support resilient fishing communities hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 19. Visit the event webpage to for more information and to register.

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Media promote April 9 food waste solutions summit

The Bangor Daily News, the Daily Bulldog and the Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted the April 9 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. More information about the summit is online. the Daily Bulldog

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WABI reports on Mitchell Center food recovery project

WABI (Channel 5) reported on a collaborative food waste reduction project sponsored by the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Culinary students at Kennebec Valley Community College were tasked with developing value-added products using rescued food diverted from the waste stream.

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WVII covers Sustainability & Water conference at UMaine

WVII provided coverage of the first day of the University of Maine’s 2021 Sustainability & Water Conference, highlighting a talk by Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal ambassador. The virtual event is sponsored by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions.

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Media promote talk on building equity, collaboration in shellfisheries

Centralmaine.com, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, the Sun Journal and Bangor Daily News advanced a talk highlighting the work of the Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) at 3 p.m. April 12. The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the event, “Strengthening Learning, Leadership and Equity in Maine and Wabanaki Wild Shellfisheries,” […]

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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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Media advance Penobscot Language, storytelling workshop

The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com and The Irregular advanced a workshop hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine about restoring Penobscot language use and how traditional stories can provide vital knowledge to help meet today’s challenges 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 5. Register for the workshop.

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