mining
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Commentary: Is public power impossible in Maine? Not so fast.
The way to get there is to take it in steps, municipality by municipality.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Commentary: Maine has a golden opportunity to raise the bar for mining
How can we move toward a low-carbon future without making life worse in low-income countries? The answer is local.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Our View: Metal mining has no place in future of Katahdin region
In such an environmentally sensitive place, too much can go wrong.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
State hears opposition to mining proposal in Katahdin region
More than 50 people spoke at a Land Use Planning Commission hearing and nearly all were opposed to Wolfden Mtn. Chase's application to rezone 374 acres in the Katahdin region to allow for a large-scale metallic mining operation.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Canadian company makes 2nd bid for zinc mine near Katahdin
Wolfden Chase Mtn. LLC says that Pickett Mountain has the country’s largest undeveloped reserves of a type of ore that contains high-grade zinc and smaller but still commercially valuable amounts of copper, lead, silver and gold.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Maine Voices: We can’t be hypocritical about the full cost of ditching fossil fuels
As we electrify, Mainers should also demand that we produce as much energy as we consume within our borders.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2023
Commentary: The Katahdin region is no place for a large mining operation
The Canadian company proposing to mine Pickett Mountain for a variety of metals has scant respect for either tribal citizens or Maine's natural resources.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Lithium, nickel miners get $110 million boost from Defense Department
The U.S. is battling to secure self-sufficient supply of the minerals critical to producing batteries for electric vehicles and other products needed for the energy transition.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Brazilian petrochemical company settles with city where mining destroyed entire neighborhoods
Braskem is one of the biggest petrochemical companies in the Americas, owned primarily by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and construction giant Novonor, formerly known as Odebrecht.
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PublishedJune 18, 2023
Maine likely to amend its strict mining laws in the coming months
But the changes could be significant, requiring public hearings and months of information gathering before they go into effect.
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