Franklin López<p>This summer, Indigenous land defenders in “Quebec” made the logging lobby eat shit—blockades, pressure, the whole nine. But the state will try again. The Atikamekw are digging in for winter with a permanent camp to watch their forests and stop illegal cuts. Cold’s coming fast. Kick in so they’ve got what they need to hold the line.</p><p>Donate: <a href="https://gofund.me/fd5d9f6e2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gofund.me/fd5d9f6e2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Atikamekw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atikamekw</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopLogging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoConsentNoContract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoConsentNoContract</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmeraldAshBorer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmeraldAshBorer</span></a> and Other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TreeHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TreeHealth</span></a> Concerns <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DACF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DACF</span></a> Update for Cities and Towns </p><p>September 11, 2025<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineForestService</span></a></p><p>"On September 11, 2025, The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the City of Belfast hosted a workshop to update city and town tree and forest managers and public works staff along with interested community members on the known status of emerald ash borer in Maine, local and state management efforts, municipal support opportunities, as well as a Q&A session."</p><p>Watch:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXFuktJRzSM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=JXFuktJRzS</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheAshTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheAshTrees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Basketry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Basketry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AshTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AshTrees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDepartmentOfAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDepartmentOfAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDepartmentOfAgricultureConservationAndForestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDepartmentOfAgricultureConservationAndForestry</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guatemala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guatemala</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Belize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belize</span></a> plan to protect 14 million acres of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mayan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mayan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forest</span></a></p><p>Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries. Pushing out criminal gangs and protecting the land from ranchers, miners and loggers won’t be easy.</p><p>By Sonia Pérez D. And María Verza, Aug. 21, 2025</p><p>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — "Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries. Pushing out criminal gangs and protecting the land from ranchers, miners and loggers won’t be easy.<br>The nature reserve announced last week and called the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreatMayanJungleBioculturalCorridor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatMayanJungleBioculturalCorridor</span></a> would stretch across jungle areas of southern Mexico and northern parts of the two Central American nations, encompassing more than 14 million acres (5.7 million hectares). It would become the second largest reserve in the Americas, behind only the Amazon.<br>In interviews this week, the environment ministers of Mexico and Guatemala emphasized the need for security, while also expressing the intention of administrations in both countries to avoid destructive projects in the area. </p><p>" 'The first thing is that the security forces begin to have a presence,' because the region has been abandoned and left to organized crime, Guatemala Environment Minister Patricia Orantes said. 'This is not primarily an environmental battle. We’re talking about the Guatemalan state needing to retake control of its territory.'</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> groups have long said that the jungle on both sides of the Mexico-Guatemala border is dotted with clandestine landing strips for cocaine-laden planes, smugglers moving migrants north and illegal loggers. </p><p>"Mexico Environment Secretary Alicia Bárcena said that all three countries will need to boost their security presence in the reserve. 'We’re not going to protect the forest ourselves, the security secretary has to help, the army,' Bárcena said. </p><p>Communities as allies</p><p>"Just sending troops will likely be insufficient, as Mexico’s experience along another part of its southern border in Chiapas has shown. Organized crime has infiltrated economically-strapped communities with few options and it has been difficult to root them out.</p><p>"Guatemalan lawyer and environmental activist Rafael Maldonado said it will be vital 'to convert communities that are believed to participate in drug trafficking into allies of the park.'</p><p>"To do that, Orantes said the government must offer economic alternatives to those residents.</p><p>"One proposal from Mexico is the expansion of its '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlantingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlantingLife</span></a>' program, which offers landowners money to grow certain kinds of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> either for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fruit</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/timber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timber</span></a>. The program has a $2 billion budget, Bárcena said. </p><p>"But the program, which dates to ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has faced criticism. In 2021, the World Resources Institute reported that it had actually incentivized deforestation in Campeche state. Bárcena said the program is being adjusted to better meet environmental objectives.</p><p>"Mexican sustainability and climate action expert Juan Carlos Franco, who works in southern Mexico, said security is crucial and requires the government to act as 'guarantor.' But the work has to be carried out with civil society in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a>, including in places where locals have found ways to coexist with the illegal activity surrounding them, he said. </p><p>" 'Communities oriented toward the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biocultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biocultural</span></a> management of the territory can overcome despite the crime, that’s the most revealing message,' he said.</p><p>No <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/megaprojects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megaprojects</span></a> </p><p>"Another challenge will be holding governments over the long term to commitments to forgo big projects that promise economic development but threaten environmental damage, such as Mexico’s tourist rail operation, the Maya Train, which Belize is interested in extending to its territory.</p><p>"Orantes, the Guatemala minister, said that Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo would not allow megaprojects in the reserve because when access is opened in the forest it becomes difficult to control everything that follows.</p><p>"Arévalo recently declined to renew the contract of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petroleum</span></a> company that had been operating for 40 years in a Guatemalan reserve known as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maya</span></a> Biosphere.</p><p>"Guatemala is making the largest land contribution to the reserve, encompassing 27 existing protected areas. Arévalo had already made clear that he would not run an extension of the Maya Train proposed by Mexico’s last president through protected areas.<br>In Mexico, Bárcena noted that the 950-mile (1,500-kilometer) train line, which started running in late 2023 and goes in a rough loop around the Yucatan Peninsula, lies outside the new reserve’s territory.</p><p>"She said her agency was working to alleviate some of the environmental impacts of the train line, in collaboration with companies operated by the Mexican Army, which built a large portion of the rail line and operates the train.</p><p>"To avoid destructive projects in the new reserve, the three governments agreed to create a council made up of environmental authorities, as well as an Indigenous advisory council, Bárcena said. Any proposed projects in the reserve would have to pass through them.</p><p>"Some Mexican activists, like Pedro Uc who lives in the Yucatan, remain skeptical of the government’s commitment to conservation considering the same political party that brought the Maya Train remains in power in Mexico. Others like Franco are willing to move ahead and keep the pressure on the three governments to maintain their commitments."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/how-guatemala-mexico-and-belize-plan-to-protect-14-million-acres-of-mayan-forest/article_20e22c99-d965-528f-90b6-20e93296c85f.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/news/world/america</span><span class="invisible">s/how-guatemala-mexico-and-belize-plan-to-protect-14-million-acres-of-mayan-forest/article_20e22c99-d965-528f-90b6-20e93296c85f.html</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/GyXR8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/GyXR8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestsAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestsAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PreserveNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PreserveNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAmerica</span></a></p>
David Anthony<p>Love nature,keep it natural and plastic free always 🌳❤️<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protecttheforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protecttheforest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leavenotrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leavenotrace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nude</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naked</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plasticfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticfree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clothesfreeliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clothesfreeliving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/happy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bodypositive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bodypositive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturalhumanbodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturalhumanbodies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonsexualnudity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonsexualnudity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/absolutelynormal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absolutelynormal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jointhenaturistway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jointhenaturistway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturalmale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturalmale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cleanuptime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanuptime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iamthefaceofnaturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iamthefaceofnaturism</span></a></p>
Greenpeace International<p>The consent check aims to ensure that timber from unsustainable sources does not enter the company's normal product flow. Such timber cannot be sold as sustainable or certified.</p><p>Let’s tell the shareholders the real story, not the SCA greenwashed version of events.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithS%C3%A1pmi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithSápmi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Bills revive debate over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a> port plan</p><p>Maine Public | By Peter McGuire<br>Published March 12, 2025 </p><p>"Lawmakers heard more than five hours of testimony Wednesday from both sides of a debate over preserving Sears Island in the Town of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Searsport</span></a>.</p><p>"A pair of bills from state representative Reagan Paul would extend a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationEasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationEasement</span></a> across the island and restore <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDuneProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDuneProtections</span></a> in a 330-acre parcel set aside for development.</p><p>"The Winterport Republican said it's time to end decades of controversial port proposals for the island in the town of Searsport. The latest plan is a floating offshore wind port by the Maine Department of Transportation that has so far failed to attract federal funding.</p><p>"'And yet <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MDOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDOT</span></a> refuses to face reality, doubling down on failure and proving this is not about offshore wind, it is about pushing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialDevelopment</span></a> at any cost,' Paul told members of the legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee.</p><p>"Local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservationists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservationists</span></a> support the proposal and said the highest and best use of the island is as a wild area. Any commercial development, including the wind port, can be done at nearby <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a>, a fuel and materials terminal."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025-03-12/bills-revive-debate-over-sears-island-port-plan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainepublic.org/climate/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">3-12/bills-revive-debate-over-sears-island-port-plan</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTurbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTurbines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>YES! VICTORY! Public pushback makes a difference!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTurnpikeAuthority</span></a> drops controversial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamConnector</span></a> project</p><p>by WGME Staff Thu, March 6th 2025 at 7:56 PM</p><p>GORHAM (WGME) – "The Maine Turnpike Authority is now dropping its controversial Gorham connector project.</p><p>"The project would have built a new highway from South Portland to Gorham, with the goal of easing heavy road congestion.</p><p>"The MTA paused the project last year after receiving backlash from local residents.</p><p>"The project would have required the demolition of nearly a dozen homes and confiscation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farmland</span></a>."</p><p>"'There was a lot of concern, and people wondered if it's the right-sized tool for the job, a lot of people have concerns that, building another highway, there's concerns that it will just fill up,' MTA Director of Communications Erin Courtney said.</p><p>The MTA says it's heading back to the drawing board to re-examine traffic conditions and review past mobility studies to find better ways to ease congestion in the area." [Like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightRail</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransitBusLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidTransitBusLines</span></a> and more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BikeLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BikeLanes</span></a>!]</p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-turnpike-authority-drops-controversial-gorham-connector-project-south-portland" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/maine-turn</span><span class="invisible">pike-authority-drops-controversial-gorham-connector-project-south-portland</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHillFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmilingHillFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedSprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InducedSprawl</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamConnector</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainersForSmarterTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainersForSmarterTransportation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamBypass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamSpur</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidTransit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InducedDemand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveRedBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheWetlands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrookTrout</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HuskyLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HuskyLine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidBusTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidBusTransit</span></a></p>
Greenpeace International<p>"I really wish that the wider public would wake up to what we are leaving behind for those who come after us." – Pär Mikael Åhrén, Chairman of Ohredahke Sámi Community.</p><p>Here are testimonies from the reindeer herders of Ohredahke Sámi Community about how SCA, Sweden's and Europe's largest private forest owner, is systematically logging high conservation value forests in Sápmi. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithS%C3%A1pmi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithSápmi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> will plant 1 billion <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> and convert 10% of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farmland</span></a> into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a></p><p>November 18, 2024</p><p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — "Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.</p><p>"The government called the agreement 'the biggest change to the Danish landscape in over 100 years.'</p><p>"'The Danish nature will change in a way we have not seen since the wetlands were drained in 1864,' said Jeppe Bruus, head of Denmark’s Green Tripartite Ministry, created to implement a green deal reached in June among farmers, the industry, the labor unions and environmental groups.</p><p>"Under the agreement, 43 billion kroner ($6.1 billion) have been earmarked to acquire land from farmers over the next two decades, the government said.</p><p>"Danish forests would grow on an additional 250,000 hectares (618,000 acres), and another 140,000 hectares (346,000 acres), which are currently cultivated on climate-damaging low-lying soils, must be converted to nature. Currently, 14.6% of land is covered by forests.<br>Advertisement</p><p>"The deal was reached by the three-party Danish government — made up of the Social Democrats, the Liberals and the center Moderates — and the Socialist People’s Party, the Conservatives, Liberal Alliance and the Social Liberal Party.</p><p>"A vote in parliament on the deal is considered a formality.</p><p>"In June, the government said livestock farmers will be taxed for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/denmark-forest-trees-fertilizer-e55416347fcc385a3ea8e2415726f908" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/denmark-for</span><span class="invisible">est-trees-fertilizer-e55416347fcc385a3ea8e2415726f908</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Livestock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Livestock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forests</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Good! Build it on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a>, not <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a>! Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island</p><p>by Stephen Singer<br>October 22, 2024</p><p>"Rolf Olsen, vice president of the board of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfSearsIsland</span></a>, which manages a portion of the island set aside for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a>, and an opponent of the Sears Island proposed site, said the federal decision 'would appear to be a significant financial blow' to develop the manufacturing facility.</p><p>"'We’re somewhat encouraged that the state’s port development grant application was turned down, especially since it only considered developing Sears Island and not Mack Point,' he said.</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/22/feds-reject-maines-456-million-request-to-build-wind-port-at-sears-island/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2024/10/22/fed</span><span class="invisible">s-reject-maines-456-million-request-to-build-wind-port-at-sears-island/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/ej9E4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/ej9E4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTurbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTurbines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScarboroughMaine</span></a> Town Council rescinds support for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamConnector</span></a></p><p>The 6-1 vote on the resolution follows increasing opposition among town residents to the controversial $331 million, 5-mile highway, which would affect 35 property owners in town. </p><p>by Drew Johnson<br>10/2/2024</p><p>"The vote was not unexpected; a majority of councilors had voiced support for the resolution at a meeting last month.</p><p>"Myles Smith, a member of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainersForSmarterTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainersForSmarterTransportation</span></a> group that organized a rally outside Town Hall Wednesday night, commended the council for taking up the resolution. </p><p>"'We’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘There’s nothing we can do about this project,’ ‘It’s a done deal,’ or ‘It’s decided by the state,’ ' Smith said. 'But that’s not true. When people come together and stand up for what they believe in, and our elected leaders listen to their concerns, we can make changes that people want to see in their community.'</p><p>"The resolution rescinds the council’s support for the connector, citing the failure of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTurnpikeAuthority</span></a> to fulfill the terms of its agreement with Scarborough and three other communities, as well as town residents’ widespread opposition to the project. </p><p>"The resolution is not binding on future councils and leaves open the possibility of collaborating with state and regional transportation groups to resolve traffic issues should such efforts garner significant public support. </p><p>"The Maine Turnpike Authority, Scarborough, Gorham, South Portland and Westbrook signed an agreement in May 2022 pledging support for the project. While those other communities have not officially considered withdrawing their support, officials in the other municipalities have been watching the Scarborough council’s deliberations closely as public opposition to the project mounts.</p><p>"The project, estimated to cost at least $331 million, was proposed by the turnpike authority to alleviate traffic congestion through the Gorham area and has been contentious from the outset. </p><p>"The four-lane, 5-mile connector would stretch from Route 114 at the Gorham Bypass into Scarborough with interchanges at County and Running Hill roads before linking up with Interstate 95 at Exit 45 in South Portland. It’s designed to alleviate traffic in other parts of those communities, such as on Route 114 and Route 22, which provide connections to the highway. </p><p>"According to a turnpike authority presentation to the Scarborough council in February, about 50 landowners would be impacted by the project via easements, 35 of them in Scarborough. The connector also would weave through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> in the northern portion of town, sparking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> concerns. </p><p>"The preferred path also is set to cut through a portion of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmilingHillFarm</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestbrookMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestbrookMaine</span></a>, a family-owned farm on 500 acres that has been in the Knight family for 13 generations, which spurred widespread opposition to the project. </p><p>"'I’m hoping today that the Town Council members decide to put a pause on this and to talk to the MTA about finding alternate routes or scrapping this project altogether,' Ben Wallace, a 12th-generation farmer at Smiling Hill Farm, said ahead of the vote."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/02/scarborough-town-council-votes-to-rescind-support-for-gorham-connector-project/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2024/10/02/sca</span><span class="invisible">rborough-town-council-votes-to-rescind-support-for-gorham-connector-project/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/dkvkB#selection-2485.0-2541.254" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.md/dkvkB#selection-248</span><span class="invisible">5.0-2541.254</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHillFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamBypass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamSpur</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidTransit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightRail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InducedDemand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveRedBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheWetlands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrookTrout</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>UPDATE: Scarborough withdrew their support for the Gorham Connector!</p><p>So, the word I'm hearing is that so many people showed up at a recent meeting voicing their opposition, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScarboroughMaine</span></a> Town Council has no choice but to withdraw their support.</p><p>Scarborough council to vote on withdrawing support for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamConnector</span></a></p><p>by Aysia Reed, WGME<br>Wed, October 2nd 2024</p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/scarborough-council-to-vote-on-withdrawing-support-for-gorham-connector-maine-turnpike-authority-transportation-traffic-congestion-scarborough" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/scarboroug</span><span class="invisible">h-council-to-vote-on-withdrawing-support-for-gorham-connector-maine-turnpike-authority-transportation-traffic-congestion-scarborough</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHillFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamBypass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamSpur</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidTransit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightRail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InducedDemand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprawl</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Upcoming meeting! Find out about alternatives to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamConnector</span></a> in Southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LessCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LessCars</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MorePublicTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorePublicTransportation</span></a>!</p><p>Gorham Notes: Aug. 29, 2024<br>by Robert Lowell</p><p>"Gorham connector forum<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainersForSmarterTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainersForSmarterTransportation</span></a> have a community forum planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestbrookMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestbrookMaine</span></a> Community Center on the proposed Gorham Connector to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTurnpike</span></a>. </p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTurnpikeAuthority</span></a> is proposing a 5-mile, four-lane connector from the roundabout on Gorham’s South Street to Exit 45 in South Portland.<br>The plan calls for the connector to slice through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmilingHillFarm</span></a> and has generated an extensive public outcry. The connector is aimed at easing the heavy commuter traffic in the routes 22 and 114 corridor through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamMaine</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScarboroughMaine</span></a> and Westbrook."</p><p>Original article [may be behind paywall]:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/08/29/gorham-notes-aug-29/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2024/08/29/gor</span><span class="invisible">ham-notes-aug-29/</span></a></p><p>Archive:<br><a href="https://archive.md/qDpDR#selection-2399.0-2413.250" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.md/qDpDR#selection-239</span><span class="invisible">9.0-2413.250</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHillFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamConnector</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamBypass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSmilingHill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamSpur</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RapidTransit</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightRail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InducedDemand</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveRedBrook</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Searsport</span></a> information session addresses questions about offshore <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a></p><p>By Marleigha Clipston<br>Published: Aug. 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM EDT</p><p>SEARSPORT, Maine (WABI) - "The Searsport Select Board held an informational meeting with representatives from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDOT</span></a> and the Maine Port Authority to discuss the state’s proposed offshore wind port.</p><p>"At Tuesday night’s meeting the select board asked questions that were submitted ahead of time regarding the wind port and the impacts it would have on the area.</p><p>"In February, the state announced the preferred location for the wind port is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a>.</p><p>"Many residents have spoken out against the wind port being built on Sears Island suggesting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a> as an alternative location.</p><p>"Representatives from the state say they are still very early in the process which will take years.</p><p>"'Local people should be listened to in this process and heard that we really need to have an undeveloped Island to go to and for the animals and plants,' said Chris Buchanan, Campaign to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a>.</p><p>“'You know, we talked about carbon sequestration, having mature ecology, like an intact ecosystem, is way more important than building out offshore wind. We could do that on industrial sites that already exist,' said Buchanan.</p><p>“'Its still an ongoing process. I mean, the permitting process here, we anticipate to take a minimum of two years. We hope to do that concurrently with the NEPA process,' said Matthew Burns, Maine Port Authority’s Executive Director.</p><p>“'And I mean, ultimately, you know, the final decision is to find the least <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentally</span></a> damaging, practical alternative. We’re committed to doing that. and have devoted a lot of resources to make sure we do right,' said Burns.</p><p>"Over 70 questions were submitted and many were not addressed due to time constraints.</p><p>"The town and the state plan to hold more meetings going forward."</p><p><a href="https://www.wabi.tv/2024/08/14/searsport-information-session-addresses-questions-about-offshore-wind-port/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wabi.tv/2024/08/14/searsport-i</span><span class="invisible">nformation-session-addresses-questions-about-offshore-wind-port/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Searsport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wahsumkik</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wassumkeag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wassumkeag</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>CALL TO ACTION!</p><p>Can you attend this event for<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wahsumkik</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a>?</p><p>"Floating Offshore Wind 101 - An Educational Panel with Q&A."</p><p>Wednesday, August 21st<br>Bucksport 5:30-7:30pm</p><p>Center for Professional Mariner Development<br>24 Mariner Way<br>Bucksport, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a></p><p>FMI - <br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/826271572971739/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/events/8262715729</span><span class="invisible">71739/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a> ProtectSearsIsland <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Searsport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wassumkeag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wassumkeag</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Proposed offshore <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a> raises new conflicts for coastal Mainers, environmental activists</p><p>Residents concerned about both <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> and preservation are conflicted over plans for a facility on Sears Island that could be key to launching Maine's offshore wind industry</p><p>Annie Ropeik, The Maine Monitor<br>July 14, 2024</p><p>"Dow and activists like Huber want the port built instead at a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpragueEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpragueEnergy</span></a>-owned oil and logistics terminal across the water known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a>. It was considered as an alternative in lengthy public processes in recent years, and Sprague and opponents of the Sears Island proposal have continued to urge reconsideration for it so far this summer.</p><p>"Offshore wind has taken some big steps forward in Maine this year. Federal regulators approved a state research array of floating turbines, which generate power in deep waters far offshore, and are nearing leasing for commercial projects. </p><p>"A new state law calls for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> to procure 3 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040, using union- standard labor to build the projects and a floating wind-focused port. </p><p>"Formal environmental assessments and site analyses are still pending. But state port authority director Matthew Burns wrote in June that Mack Point’s 'physical and logistical constraints, need for significant dredging, and increased costs to taxpayers for land leasing and port construction would result in an expensive and inferior port for Maine compared to a versatile, purpose-built port on Sears Island.'</p><p>"Still, opponents worry that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a> on Sears Island could be disrupted by port construction, even if most of the surrounding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> remains intact. </p><p>"'Because we have to sacrifice something, let’s sacrifice something irreplaceable, instead of cleaning up a dirty old existing port?' Huber said outside the event. 'That’s just ridiculous.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/07/14/proposed-offshore-wind-port-on-sears-island-raises-new-conflicts-for-coastal-mainers-environmental-activists/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2024/07/14/pro</span><span class="invisible">posed-offshore-wind-port-on-sears-island-raises-new-conflicts-for-coastal-mainers-environmental-activists/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/HBPgT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/HBPgT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Searsport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wahsumkik</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wassumkeag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wassumkeag</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kayapo%CC%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kayapó</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForestDefenders</span></a> Urge <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> to Help Halt Illegal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoldMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldMining</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> </p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrendaNorrell</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a> <br>July 23, 2024</p><p>GENEVA -- "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> from Brazil urged the United Nations to join them and demand Brazil halt illegal gold mining, and its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a>, now destroying the ancestral homelands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kayapo%CC%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kayapó</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Yanomami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yanomami</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Munduruku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Munduruku</span></a> Peoples, during the U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. </p><p>"Doto Takak Ire, Mebêngôkre, said, 'The Kayapó are still warriors and we will always be defenders of the forests.'</p><p>"'We do not want any kind of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalResources</span></a> in our territories. We want the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> protected, so that our children and all the children of the world can grow up healthy.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/kayapo-forest-defenders-urge-united.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07</span><span class="invisible">/kayapo-forest-defenders-urge-united.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoGoldMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoGoldMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Common <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wassumkeag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wassumkeag</span></a> Island (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a>)</p><p>"This is an ongoing list of the types of wildlife found on Wassumkeag (Sears) Island. It is based on reported observations. There are many other animal species on Sears Island, however, that have not been seen so are not included in this list. The list does not include most aquatic or tidal organisms. Please see our other guide for birds. New species will be added in future updates so check back. </p><p>American Mink</p><p>American Red Squirrel</p><p>American Toad</p><p>Common Garter Snake</p><p>Common Porcupine</p><p>Common Raccoon</p><p>Deer Mouse</p><p>Eastern Chipmunk</p><p>Eastern Cottontail</p><p>Eastern Gray Squirrel</p><p>Harbor Seal</p><p>Moose</p><p>Northeastern coyote</p><p>Ribbon Snake</p><p>Smooth Greensnake</p><p>Spring Peeper</p><p>Striped Skunk</p><p>White-tailed Deer</p><p>Wood Frog</p><p>Yellow-Spotted Salamander"</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/3233" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">inaturalist.org/guides/3233</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"We welcome your submissions of observations! Please visit our website at <a href="http://friendsofsearsisland.org/explore-the-island/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">friendsofsearsisland.org/explo</span><span class="invisible">re-the-island/</span></a> to log observations. You may also add species to our Inaturalist Project, 'Plants and Animals of Sears Island.'"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WednesdaysForWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WednesdaysForWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTurbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTurbines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a> Bird Images<br>by Karl Gerstenberger</p><p>"To date, birders have spotted 222 species of birds on Sears Island, representing 47% of all bird species recorded in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>. In Derek Lovitch’s 2017 book <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birdwatching</span></a> in Maine, he states that 'Sears Island…is by far the shining gem of Maine coastal birding' in the area of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coastline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coastline</span></a> between Rockland and Mount Desert Island..'"</p><p><a href="https://friendsofsearsisland.org/explore/bird-gallery/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">friendsofsearsisland.org/explo</span><span class="invisible">re/bird-gallery/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Searsport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Searsport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wahsumkik</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wassumkeag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wassumkeag</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WednesdaysForWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WednesdaysForWildlife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a>: The Answer to Green Energy, Or Home to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiverse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a>?</p><p>by Freyja Grey<br>Jul 16, 2024 </p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> people indigenous to the area named Sears Island <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wassumkeag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wassumkeag</span></a>, or Shining Beach. The tribes used the island to hunt and fish for centuries.</p><p>"McCarthy said, 'They've been documented archeologically to have had a presence here for at least thirty-five hundred years.... There's a bio-regional perspective that considers all the relations: the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grasses</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/eelgrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eelgrass</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a>, the critters that roam these woods — if you really want to speak for Sears Island, it's incumbent, not just for poets and photographers and old hippies, it's incumbent for all of us to be mindful of all that is happening here.'</p><p>"McCarthy said he gets why the island is an attractive place for development. 'We're in a time where wind energy is important,' he said. 'We need to find green sources of power, but the narrowness of that human perspective needs to be challenged.'</p><p>"Both McCarthy and Lawless join the group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfSearsIsland</span></a> in maintaining that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MackPoint</span></a> is better situated for development. </p><p>"Even though 600 acres of the island are protected by a conservation easement, industrial disruption to the peaceful island could lead to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> impacts that may not be fully realized until after development, according to McCarthy."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.freepressonline.com/news/sears-island-the-answer-to-green-energy-or-home-to-biodiverse-wildlife/article_b9f01324-3ed0-11ef-8f73-2f4dbf7e4a56.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freepressonline.com/news/sears</span><span class="invisible">-island-the-answer-to-green-energy-or-home-to-biodiverse-wildlife/article_b9f01324-3ed0-11ef-8f73-2f4dbf7e4a56.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WednesdaysForWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WednesdaysForWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTurbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTurbines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindPort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPort</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectSearsIsland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheDunes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindTerminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTerminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SandDunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandDunes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectWahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWahsumkik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a></p>
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