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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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk 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. When Margo Lukens began the project of publishing a book of traditional stories […]
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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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The Bangor Daily News talked with Brie Berry, a University of Maine Ph.D. student, and Cindy Isenhour, an associate professor of anthropology and faculty fellow at UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about the increasing volume of unusable items donated to thrift shops in Maine and burgeoning disposal costs.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the first annual Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit 10 a.m.–noon April 9 via Zoom. In Maine, annual food waste is estimated at 300 million pounds, or 219 pounds per person, which translates to $600 million in financial losses, even […]
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News Center Maine reported that Steve Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, testified before the House Committee on Appropriations about investments in infrastructure that would support a sustainable wood products industry in Maine and reinvigorate rural economies and communities.
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The Mount Desert Islander spoke with Bridie McGreavy, an assistant professor of environmental communication and faculty fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about collaborative efforts to bring a sustainable and local clam fishery to the Frenchman Bay region.
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Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal and the Bangor Daily News promoted the virtual Maine Sustainability and Water Conference March 31 and April 1. The event is sponsored by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. More information is online.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion led by Darren Ranco about the Land Back movement and the future of land relations in Maine 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 29. Ranco will be joined by John Banks, Lucas St. Clair and Peter Forbes […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com promoted a roundtable discussion sponsored by the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at 3 p.m. March 29 on Zoom. “The Land Back Movement and the Future of Land Relations in the Dawnland” will focus on the future of land relations in Maine. Darren […]
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