The University of Maine Office of Sustainability has announced a slate of virtual and in-person activities for Earth Week, April 18–24, offered in collaboration with a broad array of campus partners, including the Green Campus Initiative, Spire, Divest UMS, the UMaine Green Team, the Maine Bound Adventure Center, the Maine Outing Club, the Horticulture Club, […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how alternative seafood networks can support resilient fishing communities from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 19. Global seafood trade is at an all-time high, with an estimated 36% of seafood worldwide traded across international borders at […]
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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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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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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 (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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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about learning, equity and collaboration in Maine and Wabanaki wild shellfisheries 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 12. The future of shellfishing across Maine and Wabanaki homelands is uncertain, as wild clam and mussel fisheries face pressures from […]
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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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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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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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