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.
Tackling climate change in Maine truly can’t wait - and we can each play a part. We invite you to join us in resolving to take climate action this year. To help you get your climate resolutions started, here are seven climate actions you can take for your home, business and community.
Thank you for stepping up to the climate action challenge.
Climate Resolution Action 1: Discover creative and practical ways to drive less.
Using the Maine Won’t Wait climate plan as a blueprint for action, our state has made significant strides in combating climate change over the last year. Maine communities, organizations and people have stepped up to take strong, common sense actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prepare for climate impacts, and help preserve Maine for future generations.
Scarborough native Jessie Rule witnessed climate change’s impact on Maine’s fishing families firsthand as the daughter of a lobsterman. Her coastal childhood experiences and learning about climate change effects on Maine’s ocean, land and people inspired the now 25-year-old to take climate action and pursue a career in renewable energy.
Hall-Dale High School English teacher Brandon Terrill’s climate crisis lightbulb moment occurred while mowing his lawn and listening to a podcast. Terrill’s lawn mower stalled as he realized the urgency of informing young people about our current climate situation. In a new Climate Crisis unit, Terrill is teaching students in his College Composition course about global and local climate threats. The final assignment? Essays describing specific Maine Won’t Wait strategies - and how they can motivate people to take action.
Moise Mulamba Kalonji of Portland, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is an electrical engineering student at Southern Maine Community College. With a passion and global experience in solar, Moise is excited by the opportunities renewable energy presents for his future - and for Maine’s environment and economy.
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