#USpol #MEpol #ICE #immigration #ChingaLaMigra #StopICE #MutualAid #Urgent

[From uselesscops on Instagram]

Edit: the fundraiser has been taken down by Donorbox - this is not the first time this has happened while trying to help affected families. People have reported the page before, while trying to demand proof from families that need to remain anonymous - to avoid ICE stalking them. Still watch the video - *especially* if you're a cishet white person in the US. There is a message that needs hearing there.

Please, watch this. Especially if you are a cishet white person in the US. And *do something.*

If nothing else, share the fundraiser around, to help this family and others impacted in #Maine towards justice. Help them stay in the community that they call home - that they have *every right* to be in.

https://donorbox.org/support-families-impacted-by-ice-in-maine

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHtj0JCpvB0/

From my one and only trip out East. This is from a foggy fall morning at Camden Harbor, Maine.

#Maine #Dew #Fog #Photography #Darktable

LET YOUR #VOICE BE HEARD!
#PROTEST #RESIST #SPEAKOUT
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#Maine #SouthernMaine #Portland #PortlandMaine

For corrections, to be included, or for free sign details, please send note to: ptactivism@gmail.com
UPDATED 03.17.25

Pine Tree Activism Calendar - Scheduled Events

March 18 Tue 8-10AM (& every Tue) - #FreeportME - Stand at #Tesla - 334 Main St

March 18 Tue 12-1PM (& every Tue) - #LewistonME - #Resist Central Maine - 72 Lisbon St

March 18 Tue 12-1PM (& every Tue) - #WatervilleME - Stand at #Tesla - 334 Main St

March 18 Tues 7PM - #PortlandME, Come As You Are: A Community Resistance Event, $5 at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St

March 19 Wed 5:30-8PM - #GorhamME First Parish Church, Where's Susan? Town Hall with Sen. Collins (she's invited) 2 Church St, Gorham

March 20 Thur 10-12noon - #BangorME Bangor Post Office, 73 Hammond Street, Postal Workers National Day of Action

https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lkm5r54o3c26
#MaineProtests #MaineResistance #MaineResists

#UselessSusanCollins not so useless! #Protests and #PublicOutcry works!

#UniversityOfMaine’s #USDA funding restored

by WABI News Desk
Published: Mar. 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM EDT

Maine (WABI) - "Senator #SusanCollins announced Wednesday that the University of Maine’s funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been restored.

"On Monday the University received notice that funding from the USDA was paused.

"According to UMS, the notice stated the pause was temporary while the USDA evaluated potential follow-up actions related to prospective Title VI (6) or Title IX (9) violations.

"Collins released at statement saying:

'This USDA funding is critically important not only to the University of Maine, but to our farmers and loggers, as well as to the many people who work in #Maine’s #agriculture, #aquaculture, and #forestry industries. Now that funding has been restored, the work that the University does in partnership with the many people and communities who depend on these programs can continue.'"

https://www.wabi.tv/2025/03/13/university-maines-usda-funding-restored/
#ResistDOGE #MaineResists #MaineResistance #District13

#Maine Voices for #Palestinian Rights - Weekly #Standouts & Mini-Rallies (Updated March 2025)

HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NEVER WRONG

"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."

#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM
6 State Street (Kenduskag Bridge)

#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square

#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall

#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St
(in front of Tontine Mall)

#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street
(by Walgreens)

#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge

#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green

#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge

#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office

#FreeportME
Every Other Monday - 1PM
Main Street & West Street

#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square

#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Maine & Park St

#SacoME
Friday - 2:30PM
#GeneralDynamics

Source:
https://www.mvprights.org/events
#FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #EndGenocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran #NoWar #PeaceWorks #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineStudentsForPalestine #PSL #FreeMahmoud #FreeMahmoudKhalil

Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
—

Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the state’s federal funding.

https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Maine #Trump #Trans #Sports #Girls #USPolitics #Government #LGBTQ #TransRights

#StandStrongMaine! Two #Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How #Trump Is Trying to Pressure #Maine Into Obedience.

by Callie Ferguson and Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News, and Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica
March 11, 2025, 2:45 p.m. EDT
Co-published with Bangor Daily News

Reporting Highlights

- Trump vs. Maine: After an exchange between Maine’s governor and President Donald Trump over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, several federal agencies launched investigations.
- University Funding Halted: A federal agency investigating the University of Maine System has not yet issued any findings. But on Tuesday [March 11th], the university said the agency had halted research funding.
- Big Response, Few Students: Only two transgender girls in Maine are competing this school year. Six federal agencies now have their sights on the state.

Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vny6L
#News #Maine #Trump
#USPol #Government
#LGBTQ #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #MaineResists #Resistance

Good! Build it on #MackPoint, not #SearsIsland! Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island

by Stephen Singer
October 22, 2024

"Rolf Olsen, vice president of the board of #FriendsOfSearsIsland, which manages a portion of the island set aside for #conservation, and an opponent of the Sears Island proposed site, said the federal decision 'would appear to be a significant financial blow' to develop the manufacturing facility.

"'We’re somewhat encouraged that the state’s port development grant application was turned down, especially since it only considered developing Sears Island and not Mack Point,' he said.

Source:
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/22/feds-reject-maines-456-million-request-to-build-wind-port-at-sears-island/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/ej9E4

#SaveSearsIsland #ProtectNature #Maine #WindTurbines #WindPort #Maine #PenobscotBay #ProtectSearsIsland #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #WindTerminal #SandDunes
#ProtectWahsumkik #EndangeredSpecies

#SmilingHillFarm in the news -- for safely relocating #bees!

Hive with more than 40,000 bees removed from house at Smiling Hill Farm

by Russ Reed
September 19, 2024

WESTBROOK, Maine — "The family that owns Smiling Hill Farm is doing its best to protect a #BeeColony that has occupied a farmhouse for decades.

"The Knight family said a hive with more than 40,000 bees grew within the walls of a home on their property.

"The farmhouse is in need of renovation but instead of killing the bees, the Knight family wanted to save the colony.

"'For sixty-plus years, there's been bees in this house and it might be longer than that. It might be seventy or eighty,' said Michael Knight.

"On Thursday, Andrew MacDonald of Bee Huggah came to Smiling Hill Farm to safely relocate the bees from the farmhouse.

"'I believe that these bees are worth saving for a number of different reasons,' MacDonald said. 'They have medicinal value and they pollinate our crops.'

"MacDonald moved the bees to a hive outside of the farmhouse."

https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-smiling-hill-farmhouse-large-beehive-removed/62284417

#BeeHuggah #SaveTheBees #SaveSmilingHillFarm #Pollinators #Maine

Sorry, I take that back. There is a shortage of eggs at local supermarkets in #Maine. No Nellie's organic, only Pete & Gerry's at $4.50 for 6. No "Nature's Promise" store brand eggs (which had been $3.50 for 6). Generic store eggs are $8 a dozen -- not much less than organic eggs.
#EggPrices #BirdFlu #HungerGames #District13

*Almost* too many protests to keep track of in Maine this weekend, and then capping it off with a protest on March 4th! Go you mad beautiful people go :heart_transgender: :ironfront:

This weekend, demonstrations in every county on either March 1st (most counties) or March 2nd (Kennebec)

We will try to put the details for each protest in replies to this post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comments/1ize8bs/local_demonstrations_on_march_1st2nd_and_in/

#Maine #MainePol #Antifascism #Events #Weekend

Here’s how the #BirdFlu is affecting nesting colonies in Maine

Wildlife questions answered by #MaineAudubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

February 14, 2025

Excerpt:
"Remember that #AvianInfluenza spreads via feces, saliva and mucus, which is why it spreads faster among birds in very close quarters (especially poultry in this country, hence the need for flock owners to take protective measures). #Ducks and #geese make up most of the cases in wild birds, but we are also seeing it show up in some of the predators or species that feed on the carcasses of sick birds, like #hawks, #eagles, #crows and #vultures. What we consider the 'backyard birds,' like #chickadees and #woodpeckers, are very unlikely to contract avian influenza, so there is no need to stop feeding those birds or take down bird feeders. You should always keep your feeders clean, but this is a good time to be extra vigilant with regular cleanings and also protect yourself from exposure. Avoid contact with a sick or dead wild bird. If you do have a report of a sick or dead wild bird, call Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at 207-287-8000 or 800-452-4664, or report it online. (More info: mefishwildlife.com)

"Think about the things you can do to help birds around your yard, be it during an avian influenza outbreak or not. Keeping your cats indoors is the best thing you can do, then treat your windows to break up reflections and reduce strikes. Support the next generation of birds with native plants: bird seed helps us see wild birds, while #NativePlants sustain them."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/14/how-is-avian-influenza-affecting-wild-birds-in-maine/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/9XpLH
#HPAINews #Maine #GardeningForBirds #BirdFlu #HPAI

Stop the Coup Protest
Friday, February 28 4-5:30 pm
Susan Collins' Office
160 Main St
Biddeford, ME

Join Biddeford Saco Area SURJ at protests every Friday at 4pm at Susan Collins' office, 160 Main St., Biddeford. Bring signs or not. Stop the Coup! No One Voted for Elon Musk. Speak up against this administration!

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/758315/

#Biddeford #Saco #Maine #MainePol

HT @AIF_Massachusetts

Stop the Coup Protest
Friday, February 28 4-5:30 pm
Susan Collins' Office
160 Main St
Biddeford, ME

Join Biddeford Saco Area SURJ at protests every Friday at 4pm at Susan Collins' office, 160 Main St., Biddeford. Bring signs or not. Stop the Coup! No One Voted for Elon Musk. Speak up against this administration!

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/758315/
#Maine #Protest #StopTheCoup #UselessSusanCollins

#Palestinesolidarity in #Saco, #Maine where General Dynamics #manufactures guidance systems for the bombs Israel drops on Gaza.

https://open.substack.com/pub/brucegagnon177089/p/palestine-solidarity-in-saco-maine

#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #Genocide #EthnicCleansing #Palestinians #PalestinianLivesMatter #Politics #Egypt #Lebanon #Syria #Iraq #Iran #SaudiArabia #Qatar #Gaza #US #USA #Zionism #Zionists #BDS #Ceasefire #ArmsEmbargo #CeasefireNow #ArmsEmbargoNow #ME #MainePolitics #MEPolitics #US #USA #UnitedStates #Protest #Solidarity

Um, all this concern about humans eating wild animals contaminated with #PFAS? How about concern that WILD ANIMALS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH PFAS!

'Do not eat' advisory issued for wildlife harvested in parts of #Kennebec, #Waldo counties

by Ariana St Pierre, WGME
Fri, October 25th 2024 at 6:47 AM

"The #Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife tested wildlife throughout the #Unity, #UnityTownship, #Thorndike, and #Albion area." [Lots of working farms in that area too!]

https://wgme.com/news/local/do-not-eat-advisory-issued-for-wildlife-harvested-in-parts-of-kennebec-waldo-counties-unity-unity-township-thorndike-albion-deer-wild-turkeys-maine-department-of-inland-fisheries-and-wildlife-pfas-forever-chemicals

#ForeverChemicals #Maine #PFASPollution #WaterIsLife #PFAS #PFASContamination #AFFF #PFOS

High levels of #ToxicChemicals found in #BrunswickMaine airport hangar #sewers

#CitizenPFAS monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of #Hangar6 in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the toxic firefighting foams on the premises.

by Kristian Moravec, The Times Record
Posted February 4, 2025, Updated February 5

"A citizens group’s testing revealed that sewer water flowing from Hangar 6 at Brunswick’s airport has high levels of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS.

"#FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay conducted testing on Nov. 26. The tests detected high levels of a particularly toxic #PFAS chemical compound known as #PFOS. The update comes the same day the owner of the hangar, the #MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority, sent a letter to the town stating that tanks that stored the chemicals were not leaking.

"PFOS is a compound known to be harmful to human health and is found in high levels in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Brunswick Executive Airport’s Hangar 4, which is owned by the Navy but operated by MRRA, dumped 1,450 gallons of AFFF concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water on Aug. 19, 2024.

"The spill prompted ongoing cleanup and monitoring efforts as well as a push to get rid of the foam at the airport. Concern has grown around Hangar 6, which some have speculated is leaking harmful chemicals based on the testing data around the airport that Friends of Merrymeeting Bay has collected over the years. The sewage that flows out of Hangar 6, which is not treated for PFAS, ultimately flows into the #AndroscogginRiver."

Original article:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/LlHx1

#CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #CascoBay #PFASContamination #BrunswickMaine #EnvironmentalDamage #ManMadeDisasters #WaterIsLife #PFAS #AndroscogginRiver #PFASContamination #AFFF #PFOS #PicnicPond #Site8Stream #MereBrook #MerriconeagStream #CascoBay #HarpswellCove #Wildlife #OceansAreLife #PFASPollution #BrunswickNavalAirStation #BrunswickStation #Maine #FirefightingFoam #OceansAreLife

Bass Harbor lighthouse in Acadia national Park in Maine. I really wish I had some clouds in this pic but you work with what you get. This is another spot I'd like another chance at if I ever make it back to Maine.
#photography #landscape #Acadia #lighthouse #outdoors #nature #Maine #Nikon #D750 #takeahike

Wow! #MainesCW channel 8 covered not only the #AugustaMaine #50501movement event, they mentioned events in other states! Excellent! Folks are getting attention! (At least on #Maine news!)

#March8 seems to be the next big #protest day. Unless I'm snowed in, I'll be at #MonumentSquare in #PortlandMaine. I hope some folks will join me! Otherwise, it will be another #ProtestOfOne. But a protest of one is better than None!
#ProtestFascism #Maine #50501movement #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #ResistFascism #ResistICE #Resistence

I would love to attend the #PresidentsDayProtest in #AugustaMaine (assuming there is one going on), or stage a #ProtestOfOne in #PortlandMaine, but the weather in #Maine is not looking good. I will be bugging our #Congress members and will amplify what's going on everywhere else!

Meanwhile, here are some things you can do to support the #50501Movement...

https://www.buildtheresistance.org/feb-17

Speaking of #Rewilding, some new signs went up at nearby #CaliforniaFields in Southern #Maine! Looks like the #MaineDepartmentOfInlandFisheries finally acknowledged that there are some #EndangeredSpecies there, and put the pressure on #BlueTriton / #PolandSprings / #BigWater -- who had planted a bunch of pine trees in the field (to hide the drilled wells that they claim are "springs"). But now they have to take them down and restore the grasslands! (And it's full of #Milkweed which the #MonarchButterflies love!)
#GrasshopperSparrow #UplandSandpiper #NorthernHarrier, #HornedLark, #Kestrel, #Meadowlark, #Bobolink

Many #Maine Winter #FarmersMarkets participate in the Harvest Bucks program.

"Find a Market. Stretch your SNAP/EBT dollars! #MaineHarvestBucks gives you BONUS BUCKS to buy fresh fruits and vegetables when you spend your #SNAP / #EBT dollars on local food."

More details:
https://mainefarmersmarkets.org/winter-farmers-markets-2024-2025/
#MaineFarms #FoodSecurity #SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #FoodInsecurity #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable

#Maine Law Firm Tells #PublicSchools to #ResistICE Enforcement by Destroying #Immigration Records

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/01/maine-law-firm-tells-public-schools-to-resist-ice-enforcement-by-destroying-immigration-records/
#ImmigrantRights #HumanRights #AbolishICE #ICERaids #USPol #MaineSchools

#Maine Law Firm Tells #PublicSchools to #ResistICE Enforcement by Destroying #Immigration Records

By Steve Robinson January 26, 2025

"A leading progressive law firm in Maine is advising public school officials on how they can effectively resist potential immigration enforcement actions that may involve the families of minors who attend government-run schools, including by destroying evidence of potential immigration crimes.

"The advice may place school officials in the legal crosshairs of the Trump Administration under a new policy advisory distributed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which warns state and local officials not to interfere with federal law enforcement activities.

"'[S]chool officials should generate a plan for what to do if immigration officials seek to conduct activities at school, and provide appropriate training to those who may come in contact with officials,' law firm Drummond Woodsum warned in an 'Immigration Client Alert' distributed on Jan. 21.

"A copy of that advisory email was obtained by the Maine Wire and is published [at the link] in full.

"The memo advises clients who may have evidence that a student and that student’s parents or guardians are not U.S. citizens or are present in the U.S. without authorization.

"According to Drummond Woodsum, school officials should destroy those records or stop collecting them so as to #obstruct or prevent federal immigration officials from enforcing American immigration law.

"Schools may have collected data on students’ #USCitizenship, #nationality, #CountryOfBirth, #USEntryDate, the date a student first attended school, or the #ImmigrationStatus of the student or their parents or guardians, the memo states.

“'[T]his information should not be stored as part of a students education record and should be destroyed as soon as it is no longer needed,' the memo states."

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/01/maine-law-firm-tells-public-schools-to-resist-ice-enforcement-by-destroying-immigration-records/
#ImmigrantRights #HumanRights #AbolishICE #ICERaids #USPol #MaineSchools

#FotoVorschlag
'in der ruhe liegt die kraft'

#belfast #maine #hipstamatic

#BelfastMaine Community Works

"Our Mission: To be a shared space for makers, builders, and dreamers of all ages that enriches our community and encourages innovation, creativity, and connections throughout Belfast and beyond.

"Belfast Community Works is an enthusiastic group of volunteers dedicated to sharing and learning repair skills with the greater Belfast community. We aim to give new life to well-worn items as we strive to divert waste from the landfill and build community self-reliance. We do our best to repair broken electronics, housewares, appliances, clothing, and more!

Belfast Community Works'
#RepairCafe

Build community - Save money - Keep stuff out of the landfill.

Free event! All are welcome!

https://belfastcommunityworks.org/belfast/
#RightToRepair #RepairCafesMaine #Maine #DIY #RepairCafé #FixIt #SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #PlannedObsolescence

So, #Canada wants to claim parts of the #UnitedStates? Take #Maine, please!
#USPol

#Maine #RightToRepair Law Poised to Remain in Flux Even After January 2025 Effective Date

December 19, 2024

"The Automotive Right to Repair Working Group convened by the Maine Attorney General will review proposed legislation that would substantially amend provisions of the Maine Right to Repair Law concerning access to mechanical data from #telematics-equipped vehicles. Meanwhile, it appears provisions of the law requiring manufacturers of vehicles that 'use a telematics system” to comply with standards imposed by an “independent entity' designated by the Attorney General will take effect on January 5, 2025, even though neither the 'independent entity' nor standards for telematics systems will exist by that date.

"In November 2023, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative to require that, within one year of the effective date, vehicles using a telematics system sold in that state be equipped with an interoperable, standardized, and owner-authorized access platform across all of the manufacturer's makes and models. The statute requires that this platform be able to 'securely communicate' all 'mechanical data' emanating from the vehicle; make this data 'directly accessible' by the vehicle owner through a mobile-based application; and, upon authorization of the vehicle owner, 'all mechanical data must be directly accessible by an independent repair facility.' The statute gives vehicle owners and independent repair facilities denied access to mechanical data a private right of action to recover treble damages or $10,000, whichever is greater.

"The ballot initiative further requires the Attorney General to designate an 'independent entity' to 'establish and administer' access to vehicle-generated data that is transmitted by a 'standardized access platform.' The 'independent entity' is empowered to refer violations to the Attorney General, who in turn can 'institute an action' to 'enforce' the law, although no remedy for such a violation is defined in the statute. The requirements for telematics-equipped vehicles are supposed to take effect January 5, 2025—one year after the effective date of the ballot initiative—but to date the Maine Attorney General has not designated an 'independent entity' to develop standards or otherwise regulate data access platforms."

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/maine-right-to-repair-law-poised-to-3403488/

#BigAuto #RightToRepair #RightToRepairMovement #SolarPunkSunday

In other news, I've managed to confirm my connection to the White Crane Clan of the #Ojibwe / #Anishinaabe both genealogically and through DNA, and I might also be connected with the Bear Clan. I'll be sending my genealogical materials to #Métis of #Maine soon. I hope to become a member before 2025 #PowWow season begins.

#MétisOfMaine #MétisPowow #TwoSpirit

#SeedLibraries Are Sprouting Up Around the Pine Tree State

#Maine libraries have added seed “borrowing” to their growing list of resources.

By Nora Saks, Downeast Magazine, April 2024

"Among the study tables and the stacks of books and the periodical reading rooms, at public libraries from North Berwick to Milbridge to Bangor, seeds have suddenly taken root in the catalog — often quite literally, with the drawers of stately old card catalogs now used for little packets of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Whether green-thumbed or plain old green, anyone can drop by for some free garden fodder, which is usually donated by community members, Maine seed companies (like #Johnnys and #Fedco), and garden centers.

"Seed libraries took off early in the pandemic, as many people turned their attention to tending their homes and gardens. Now, libraries tend to pair seed lending with how-to programming, often in partnership with local garden clubs. Some libraries also encourage 'borrowers' to save seeds from their crop and then drop them off at the end of the growing season, but that’s not a requirement (and there are no late fees).

"Lisa Ladd, director of Bucksport’s Buck Memorial Library, sees seeds fitting nicely into libraries’ broader mission to make knowledge and resources accessible to the public. 'As libraries continue to evolve, we’re always looking for ways to meet the community outside of our walls and offer programs that touch different ages and all walks of life...'"

More information (including a list of seed libraries):
https://downeast.com/home-and-garden/maine-seed-libraries/

#SolarPunkSunday #SeedLibraries #SeedBanks #CommunityAgriculture #BigAg #SeedSharing #HierloomSeeds #MaineLibraries

https://www.europesays.com/1646823/ Maine becomes latest US state to sue oil companies over climate change – World #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #lawsuit #Maine #US

#Maine Sues Major #OilCompanies Over ‘Ongoing Deception’ About #ClimateChange

The lawsuit follows similar suits by eight other states and the District of Columbia against major oil companies, all alleging complicity in climate change. Those states are New Jersey, California, Delaware, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Story by Nina Golgowski
November 27, 2024

"The state of Maine has filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies and their top lobbying group, accusing them of carrying out a decades-long disinformation campaign about climate change and their contribution to it in order to maximize profits.

"Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, in his lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court, accuses Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco and the American Petroleum Institute of withholding internal knowledge about fossil fuels’ catastrophic effects all while spinning public doubt.

"'For over half a century, these companies chose to fuel profits instead of following their science to prevent what are now likely irreversible, catastrophic climate effects,' said Frey in a statement. 'In so doing, they burdened the State and our citizens with the consequences of their greed and deception.'"

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maine-sues-major-oil-companies-over-ongoing-deception-about-climate-change/ar-AA1uSBhg

#BigOil #BigOilKnew #Oiligarchy #ExxonKnew #ExxonLied #BigOilStillLies #ClimateDeception #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #Exxon #Mobil #ShellOil #Chevron #BP #Sunoco #AmericanPetroleumInstitute

Leonard Leo “comes to a small quiet community in the very northeast corner of the country and does this evil, far-reaching work that is going to affect so many millions of people, but he wants to just live this anonymous, quiet life.” #maine https://apnews.com/article/leonard-leo-desert-island-maine-supreme-court-42c43a9da87fbde92170f06601519ce7

#JaredGolden has been declared the winner in #Maine. All those in #District2 need to pester him about #HR9495!

#StopHR9495

Update. The #RightToRepair law approved by #Maine voters last November (by 84%) was limited to cars. A new bill in Maine would extend the right to electronic devices (with some exceptions). More details.
https://www.themainewire.com/2024/02/maine-lawmakers-consider-right-to-repair-for-electronic-devices/

Update. #Maine's #RightToRepair ballot initiative passed yesterday with an overwhelming 83.4% of the vote.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-maine-question-4-right-to-repair.html

Update. #Maine has a #RightToRepair initiative on the November 7 ballot.
https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Question_4,_%22Right_to_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative_(2023)

#Referendum