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Sierra Club, Maine Chapter’s Comments on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Public Notice Regarding Central Maine Power Company’s Application to Construct a New High Voltage Direct Current Electrical Transmission Line and Related Facilities
May 2, 2019
As the Corps is aware, the CMP Transmission Project is the second attempt by the state of
Massachusetts to acquire electric power from large hydropower dams in northern Canada via
transmission lines through other New England states. The first...
Minutes from the March Executive Committee In-person meeting
May 1, 2019
Link to PDF
Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday March 23, 2019 - Time 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
GSB Community Board Room 367 Main St. Yarmouth Maine (Otto’s/Inside Handy’s Market
Conf. Call 1-866-501-6174 Code 100 5900#
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Testimony In support of LD 179 by Representative Benjamin Collings: "An Act to Change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day"
April 29, 2019
We stand proudly in expressing our support of LD 179 for the renaming of this holiday in celebration of the 1st Nations to inhabit the lands we all now consider our home.
Much of the history learned in celebration of the founding of the...
LD Testimony to Support LD102 An Act To Improve the Manufacturing of Plastic Bottles and Bottle Caps
April 29, 2019
The Sierra Club believes that unless action is
taken at the state level plastic pollution will continue to balloon into a crisis.
LD 102 takes a simple approach to reducing the amount of plastic in our environment: Force
manufactures to use...
Testimony In Favor Of LD 13 An Act to Allow Microgrids That Are in the Public Interest
April 29, 2019
Looking toward the future, microgrids
are an important infrastructure tool that can increase grid resiliency, save ratepayers money, and
help stimulate local energy production. This legislation allows for the construction and operation
of...
Janet Mills at the Youth Climate Rally at the Capitol
April 25, 2019
Hundreds of young Mainers rallied at the Maine State House on Tuesday April 23, 2019.
Parking Instructions for Volunteers
April 24, 2019
Feel the validation!
Sierra Club Maine now offers parking validation to volunteers coming in to the Portland office! Volunteers can park in the City-owned Spring Street lot. View the map below, or download a pdf file with all...
Testimony in Support of Testimony in Support of LD 1282: An Act To Establish a Green New Deal for Maine
April 24, 2019
The Sierra Club is a strong supporter of Maine’s efforts and the efforts of the whole country to thoughtfully and energetically enact a green, new, deal.
A green, new, deal is a big, bold transformation of the economy to tackle the twin crises of...
Earth Day 2019 - Hike up Megunticook
April 24, 2019
Well, the forecast scared away some folks, but the rain held off and we enjoyed a lovely hike up Mt. Megunticook. There was still a little ice in some sections, but we successfuly navigated around it. The fog was above and below us, so...