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Solar success

August 13, 2019 Comments Off on Solar success

Passage of the most recent version of a solar energy bill, LD 1711, is good news for Maine. The legislation was sponsored by Lincoln County Sen. Dana Dow, a Republican,…

PSR Maine in the news

August 13, 2019 Comments Off on PSR Maine in the news

A psychiatrist, Janis Petzel, gave a chilling talk, “Death by Degrees: The Health Crisis of Climate Change in Maine.” Global warming means more Lyme disease and other insect-borne sicknesses such…

Letter to the editor: Maine should lead in phasing toxins out of food packaging

August 13, 2019 Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Maine should lead in phasing toxins out of food packaging

As a species, we seem to be spectacularly resistant to the cautionary lessons of history. Humans began using lead several thousand years ago. But we are still trying to address…

How the cost of nuclear weapons impact Mainers

April 1, 2019 Comments Off on How the cost of nuclear weapons impact Mainers

One of the things that we all seem to share living in Maine is a sensibility about spending money.  But when it comes to the nuclear arms budget, this is…

Resolution focusing on preventing nuclear war is worthy of support

April 1, 2019 Comments Off on Resolution focusing on preventing nuclear war is worthy of support

If there is one thing in Maine we can all agree about, it is protecting children, no matter where they live. Here in Lewiston, I see examples of that every…

Toxics – What everyone should know

January 23, 2019 Comments Off on Toxics – What everyone should know

Dr Phillip Landrigan, whose studies influenced the US to remove lead from gasoline, visited Maine this past fall and gave an important lecture at UNE as part of a PSR…

As disease-bearing ticks head north, weak government response threatens public health

August 13, 2018 Comments Off on As disease-bearing ticks head north, weak government response threatens public health

The CDC says rising temperatures are partly to blame for the tripling of mosquito, tick, and flea-borne illnesses from 2004 to 2016, but Maine’s governor, a climate skeptic, is tying…

Maine Compass: Step back from brink of nuclear annihilation

August 8, 2018 Comments Off on Maine Compass: Step back from brink of nuclear annihilation

World leaders should focus on how to use diplomacy, not threats of nuclear annihilation, in addressing the dark path begun 73 years ago. Recent events have brought into focus the…

Be wary of fighting ticks with pesticides, consider alternatives

June 11, 2018 Comments Off on Be wary of fighting ticks with pesticides, consider alternatives

Chemicals can be as troubling as the threatening insects because both are linked to disease and illness. The recently released results of a Critical Insights poll show that over 80 percent of…

Scarborough lawmakers should back solar bill

February 12, 2018 Comments Off on Scarborough lawmakers should back solar bill

The Forecaster Letter to the editor from Mark Follansbee on a proposed law that would protect Maine’s solar industry. “New rules, which will be implemented in just a few months,…