Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 6:00pm
From left to right: Hannah Pingree, Vicki Doudera, Michael Stoddard, and Kathleen Meil. (Collage courtesy Camden Public Library)
The Camden Public Library and the Camden Energy Committee will wrap up a series of presentations about energy use and conservation with a fourth discussion on Thursday, June 3, at 6 p.m. This final session in the “Let’s Talk About Energy” series steps up the conversation to the state level.
A panel of speakers representing state government and well-known energy nonprofits will discuss strategies for reaching the ambitious clean energy goals recently set by the Maine Climate Council. To request a Zoom link to attend, please email jpierce@librarycamden.org.
What They Are Saying: Leaders Praise Governor Millsâ Budget Proposal For Fully Funding Education
May 12, 2021
âToday is a historic day for students, educators, and the people of Maine.â
âTodayâs announcement exemplifies the kind of leadership and commitment to education that Maine students deserve from their Governor.â
âIncredible news.â
Governor Janet Mills today released her Administrationâs Part 2 budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 biennium, which â for the first time in Maineâs history â meets the Stateâs obligation to pay 55 percent of the cost of K-12 education.
Leaders, advocates, and other experts from across Maine are praising the Governorâs proposal, which also invests in a host of bipartisan priorities, including initiatives to improve the health of Maine people; tax relief for low- and middle-income Maine people; enhanced revenue sharing with municipalities; PFAS remediation; and infras
News Release by the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Maine Conservation Voters
April 22, 2021 (Augusta, Maine) Maine environmental groups say that the two-day Leaders Summit on Climate convened today by President Joe Biden has returned the United States to a position of global leadership on climate action that will deliver real benefits to Maine people and communities.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) and Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) are also praising the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will set a new goal for the United States to achieve a 50-52% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Climate Agreement. The groups say that the federal government’s actions on climate are critical to help Maine achieve the goals it set in a statewide Climate Action Plan released in December 2020.
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