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Alida Farrell: My 2016 Summer Internship with Sierra Club Maine
July 27, 2016
After speaking with volunteer coordinator Jeanine Bischoff in March about what my position as intern at Sierra Club Maine would entail, I was both excited and nervous. The word “intern” conjured images of inconvenient hours and onerous grunt-work....
Joan Saxe: Time to Fight the Corruption of Money in Politics
March 14, 2016
Corrupting corporate money pouring into our government. Assaults on the right to vote. Gridlock and obstruction in Washington. There’s no question -- our democracy is in trouble. To protect our environment, we must protect our democracy. On...
Claudia King: Sierra Club Maine Leaders in Paris, Part 1
December 7, 2015
Fellow Sierra Club Maine volunteer leader Joan Saxe and I are packing our bags and preparing for our trip to Paris to join other Sierra Club members at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference(UNFCCC) which is at the end of its first week...
Interning with Sierra Club Maine
September 22, 2015
Interning with Sierra Club Maineby Haley PlanteI’ve always wished I could say that I’m a Mainer, born and raised, but I was actually born in New Hampshire. Still, I try to make that claim, and consider myself a native since I’ve lived here for 80%...
Time to Switch to Clean Energy and Clean Energy Cars
September 9, 2015
Time to Switch to Clean Energy and Clean Energy Cars By Lyn Sudlow, Sierra Club Maine ExCom MemberNational Drive Electric Day is coming up and we are celebrating it here in Maine at the South Portland Community Center at 21 Nelson Road in...
Maine CATs: To Change Everything, It Takes Everyone
May 28, 2015
June 2015Maine CATs: To Change Everything, It Takes EveryoneBy Miriam Rubin, Maine Climate Action Team Advisory Committee ChairClimate Action Teams (CATs) hit the ground running, cruising on the momentum generated by the People’s Climate March last...
Train Time for Maine's Twin Cities
May 26, 2015
Train Time for the Twin Citiesby Anthony J. Donovan, Sierra Club Maine Transportation & Energy CommitteeRail transportation corridors in Maine represent viable and attractive transportation options that can contribute to the economic prosperity...
Earth Day: Moving Maine (and Gov. LePage) Towards a 100% Clean Energy Economy
May 17, 2015
EARTH DAY: MOVING MAINE (AND GOV. LEPAGE) TOWARDS A 100% CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMYBy Glen Brand, Director, Sierra Club MaineOn the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the most pressing environmental problems were worsening air, water and toxic...
Stop Ignoring the Scientific Facts and Take Action
March 2, 2015
Stop Ignoring the Scientific Facts and Take Actionby Lynda Sudlow, Sierra Club Maine Executive CommitteeA recent commentary printed in the Portland Press Herald (January 30, 2015) by M.D. Harmon proclaims that there is “No sound basis for...
How will Maine respond to the next spruce budworm outbreak?
February 20, 2015
Today, there is concern that a new spruce budworm outbreak is imminent. Our neighbors to the north in Quebec are already experiencing a major infestation, with more than 8 million acres of forest affected. History tells us that it’s just a matter of...