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Irving Oil's rail shipments through Maine way down, data shows
2014-09-20 10:21:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Rail shipments of crude oil to the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John through Maine have dropped significantly this year, according to data released by the State of Maine. About 15,000 barrels from Albany, New York, have been shipped on a handful of Maine Central Railroad cars, as of the end of July.
Maine to study hemlock tree die-off
2014-09-14 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: University of Maine researchers are studying the impact of hemlock tree die-offs on the state's freshwater forests. UMaine stream ecology assistant professor Hamish Greig and Climate Change Institute Jacquelyn Gill are leading the researchers as they study past and present declines of the trees. The trees are threatened by pests that have also decimated the species in the southeastern states. Gill says warmer temperatures have allowed the hemlock woolly adelgid to gain a foothold in Maine. The...
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Report on birds and climate outlines threats to Maine wildlife
2014-09-13 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Herald: On Tuesday, the National Audubon Society released a study that predicts how climate change will affect 588 species of North American birds. The Audubon Birds and Climate Change Report makes the deeply unsettling prediction that by 2080, 314 species will lose more than 50 percent of their North American range a severe blow for species already in trouble. The report has important implications for Maine. It reinforces the need to expand and strengthen protections for birds and other wildlife because...
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Maine Lobster Seek Cooler Locale as Waters Warm
2014-09-03 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Trying to imagine Maine without lobster is like trying to imagine Cape Cod without cod, or Florida without oranges. But the region may lose its iconic crustacean, as scientists have revealed that lobsters are seeking cooler habitat as Gulf of Maine waters warm. Waters in the Gulf of Maine are heating up faster than 99 percent of the world's oceans, scientists say, according to The Associated Press. Long-established species of commercial fish, like cod, herring and northern shrimp, are departing...
Maine lobster and Cape cod under threat from rapidly warming seas
2014-09-03 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Imagine Cape Cod without cod. Maine without lobster. The regions famous rocky beaches invisible, obscured by constant high waters. Its already starting to happen. The culprit is the warming seas and in particular the Gulf of Maine, whose waters are heating up faster than 99% of the worlds oceans, scientists say. Long-established species of commercial fish, like cod, herring and northern shrimp, are departing for colder waters. Black sea bass, blue crabs and new species of squid all highly...
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