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Maine's Jackson Laboratory Gets $800,000 for Aging Studies
2015-07-19 18:47:17| Biotech - Topix.net
Maine's two senators, Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King, said the grant for $835,037 from the Department of Health and Human Services will help the laboratory in Bar Harbor continue its research on the aging process. The money is going to the Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging at the Jackson Laboratory.
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Maines Iconic Lobsters Face Threats From Ocean Acidification, Report Says
2015-02-06 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Maines lobster fishery, worth $1.7 billion to the state and a vital source of employment, could be threatened by acidifying ocean waters and rising sea temperatures, according to a new report. The report, issued by a state commission, called increasingly acidic ocean waters caused by the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere an urgent matter that needs to be addressed by state and local governments and the fishing infustry. Facing the prospect that increasing acidity could interfere with the...
Red Bull Frozen Rush Snow Truck Racing Returns to Maine's Sunday River Ski Resort
2015-01-08 19:04:22| K&N Racing News
Nine of the world’s best Pro-4 Off-Road Truck racers are set to pilot 900 horsepower short course trucks through snow and ice over a course that is expected to top last year’s inaugural event.
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Decline of Maine's paper mills hurts middle class
2014-11-27 16:36:58| Paper - Topix.net
The accelerating decline of Maine's once-strong pulp and paper industry is a heavy blow for the state's workforce, which has relied on its mills for steady, well-paying jobs for generations. The latest shot to the industry is the expected closure of the Verso Paper Corp. mill in Bucksport, which begins shutting down Monday.
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Maine's shrinking pulp and paper industry leaves big void
2014-10-24 14:20:30| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Maine's future as an industrial state seems dicey at best. Paper mill closings have become commonplace, and with each closure, local economies go into the tank.
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