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September 24
The world came to me this summer, via WWOOFers
World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming sent weeders and planters
A weeder’s dream vacation is going to a Maine island and staying in someone’s house, getting three squares a day, and all the fresh air you can breathe in exchange for weeding, mulching, planting, thinning, building compost piles, watering and weeding some more. This summer, I discovered that there are astonishing numbers of people willing to do this. I joined…
September 23
Eight simple rules…
…for being an Island Fellow (and living on an island)
Editor's note: One of the best programs the Island Institute (publisher of The Working Waterfront) ever created is its cadre of Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service…
September 23
Heat pumps harvest warmth from cold air
Not a silver bullet, but increasingly, a good home heating choice
Heating efficiency experts will tell you the best bucks you can spend on your home are those that keep the heat you've already paid for inside a little longer. Air…
September 23
How Chebeague Island crossed the digital divide
Keeping pace with Internet use calls for mixed solutions
Islanders provide for themselves and Chebeague Island is no exception. Over the years, we Chebeaguers have built our own library, recreation center, museum, daycare center and affordable housing; created an assisted…
September 23
How many lightbulbs does it take?
Monhegan installs LEDs and expects to save $15,000
When your community's electric rates are among the highest in the nation, it pays to consider ways to cut consumption. Work done on Monhegan Island, with help from the Island…
September 23
Marijuana activist McCarrier believes it's time to legalize
'Homegrown' initiative competes with national group on 2016 ballot
Forget the stoner stereotype: Paul McCarrier, 29, is serious, animated, maybe even intense as he talks about his work as the leading proponent of the effort to legalize the recreational…
September 23
Passamaquoddy Tribe returns to traditions
Traditional tribal inauguration marks change in Sipayik government
SEE THE SLIDESHOW For the first time in years, the Passamaquoddy tribe used the traditional tribal inauguration ceremony on Aug. 9 to honor its leaders in an event held at…
September 23
Tax breaks for renewables will keep innovation moving
Legislators, in Maine and Washington, must educate themselves
Let's turn the calendar back to another October, the one in 1973, when OPEC raised the price of oil by 70 percent. Imagine that in early 1974, your state or…
September 23
The case for solar electricity
Renewable energy entrepreneur says photovoltaic poised to dominate
Editor's note: Bill Behrens is the founder of ReVision Energy, based in Liberty. Behrens was a guest on the "Common Ground Radio" program on WERU-FM on Sept. 4, where the…
September 22
'Community Economics' is topic of next Community Institute session
Friends of Midcoast Maine group offers Oct. 22 session on growing healthy communities
Cities and towns in Maine are making decisions each day that improve their economic health or, unfortunately, can make things harder for community members, businesses and taxpayers. The Community Institute,…
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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