Maine moving to cool down climate change

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Maine moving to cool down climate change


By JOHN RICHARDSON, Portland Press Herald Writer

Copyright © 2005 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.

The United States watched from the sidelines last week as 141 other countries began a global effort to reduce air pollution that may be heating up the planet.

But that doesn't mean Mainers won't be asked to do their part.

Maine lawmakers are considering a slew of proposals coming out of a state plan to reduce Maine's so-called greenhouse-gas pollution.

A first round of potential changes for Maine includes the sale of more fuel-efficient cars and energy-efficient appliances, requirements for more energy-efficient construction and the use of more renewable power sources that don't pollute the air.
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http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/050222maineclimate.shtml

My students were asking me for recent examples of US state action on global warming. This is a great article!


p.s. I checked their stat on the number of states with climate plans -- pretty much so!

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ActionsStateActionPlans.html

http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/ActionsStateLegislativeInitiatives.html


Interesting state-by-state impacts and responses:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/coun-unitedstates.html

I was wondering just WHERE Maine planned to move.. It's already pretty far north :P

Headin' North?