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How humans have changed the environment is one focus of the CODE RED exhibit. The other is on Indigenous wisdom. Indigenous people make up 4% of the world's population and steward 80%tof the biodiversity on just 20% of the land base. That's why the UN secretary general says they "hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis.
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As sea levels rise, many coastal communities are talking about building higher to avoid potential floodwaters. But in Portland, engineers have gone underground on a massive scale to improve the health of Casco Bay and strengthen the city's resiliency against increasingly severe storms.
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Eat more vegetables. You probably got that a lot as a kid. Well, now climate scientists say there's more reason than ever to follow that advice. Meat and dairy account for more than 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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In the U.S., 30% to 40% of food is wasted. The EPA estimates that the yearly amount of carbon emissions generated by producing this wasted food is equal to that of 42 coal-fired power plants. And that doesn't even account for the methane emissions from the food as it rots in landfills. Households account for almost half of this wasted food.
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The acceleration of sea level rise due to climate change has prompted some analysts to predict a decline in the value of waterfront properties. But that hasn't happened in Maine. In fact, the value of beachfront houses has skyrocketed. Part of the reason may be that people simply love to live on the water, and can afford to. And for some, the risks of rising seas and more powerful storms just don't seem all that imminent.
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Attention to how we manage lawns has increased since the advent of "No Mow May," a movement encouraging people to skip a month of mowing to help pollinators find food. But South Portland's sustainability department wants to go further by encouraging people to make their lawns more natural overall.
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South Portland is looking at ways to make lawn care more climate-friendly. Part of that effort could be phasing out traditional lawnmowers' use in the future. That suggestion has mostly been met with resistance.
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Farming is a big CO2 emitter. But could it be a climate solution? Wolfe's Neck is leading the chargeLast September, Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment in Freeport received a $35 million grant from the USDA to expand climate-friendly, regenerative farming practices nationwide. Now a national leader, Wolfe’s Neck Center has big plans to help farms across the country transform our food system.
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Over the past year-and-a-half, the number of electric vehicles registered in Maine has grown by more than a third, from roughly 6,000 to more than 9,000. And it would be higher, if only the supply could keep up.
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Portland has partnered to install dozens of electric vehicle chargers across the city — part of an effort to make it easier for residents to conveniently charge their EV.