The election is over, and hopefully, the political and legal wrangling about utility ownership and transmission corridors along with it.
After overwhelmingly defeating a referendum to replace Maine’s largest electric utilities with a publicly owned version, Central Maine Power offered the following olive branch: “As we look forward, we must continue to modernize our grid to support Maine’s climate change goals, connect new renewable resources, and electrify our communities.” I agree, but Maine must go even further to clearly communicate the challenges and opportunities ahead and act quickly on constructive solutions across all sectors, including electricity, buildings and transportation.
2023 is likely to go down in history as the hottest ever, with heat waves and wildfires ravaging multiple continents and calamitous storms, ravenous floods and other billion-dollar disasters becoming the norm. The world is burning, and while climate scientists and advocates are sounding the alarm, others remain cool and quiet, even those who may hold the keys to our salvation.
More businesses are talking about climate change in board rooms across America, but others are “greenhushing” – a practice by which companies keep their corporate mouths shut about their environmental goals and actions out of fear of public backlash. We should be shouting environmental values from our solar-covered rooftops. Instead, many companies are keeping their heads down to avoid disapproval from wild-eyed “...
Moukoko who was once tipped as Dortmund’s next superstar, has spoken out about the emotional toll of false age claims that surrounded his career. Despite scoring an incredible 141 goals in 88 yout...