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Noble High students named winners in academic competition
Four Noble High School students are winners in the Academic World Quest competition by the World Affairs Council. Team members Sofia Dillon, Sage Study, Ryan Menter and team captain Rain Bugado now move on to represent Maine in the national competition in April.
The first ever regional, virtual Academic World Quest competition was organized in collaboration with seven sister councils of the World Affairs Council of Maine. Twenty-six teams slogged through 100 questions detailing everything from the future of the U.S. Foreign Service, to the International Labor Organization and Uzbekistan.
Martin Luther King Magnet School in Tennessee and Eastern Valley High School in Illinois won top honors, and will receive scholarships for CIEE’s High School Global Navigator summer programs. Maine will be represented at the national competition in April by Gould Academy, Thornton Academy, and World Quest newcomers, Noble High Sch
BlueWave Solar Announces Milestone Achievements in Sustainable Energy
Progress showcases efforts in protecting the planet by transforming access to renewable energy through solar development and community solar servicing
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BOSTON, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ BlueWave Solar, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer and community solar service provider, announced today recent milestone achievements and impacts of its work in clean energy development and community solar project servicing. As of the end of 2020, the company has developed more than 130 megawatts (MW) of solar projects which are now in operation, and has helped offset over 119,490 metric tons of CO2.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free âSigns of the Seasonsâ training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
The training options include:
A three-part webinar series from 4â5 p.m. on March 22, 24 and 26.
Online training co-hosted by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve from 3:30â5 p.m. on March 23.
In-person, socially-distanced training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens from 10 a.m.ânoon on May 5 at 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. The training is limited to 10 participants.
Online training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens from 4â5 p.m. on May 5.
Each training includes information about the importance of studying phenology in a changing climate, the relevance of indicator species to New England, and how to set up a site and start observing. Data collected by volunteers contribute to an online database hosted by the National Phenology Network.