Hallowell Won’t Wait: Community-Driven Climate Action, a community event, is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. The guest speakers will be A Climate to Thrive’s Executive Director Johannah Blackman and Solar Coordinator Beth Woolfolk. After the presentation, Hallowell residents can have light refreshments and engage […]
“Climate change is something that most people care about but often feel lost in terms of how to tangibly make a difference,” said College of the Atlantic (COA) student Linnea Goh. “I am interested in learning how to encourage others to get involved in climate related initiatives.” And Raney Bench, executive director of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, said, “I'm increasingly concerned that the island doesn't have a common recognition and understanding of how we're being affected by climate change. As a result, we're not working together to find common solutions and plan for common threats.”
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND A new program will train Mount Desert Island residents to be climate ambassadors. The program, called Climate Ambassadors, will help