Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

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UMaine economists developing new resource to help tribal and underserved communities in Maine implement renewable energy 

University of Maine researchers are working with Wabanaki and rural low-income communities to co-develop a new resource for helping them implement renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $1.13 million to Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet, both associate professors of economics, so they can investigate the effectiveness of Local Energy Action […]

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UMaine Extension earns $6.5M for new 4-H workforce development program

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H was recently awarded $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to nurture future leaders of northern New England’s food system.  The new program, called “Oh Yea! 4-H Grows True Leaders,” will provide experiential learning, practical knowledge and life skill development to hundreds […]

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BDN publishes Haedicke, MacRae op-ed about PFAS registry

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Michael Haedicke, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine and a faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, titled “Producers and regulators must […]

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Lee speaks with Maine Public about food waste and climate change

Maine Public interviewed Susanne Lee, faculty fellow at the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about what people can do to minimize food waste and the carbon emissions it generates. “It’s household food waste, that’s really our biggest problem,” Lee says. Connecticut Public, New England Public Media, New Hampshire Public […]

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Ellsworth American quotes Dagher in story about wind energy

In a story about wind energy in Maine, the Ellsworth American quoted Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), as saying “The only option for Maine for offshore wind is floating turbines,” in a 2021 webinar outlining the VolturnUS project. The Mount Desert Islander shared the […]

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Sen. King cites ASCC 3D-printed house in interview with Business Insider

U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine cited the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) 3D-printed house made of biobased materials as a potential solution to the lack of affordable housing in the state during an interview with Business Insider. Yahoo! News and MSN shared the Business Insider report

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