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SUMMARY:Talk - Bright ideas for a Stormy Future: Strengthening Southern Maine’s resilience to power outages
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, 91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeakers: Karina Graeter and James Rather\, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission \nPower outages from inclement weather are a significant hazard in Maine\, where outages are among the most frequent in the country\, and are likely to become more frequent in Maine’s changing climate. While upgrading the electrical grid infrastructure is the responsibility of the electric utilities\, there are many actions that Maine’s regions\, state and local government(s)\, and community-based organizations can take to build upon and coordinate with utilities’ efforts to increase resilience. Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC)\, York and southern Oxford County’s Council of Governments\, recently completed a plan that includes an array of interventions designed to increase resilience to power outages in southern Maine. Join this session to learn about how power outages are affecting southern Maine communities and the actions the region will take to improve energy resilience in the face of a stormier future. \nKarina Graeter serves as the Sustainability Division Director for Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC)\, leading efforts to assist communities in local and regional response to climate change. Prior to joining SMPDC\, Karina served as the Sustainability Coordinator for the 91±¬ÁĎ. \nJames Rather serves as SMPDC’s Director of Strategic Initiatives\, overseeing many projects in economic development and long-range planning. James comes to SMPDC from the planning departments at the City of Portland\, City of New York\, and several firms within the private and nonprofit sectors.
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SUMMARY:Talk – OUR SHORE program for Nature-Based Strategies for Shoreline Erosion
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, 91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeakers:\n\nNathan Robbins\, Maine Department of Environmental Protection\nParker Gassett\, Maine Climate Science Information Exchange Office (MCSIE)\nJohn Maclaine\, Maine Department of Environmental Protection\nJordan Kimball\, Maine Department of Environmental Protection\n\nThe “O.U.R. S.H.O.R.E” Program is being developed to provide guidance and training for using nature-based design practices to protect against shoreline erosion in Maine. A network of state agencies\, shoreline practitioners\, service providers\, and researchers have been developing this program over the past several years to respond to this pervasive need for more resilient shorelines in response to severe weather events. Our goal is to provide homeowners\, contractors\, resource managers\, and community leaders with how-to information on diagnosing sources of erosion\, identifying stabilization design practices for a site\, and to provide a place to learn about different project examples from throughout the state to successfully use nature-based designs. You can also learn more at OUR SHORE\, Maine DEP. \nNathan Robbins is the Climate Change Specialist at Maine Department of Environmental Protection. His work supports capacity building and accelerating the use of best practices for resilience and mitigation. \nParker Gassett is the assistant director for the Maine Climate Science Information Exchange Office (MCSIE). This office at the 91±¬ÁĎ accelerates climate solutions by strengthening connections between research and decision-making. \nJohn Maclaine leads the Nonpoint Source Training Center at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. His work upholds the Training Center Programs and resources which provide tools and practices to prevent this nonpoint source pollution. \nJordan Kimball assists the Nonpoint Source Training Center at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. His work upholds the Training Center Programs and resources which provide tools and practices to prevent this nonpoint source pollution. \n 
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SUMMARY:Talk - No More Wasted Food by 2030? Maine’s K-12 Schools Are Proving It's Possible
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, 91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeaker: William Brenneman\, 91±¬ÁĎ Graduate Student\, Anthropology and Environmental Policy \nThe State of Maine has recently recognized wasted food reduction as a crucial climate change mitigation strategy. The passage of LD 1065 will require Maine’s large food waste generators—like schools\, hospitals\, and grocery stores—to minimize wasted food through recycling and redistribution by 2030. In advance of this legislation\, our 91±¬ÁĎ team has been working with several Maine school districts to both reduce wasted food and improve student nutrition. Through coverage of our successful infrastructural and educational interventions to reduce wasted food in Maine schools\, as well as our new “No More Wasted Food” DIY Toolkit distributed by the Maine Dept. of Education – Child Nutrition to help reduce wasted food in Maine schools\, and our latest research into the beliefs and attitudes of Maine students as it relates to their wasted food behavior\, this talk makes the case that Maine schools are well prepared to meet the legislature’s challenge. \nWilliam Brenneman is a MA student at the 91±¬ÁĎ studying anthropology and environmental policy. William joined the Mitchell Center in the fall of 2024 as a graduate research assistant where he and Faculty Fellow Susanne Lee led the 2025 Maine School Cafeteria Wasted Food Study and the Maine School Cafeteria “No More Wasted Food” DIY Toolkit. Elsewhere\, William has conducted research into food and nutrition education initiatives and models for circularity in food packaging.
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