“Is Biden driving up gas prices to get you to buy an EV?” was a recently cited concern in an Associated Press release. It reported on a circulating rumor that, in a nimble feat of opportunism, the American President was possibly exploiting – or even encouraging – the Russian invasion of the Ukraine so we […]

Ukraine Greg Zemlansky I woke up safe in my house; while in Ukraine someone woke up with the sounds of bombs everywhere. I took a nice, comforting hot shower; while in Ukraine someone has no power anywhere. I say ‘hello’ to my wife and family. Thanking God we’re all together. While in Ukraine a lot […]

To the Editor: We are in the middle of a wide range of legislative issues currently and one specifically that concerns our state colleges. Throughout the past couple of years, sexual assault on campuses has heavily increased. While there are some agencies that focus on supporting survivors of sexual assault, there are no specific bills […]

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the primary driver of the “greenhouse effect,” that condition in which CO2 forms a nice blanket around the biosphere, keeping it warm enough for life to have evolved as it has. For a million years or so, atmospheric CO2 levels were relatively stable, fluctuating between 200 and 300 parts […]

To the Editor: One of my most vivid memories from being a student at UMF was the passion of my classmates to make the world a better place. For many students, the focus was on a single issue, such as LGBTQ rights. For other students, it was a set of issues with a single cause, […]

At age 20, too young to vote for himself, he won a contested primary election for state representative. The next year he would be the youngest member of the Maine legislature. And even though young first termers don’t usually leave much of a mark, Neal Corson did. His death last month at the age of […]

To the Editor: As a Peer Recovery Coach and a person in long term recovery, I support LD1862. I would like to inform your readers of the need to support the strengthening of LD1826 ExpandGoodSam4Me Campaign/Bill. The expansion of this bill will protect all at the scene of an overdose who call 911, in this […]

Change is in the air, and it’s downright electric. Carbon-free renewables, their technology, and their economics have reached a stage that brightens our prospects for meaningful reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions that have threatened the future world of our dependents. It may actually be possible to start feeling good about something. Like, instead of […]

As usual, there’s bad news and there’s good news. The bad news is, there is no Moore’s Law for carbon-free energy production. The good news is, there IS a Wright’s Law for carbon-free energy production! A recent study points out that traditional economic models have consistently over-estimated the cost of renewables over time, and that […]

 Because of some recent misinformation and miscommunication regarding the solar project on Sandy River Farm, LLC, the time has come for some clarification. The discussion started in 2015 just prior to the sale of Horizon Organic Company, which had been our market since 2000, to Danone of France. Their policy prohibited farmers to sell any […]