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What isn't happening tomorrow? -- From 11 a.m.-1 p.m., the Local Sprouts Community Kitchen will host an open house in its new Public Market House digs. -- At 2 p.m., outside of the Kennebunk Water District office, a coalition of water-rights activists...
In front of a youngish crowd dressed as lobsters, Environment Maine and several public officials (including city councilors Jim Cohen and Nick Mavodones, and David Littell, the state's environmental commissioner) touted a new report this morning,...
New site , created to call out "projects that obviously were not vetted by the Maine Sensible Transportation Act...[which was] created to keep MDOT from completely paving over Maine, after Mainers were worn down and relented to allow the widening...
US Senator Susan Collins , who is running for re-election this fall, voted today to continue massive subsidies for oil corporations , and in opposition to taxing those companies' windfall profits. The vote was technically on a measure to end debate...
Hey, all you Hillary supporters in Maine --- don't just toss that Clinton for President sign, recycle it! One Texas based company wants you to mail in your (now-useless) Hillary signs ; they'll give you a free Barack Obama placard in return. ...
There are plenty of interesting things to do here in Portland to observe National Trails Day tomorrow, including hiking 10 miles through the Forest City on a guided walk with Portland Trails. But really the big thing you should do, if in any way you can...
In April, I suggested that Portland look into starting a bike-share program like the one recently launched in Washington, DC . And like magic, it's happening ! (To be fair, I think the idea was on the radar long before I stuck my nose into the matter...
Some of the fiddleheads around are actually starting to open, but there are still plenty to be found. It's a great wild, local, organic food. Pickled fiddleheads are my faves, but boiled and steamed are OK. (If they have to be hot, I'll take steamed...
The well-known environmental Web site Grist.org has crowned Maine's College of the Atlantic , located in Bar Harbor, the greenest college or university in the world . COA held the first-known zero-waste graduation in 2005, according to a press release...
Late last week, the US Senate passed its version of a federal energy bill , which included crucial increases in the nation’s fuel-efficiency standards (although one wonders whether 10 miles per gallon over the next 10 years is really the fastest progress...
