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PublishedDecember 14, 2020
‘Green bank’ envisioned to help fund a clean-energy transition in Maine
Green banks leverage public funds to attract private investment and are used to raise money to combat the effects of climate change.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Mills unveils 4-year climate action plan, makes plea for urgent action
The governor's plan draws the attention of President-elect Biden's climate envoy, former Secretary of State John Kerry, who said Maine could set an example for the nation if the state follows the plan.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
With Biden in the White House, Maine could see major changes
The president-elect is already preparing to move forward with an ambitious policy agenda on the environment, health care, taxes, education and other issues.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
Maine’s bold climate action plan will require money, commitment
The plan would cost billions of dollars to execute, but state leaders say the cost of doing nothing would be even greater.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Energy efficiency remains the improbable dream
Weatherizing Maine’s older home stock is critical to meeting the state’s ambitious goals to cut emissions, but high costs and an insufficient workforce put that reduction out of reach.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
As sea levels rise, coastal communities grapple with cost of adapting
Municipal leaders and planners gather in Belfast to discuss how to pay for the costly infrastructure projects needed to better protect their communities in the future.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors
Maine's governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others
The only U.S. elected official to address the climate summit, Janet Mills announced an executive order aimed at making Maine's economy carbon neutral.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine's first sitting governor to speak before the international body's General Assembly.
Maine Climate Council
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