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Testimony in Support of LD 1474: An Act To Ensure Water Equity And Accountability for the People of the State
April 11, 2019
Senator Carson, Representative Tucker, and the distinguished members of this committee. My name is Zak Ringelstein and I am a chair of Sierra Club Maine’s legislative team. I am here in support of LD 1474, An Act To Ensure Water Equity And...
Testimony in Support of LD 1198: An Act To Ensure Transparency and Participation in Maine Water Districts
March 28, 2019
Sierra Club Maine’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to support LD 1198 because it is our job to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources - and this bill does just that.
Let’s pass this bill for every...
Testimony in Support of LD 797 - An Act to Limit Greenhouse Gas Pollution
March 27, 2019
Sierra Club applauds the bold but sensible goal of LD 797, which is to reduce net annual
greenhouse gas emissions levels by 2050 to at least 80% below the 1990 annual greenhouse gas
emissions level. LD797 notes that even further reductions could...
Testimony in Support of LD 640 - Requiring Greenhouse Gas Reduction study for CMP Corridor Proposal
March 27, 2019
Sierra Club Maine strongly supports passage of the emergency bill, LD 640. We have expressed deep concern about the CMP/Iberdrola/Avangrid application for its so called North East Clean Energy Connect Transmission Line (NECEC) through western Maine...
Press Release - Sierra Club Maine opposes current Nordic Aqua Farm plans
March 25, 2019
Sierra Club Maine opposes current Nordic Aqua Farm plans
Monday, March 25, 2019
Contact: Alice Elliott, Chapter Director, Sierra Club Maine
alice.elliott@sierraclub.org 207-761-5616
Portland, ME – Sierra Club Maine Executive...
Building Thriving Communities
January 10, 2019
Sierra Club Maine's Climate Action Advisory Team's Newest Publication that examines how Maine communities are safeguarding their future.
Maine Does Not Need a Natural Gas Pipeline from Quebec
October 20, 2017
BY Olin Jenner and Beverly RoxbyThis past month, Gov. LePage again proposed constructing a natural gas pipeline, this time to carry fuel from Quebec to Maine. The stated goal of the pipeline would be to lower Maine energy prices through the use of...
Interview with Center for an Ecology-Based Economy’s Scott Vlaun
August 28, 2017
Interview with Center for an Ecology-Based Economy’s Scott Vlaun By Alison ZnamierowskiThe Sierra Club Maine Chapter has small groups of committed environmentalists across the state called Climate Action Teams. The individuals who comprise...
Miho Aida Speaks in Support of ANWR and the Gwich'in People
July 19, 2017
Only a couple weeks later, I found myself back in Kate Simson Norfleet’s office, this time with Glen Brand, the Sierra Club Maine Chapter director, and Miho Aida, an environmental activist and filmmaker who directed the documentary “The Sacred...