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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk by David Reidmiller, director of the Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), about how global climate action can be applied here in Maine 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 22. Reidmiller has extensive national […]

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about options for adopting community solar projects in Maine from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 15.  “Community solar” is a catchy phrase with increasing public exposure that can take different forms. How do the different approaches work? Which is better? For whom? Under what criteria?  In her talk, “Is Community Solar Good for Communities?” Sharon Klein will answer some of these questions based on five years of community solar-related research, her experience ...

Arts Glances Gitlin hosts fun-filled program about funny programs  NORTHEAST HARBOR — Join in on the fun on Wednesday, March 17 at 5 p.m., when the Northeast Harbor Library will host award-winning author and pop culture historian Martin Gitlin for a Zoom presentation to discuss his book, “The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time.”  In his book, Gitlin ranks the best of the best funny programs that ever aired. He will show snippets from those shows and others, challenge patrons with sitcom trivia, discuss the criteria he used to rank the shows and talk about how sitcoms have evol...

Interdisciplinary researcher Sharon Klein helps people and communities weigh their energy options. March 2021 When Sharon Klein interviewed for her faculty position in the University of Maine’s School of Economics, one of the questions she was asked was, ‘How would you apply your research to Maine issues?’ Her doctoral research focused on large-scale solar energy efforts—projects that work well in places with wide open spaces and lots of sun. In short—not Maine. What Maine does have, however, is a history of small-scale, grassroots solar energy projects adopted by ind...