“In the social services world, there’s this idea of ‘no wrong doors,’ and we need to adopt that for home energy as well,” said Maine Conservation Voters policy director Kathleen Meil, the co-chair of state Climate Council’s buildings group. “There’s no distilling and simplifying how people live in their homes. You experience your house and … Read more
“King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats and is up for reelection in 2024, received a 96% mark in the scorecard. Meil called King a ‘champion’ on climate matters, with the senator supporting the Inflation Reduction Act and opposing bills that would have struck climate funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and undermined core … Read more
“’Conservation is my organization’s middle name,’ said Maureen Drouin, executive director of Maine Conservation Voters. ‘But it’s time that we acknowledge the exclusion of Indigenous people in the systems we’ve built around conservation and start repairing them.’” See Full Article At The Portland Press Herald
“‘The way we often think about this history of slavery in New England is that it didn’t happen here,’ she said. ‘We were the North, we were the good guys. And Kate’s research really challenges that and helps us get a more accurate and nuanced understanding of our history.’” See Full Article At The Portland … Read more
AUGUSTA, ME – Yesterday, dozens gathered at the historic Viles House in Augusta for a book reading, signing, and conversation with one of Maine’s newest authors: Marpheen Chann. Chann is a gay, first-generation Asian American born in California to a Cambodian refugee family and later adopted by an evangelical, white working-class family in Maine. He uses a … Read more
AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters unveiled its 2022 legislative scorecard highlighting state legislative environmental and voting rights victories and the elected officials who made them possible — including 84 state senators and representatives who received our coveted 100% score. “From keeping out-of-state waste out of Maine’s landfills, to holding our utilities accountable to climate … Read more