Mainers from every corner of the state are stepping up to the climate challenge. Practical, creative and trailblazing teachers, bus drivers, students, communities, recent graduates and professional athletes alike are taking action to get ahead of the climate curve. Read their stories.
Towns, tribes, and unorganized territories in Maine can apply for Community Action Grants, which provide funds for clean energy, energy efficiency and climate resilience projects. Offered through the Community Resilience Partnership, the Community Action Grant summer application period is open now through September 20, 2022.
This post answers key questions about Community Action Grants. You can find complete grant information and learn about informational webinar opportunities here.
As Youth Representative on the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STS) of the Maine Climate Council (MCC), Alyssa Soucy brings climate change concerns and viewpoints of Maine’s youth to the table. The University of Maine Ecology and Environmental Science PhD student pairs social science training with insights into young Mainers’ climate ideas to help inform the climate science reports behind Maine Won’t Wait.
WindowDressers is a nonprofit on a mission to reduce heating costs and fossil fuel consumption for Maine homes by lowering the amount of heat loss through windows - and build community along the way. Volunteers gather at Community Builds across the state to assemble the low-cost insulating window inserts, which serve as custom, interior-mounted, reusable storm windows.
Mt. Blue High School Earth science teacher Dr. Patricia Millette asked students which science topics concerned them at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Climate change surfaced as a top response.
The discovery of student anxiety over climate change served as a catalyst for Dr. Millette to plan the school’s first climate workshop. Over the course of a few months, Dr. Millette recruited speakers from Maine’s legislature, farming, business, youth and climate science communities around themes designed to educate and empower students.
The town of York is stepping up to the significant risks posed by climate change to its miles of coastline, economy and abundant natural areas with an aggressive, comprehensive climate action plan.