Category: Environment

College of the Atlantic students who are part of the U.N.'s climate change negotiations.

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College of the Atlantic students part of Paris U.N. climate talks

A delegation of 17 students from Bar Harbor's College of the Atlantic is in Paris this month to participate in the latest United Nations climate summit, a two-week session expected to yield an international agreement on carbon-emission reductions with a target of keeping global warming increases at or below 2… SEE MORE
Sink holes are visible in this photo

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Stonington’s Hagen Wharf slated for rebuild

A pending project to revitalize Stonington's Hagen Wharf is expected to boost a waterfront attraction central to the town's transient boater and tourist economy. Located downtown, Hagen Wharf comprises a granite pier with a ramp down to several floats, with some public parking. It’s home to the community’s Stonecutter Statue,… SEE MORE
Bar Island in Bar Harbor at low tide.

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Fathoming our tides

By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. The coast of Maine and neighboring Maritime Canada are extraordinary in many ways, but there is one way in which we are truly unique on the planet—the height of our tides. What are tides? Scientists define tides as the back… SEE MORE
Stockholm

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The world is watching our coast

Stockholm, Sweden, located in the midst of 14 islands, is home to the Resilience Center. Guided by island thinking, the Swedes are considering how to deal with a planet whose resources are overtaxed, and they are taking an approach to this challenge called resilience. What is resilience? It is a… SEE MORE
Fish prices in Portland in January 2015.

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Obama should create marine national monument

By Peter Shelley A diverse group of marine-oriented businesses, hundreds of marine scientists, aquaria, faith-based organizations, conservation organizations and members of the public are calling on the Obama administration to designate the Cashes Ledge Closed Area in the Gulf of Maine and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts off… SEE MORE
The Arctic tern

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Maine seabirds on decline, says U.S. Fish and Wildlife

One of Maine's most amazing seabirds is the arctic tern (nicknamed "the champion globe-trotter" by those at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) because it has the longest annual migration of any known bird species. Every August, the birds leave their nesting grounds in Maine and fly northeast along the coast… SEE MORE