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For decades, Sears Island in northern Penobscot Bay has been caught between development proposals and the environmentalists who want to conserve it. But the most recent conflict is a bit trickier — as it involves a green-energy project.
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Rising seas are a growing issue for island communities across Maine, where infrastructure such as ferry docks, fishing piers and boatyards is a lifeline that makes it possible to live miles away from the mainland — but also a major vulnerability as climate change causes the oceans to rise and triggers stronger storms.
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Displayed on a pedestal on the campus of Unity College, there's a glass-covered gray rectangle, about the size of a picnic table. It's a solar panel that former President Jimmy Carter once installed on the White House.
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In the decade since Unity divested, the movement has snowballed, with hundreds more institutions following in the college's steps.