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April 14
Federal flood insurance evolved, but not for the best
Congress has taken a piecemeal approach to a worsening problem
[caption id="attachment_24986" align="alignleft" width="300"] The King Tide in Camden.[/caption] In the February/March issue of The Working Waterfront, Peter Neill of the World Ocean Observatory suggested using flood insurance premiums to reduce risk instead of repeatedly rebuilding damaged structures (“Rethinking insurance as investment, not pay-out”). The concept of diverting insurance premiums to reduce loss instead of replacing loss has merit. Reducing flood…
April 14
Is ropeless fishing ready for prime time?
Researchers already use this technology
[caption id="attachment_24983" align="alignleft" width="300"] PHOTO: COURTESY BLUE PLANET STRATEGIES[/caption] As the North Atlantic right whale population declines rapidly, regulators have proposed or enacted a series of closures of significant areas…
April 14
Our waterfronts deliver the perfect superfood
It’s time for a renewed effort to protect fishing access
Over the past year there has been renewed focus on the value of infrastructure. Transportation, health, information, electrical, and even the food system’s infrastructures have all been stressed, tested, and…
April 9
Fight climate change, but not with CMP corridor
Project will produce only profits and ‘greenwashed’ power
The December/January issue of The Working Waterfront featured a guest column by Orlando Delogu (“Maine must see bigger picture on utility project”) in which he questioned my motives on why…
April 8
Peaks Island soliciting developers for senior facility
Recent survey showed strong interest assisted living
When asked, most say that aging at home or aging in an assisted living facility near home are the preferred options. But what if home is on an island, with…
April 1
Winter in a Tourist Town
In our latest photo essay from The Working Waterfront, photographer Michelle Stapleton captures the quiet time in Old Orchard Beach.
April 1
Fight climate change, but not with CMP corridor
Project will produce only profits and ‘greenwashed’ power
The December/January issue of The Working Waterfront featured a guest column by Orlando Delogu (“Maine must see bigger picture on utility project”) in which he questioned my motives on why…
March 31
The island wave is part of self-governing
Working with town government leads to valuing community
Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront. As…
March 31
A trio of history nuggets
The past still has plenty of unopened doors
As I’ve confessed before, history intrigues me, and more so with each passing year. Maybe it’s a function of age, since there’s more to look back on than ahead to…
March 31
Letters to the editor: seafood and carbon
A market-based fix To the editor In a recent Bangor Daily News op-ed, “A litmus test for the climate,” James Boyce articulates the case for the most effective way to…
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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