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A Day Out of Climate Summer
Written by Sara Mitsinikos, Media Coordinator, Team Maine Last week I had to leave Climate Summer for a mandatory family vacation. I was not pleased with having to leave my team to carry my weight both with the biking, as … Continue reading
Community Gardens
Written by Laura Lea Rubino, Team Coordinator, Team Maine Before showing up for the start of Climate Summer I was unsure of what to expect for my upcoming two-month adventure. I knew I would be riding a bike, and I … Continue reading
Would You Like Oil With That?
Written by Amanda Crawford-Staub, Outreach Coordinator, Team Main The dislike for deadly energy companies like oil, coal, and gas is loud. They profit billions of dollars, destroy our environment, and make us sick with little to no accountability for all … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged Coal, Corporations, Maine, Natural Gas, Oil, Personal Responsibility
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New York vs. York
Written by Sara Mitsinikos, Media Co-Coordinator, Team Maine On Tuesday we had a potluck dinner, on the top of a mountain. I shouldn’t be complaining, it wasn’t our worst day. That would be the dreaded Pinnacle Drive: miles of hills … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged Long Island, Maine, Mt Agamenticus, Vacationland, York
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Team Maine on TV
Returning home from our day of action, we had the pleasure of turning on the TV to channel 13 and seeing ourselves on the news! Check out the link below to see the short segment. http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_12961.shtml
Posted in 2012, Team Maine, Video
Tagged CBS News, day of action, Maine, Portland, Tar Sands, Trailbreak Pipeline
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Day of Action
Written by Trevor Culhane, Media Co-Coordinator, Team Maine For all the planning that we had done, the morning of August 4th was surprisingly quiet. We woke up slowly, eating the morning’s oatmeal and checking email with little excitement. Of all the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged day of action, Maine, Portland, Tar Sands, Trailbreaker Pipeline
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Team Maine Guest Blog Post
Written by Bob Klotz, 350 Maine The Climate Summer Riders (CSR) –Team Maine are having their Day of Action Event on August 4th – and YOU are invited! In 1978, I biked from my hometown in Maryland with a planned … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Guest Blogger, Team Maine
Tagged 350, biking, day of action, Maine, Tar Sands
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Breaking the Routine
Written by Kristin Jackson, New Media Coordinator, Team Maine Bend, grasp, pull, repeat. Sun crisping my shoulders, sweat beads forming on my hairline. Everywhere I turn, the telltale knee-high blades of brown and green have sprouted around me. Bend, grasp, … Continue reading
Music in the Movement
Written by Amanda Crawford-Staub, Outreach Coordinator, Team Maine Team Maine loves music. Laura Lea has found herself at a piano in almost every church we’ve stayed and I can recognize whose music is playing in the hall given the genre. … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine, Video
Tagged belfast, Creativity, East West Corridor, Maine, music, Power of Music
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Radical Action, Coal Miners, And Everything In Between
Written by Trevor Culhane, Media Co-Coordinator, Team Maine When thinking about addressing climate change, there are a lot of things I could be doing to make an impact. Every time I see a successful protest, congressional bill, or community action, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged Activism, Climate Change, Community Health, Maine, RAMPS
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Pedal Posts from the Road 