On Friday, November 8th, 2024 the One Climate Future Team was joined by Mike Tremblay, Director of Transit Development at Greater Portland Metro, and Laura Qualey and Cashel Stewart, Regional Transportation Planners at Greater Portland Council of Governments. Together we discussed current initiatives and plans for the future of transit in our region. Watch the […]
On Friday, December 13th, 2024 the One Climate Future Team was joined by Bea Johnson and Jamie Garvin from ecoMaine. Together we discussed producers taking responsibility for pollution and an update on the status of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging legislation here in Maine. Watch the recording of this Coffee & Climate or read […]
On Friday, January 24th, 2025, the One Climate Future Team was joined by John Daigle, Professor of Forest Recreation Management at the University of Maine and Director of APCAW, and research members Tyler Everett and Ella McDonald. Together we discussed ash trees, the spread of the invasive emerald ash borer, and the considerable effect this […]
On Friday, February 14th, 2025 the One Climate Future Team was joined by Melissa Winne, ISO-New England. Together we discussed our ISO-NE's three critical roles of grid operation, market administration, and power system planning. Watch the recording of this Coffee & Climate or read our newsletter from that month.
On Friday, March 14th, 2025, the One Climate Future Team was joined by Dan Burgess, Director of the Governor’s Energy Office, to discuss the recently released state Energy Plan. In 2019, Governor Mills signed bipartisan legislation that set a requirement for Maine to use 80 percent renewable energy by 2030, and a target of 100 […]
On Friday, April 11, 2025, the One Climate Future team was joined by Jon Gagne and Laura Qualey of the Greater Portland Council of Governments to discuss the “Charging the Region” initiative. The project intends to make it easier to drive electric vehicles in our region by using transportation data and public input to identify […]
