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Maine Policy Review Vol. 21 No. 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: SUSTAINABILITY Volume 21, Number 1 [Download full issue as PDF] Letter from the Editor [Download PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTS MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAY Sustainability: The Challenges and the Promise by Senator George J. Mitchell [Download PDF] ARTICLES INTRODUCTION Interview with Robert Kates, Pathfinder in Sustainability Science Advancing Science and Improving Quality of Place: Linking Knowledge with Action …
Read MoreEnergy in Maine
Maine has no fossil fuel reserves or any refining capacity, making Maine particularly dependent on the fluctuations in the worldwide market for fossil fuels. However, Maine does have significant considerable potential to increase the diversity of current fossil fuels used; to enhance energy conservation and efficiency; and to produce alternative energy from Maine sources including biomass, wind, solar, and tides. Energy in Maine presents …
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To find a specific publication, please use the full-text search. The following publications are listed in reverse chronological order.
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Maine Policy Review publishes timely, independent, peer-reviewed analysis of public policy issues relevant to the state of Maine. Since its founding in 1991, the journal has become recognized as a definitive source of objective information and for its thoughtful coverage of current and emerging policy issues. Maine Policy Review is published jointly two times per year by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy …
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SPECIAL ISSUE: FOOD Volume 20, Number 1 [Download full issue as PDF] Letter from the Editor [Download PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTS MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAYS INTRODUCTION FARMING FISHING GOOD FOOD FOR ALL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND FOOD SAFETY THE FOOD SYSTEM WORKFORCE PRESENT AND FUTURE INVESTING IN MAINE’S FOOD SYSTEM REGIONAL AND LOCAL APPROACHES
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Volume 19 Number 2 can be found at the Digital Commons website: http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol19/iss2/
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Maine Policy Review (ISSN 1064-2587) publishes independent, peer-reviewed analyses of public policy issues relevant to Maine. The journal is published two times per year by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. The material published within does not necessarily reflect the views of the Margaret Chase Smith Library …
Read MoreProduct Stewardship in Maine
This report examines the growing trend of recycling through product stewardship programs. Product stewardship programs attempt to keep potentially harmful products out of the waste stream, reduce pressure on landfills, and encourage manufacturers to reduce waste. Product stewardship is an approach in which producers and consumers bear responsibility for cradle-to-grave management of products. Currently there are 60 state laws on …
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Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center University of Maine Follow this link to download the Product Stewardship in Maine report. December 2010 Authors Jonathan Rubin, Professor, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center & School of Economics Charles E. Morris, Senior Research Associate, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Peggy McKee, Research Associate, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Steven Butterfield, Research Assistant, Margaret Chase …
Read More2010 Report, Maine State Government Summer Internship Program
Established in 1967 by the 103rd Legislature, the Maine State Government Summer Internship Program seeks to place talented college students in internships where they can contribute to state government and gain meaningful work experience. Full Report
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