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      <title>Waldo County Climate Change Symposium: Preparing for Tomorrow - Our Climate Future by </title>
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         <title>Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Support conservation + stewardship of the watershed. Programs: environmental literacy, recreational opptys, community sustainability, watershed assessments. Climate change an impt theme thru everything! Esp. our school progs.&nbsp;Also: barriers to fish passage; water quality monitoring; and starting the Sustainable Watershed Initiative.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 14:50:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Friends of Belfast Parks</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Volunteers advocating for community parks &amp; greenways, support work of Parks &amp; Rec Dept. 14 parks today (only 4 in 1996)! 2 new greenways: Harborwalk &amp; Rail Trail. Our recommendations to Parks &amp; Rec for addressing climate change in our parks &amp; communities: Promote healthy activities in nature; increase accessibility; protect wildlife &amp; habitat; planting native species; environmental construction practices; green equipment; and more.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 14:56:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Urban Forestry</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fred Bowers. Climate Crisis Committee. I've been thinking that if would be beneficial to devise an array of plants, from pollinators to shrubs, to large trees. These arrays could function as shade, carbon sequestration and also habitat. We could use some assistance to determine these arrays that are appropriate to the climate of now and the future. We could advise people to plant these arrays.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 14:59:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Belfast Area High School</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>School's Climate Crisis Committee, Marine Studies, fish &amp; wildlife class, engineering class, others involved in many projects: Coastal Flooding project with Gulf of Maine Research Institute &amp; Library. ABCD project contributions - sharing personal impacts of climate change. Installed water level sensor at city dock providing real time data. Planning floating buoys. Applying for grant to create a marine institute. Composting program. Planned pollinator &amp; food project - looking for collabs w/ orgs like Belfast Garden Club. Helping City's Climate Crisis Committee w/ research on precipitation and flooding. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:01:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Island Institute</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Sustain Maine's island and coastal communities; bolster capacity. Climate solutions work: clean energy, seal level rise, ocean acidification. Marine economy, marine decarbonation work, clean energy transitions, seal-level rise resiliency. Piloting projects &amp; grants for backup power, other strategic clean energy - 1-on-1 support for communities like Isleboro and Eastport. Team focused on adaptation for sea level rise: collab oppty's including grants for risk assessment, planning, support. Climate Conference Sept. 2022.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:07:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>MOFGA</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>MOFGA creating food system that is healthy and fair to all. Education, training, advocacy to help famers thrive; support sustainable communities. Common Ground Fair, education, journeyperson prog; a public policy program that is doing a lot to address climate change. Organic mgmt and low impact forestry critical to address climate chg effects. Advocacy for public policies and funding. Org. mgmt to improve soil structure - it's all about the soil! Natural and working lands working group of ME Climate Council; public policy teach-in's, ME Healthy Soils Program; Incentives for Soil Carbon Storage; Rep. Chellie Pingree's Agricultural Resilient Act; ME Soil Health Tech. Assistance Program. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:13:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>UMaine Waldo Co Coop Extension</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>https://extension.umaine.edu/waldo/<br>Helping farmers adapt to climate change, build resiliency - adapt to warmer, wetter, drier conditions. Alternative forage crop systems to help balance risk. Building soils - carbon, organic matter, no-till, cover crops, mitigate runoff and erosion. Examine farm practices and soils based on diff cropping practices. Systems to address weather variations. Tools to help teach: rainfall simulator.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>The Psychology of Disaster and Climate Change - Psy 333 - Dr. Corlew, UMA</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Dr. Corlew has focused her research on the psychology of climate change and is using the book Disasterology: Dispatches from the frontlines of the climate crisis. This course&nbsp; began 1/18 but is still open.&nbsp; Those 65 years of age and older can have tuition and fees waived.&nbsp; 596-6906 FMI&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>https://windowdressers.org/</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:29:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Building capacity -young leaders unite!</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Island Institute is hosting the 2022 Young Leaders Series <strong>featuring four virtual, interactive sessions exploring key aspects of leadership. Sessions are open to all high school and college students, as well as recent graduates. </strong>The 4-week series will offer participants the opportunity to actively take part in each discussion and also leave the sessions with a peer-reviewed action plan for creating change in their own communities. To register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-leaders-series-2022-tickets-228939352767</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:31:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Belfast Climate Crisis Committee</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Many educational programs on heat pumps, etc. Projects: Coastal Flood Monitoring w/ GMRI; added 2 tide gauges to collect local data. Recommendations to City Council to assist w/ policy decisions. In October, City requested to report on precipitation, flooding - recommendations for infrastructure and severe weather. Working on Climate Action Plan. Collaborate w/ other groups - Army Corps Engineers for high water mark signs; US Harbors and 4 other local towns on tide/weather sensors. Future: continue data collection; continue working w/ high school and other students. Collaborate &amp; coordinate with groups here today - action, growth, positive change in the face of climate change. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:37:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Belfast Garden Club</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Founded 1928, many members have seen significant effects of climate change in their gardens. Many projects all run by volunteers - beautifying parks; series of public lectures incl. this year's Evening Series co-sponsored by ABCD. Next week: <strong>Maine’s Climate Future: The Role of Carbon Management in Farms and Forests with Dr. Ivan Fernandez. </strong>Open Garden Days. RSU School Garden Collaborative program in March. A garden is a managed piece of landscape that can have many purposes - beauty, food - pollinator support. Can't control the weather. Frost dates; changing soil temps; a changed planting zone - good climate data is essential to understand effects on plants for good gardening. We already work with many of the orgs today and look forward to working with more.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:42:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>BBWC Slides </title>
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         <title>Carbon storage and Japanese Knotweed</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>We all detest Knotweed. However, how do we get rid of it while still providing soil cover and carbon strorage?<br>This is Fred Bowers from Climate Crisis Committee</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:46:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Waldo County Bounty</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Our group started in direct response to pandemic - supply impacts on individuals and families with increased need for food. Participated in state and local efforts also. Impacts on farmers - supply issues affecting planting plans. Work with Unity Barnraisers "Veggies for All" 10+ year gleaning program where farmers donate - contributes food to pantries and other orgs. How to generate funds for this? Those programs integrated. Give And Take tables, share sheds. Although in response to pandemic, this has shone a light on infrastructure needs, food insecurity, people's needs. Housing crisis is a force. Looking at ways to make systems more resilient. Changing land; climate change; other factors in how well a crop does. Shout-out to MOFGA and Waldo Co Extension for your work on these issues!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:47:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Maine Soil Health Technical Assistance Program</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>This is a collaborative effort of MOFGA, Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and Cooperative Extension. It will provide grants to farmers wanting technical assistance for implementing soil health practices. The program kicks off in April with technical assistance. Grants will be made in the fall to help farmers implement the practices in the 2023 growing season. Stay tuned for an announcement with more detail soon.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:49:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Window Dressers</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006470254</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Created 12 yrs ago in Rockland; since 2012 in Belfast: we make window inserts that go inside windows in homes, trailers, apartments. Individually measured. All volunteers. Goal to offer low-income customers up to 10 inserts at no charge every year. Goals: Keep Mainers warmer, save fuel costs, reduce CO2 emissions, build stronger communities. Accomplished last year: 6,186 new inserts in ME, VT. 64,953 gallons of heating fuel saved - 1,458,844 pounds of CO2 saved [assumes everyone used heating fuel]. Pre-covid average, 60 customers per year; 50% are seniors. We've learned: need to continually recruit volunteers and leadership; improve marketing to reach low-income customers especially. Would appreciate sharing info with other orgs about other types of heating issues we don't address. Workshop in November!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:53:21 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Unitarian Universalist Church Climate Action Team</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>One of our principles: respect for interconnectedness of life. Became a Green Sanctuary Church (composting; cloth napkins; low energy, non-polluting cleaners). Last yr, started Community Action Group including Climate Action Team. 4 zoom programs w/ Ellsworth church re: clean energy; electric vehicles; heat pumps; and talk by Maine Community Action Team. Solar: discovered our church would not benefit from rooftop solar. Church joined Perkins Road solar subscription - anyone can join through the church's subscription. Now: working on EICDA carbon dividend tax - looking to educate our congregation; vote on it; and advocate for using less fossil fuels. Thinking about the impact of storytelling &amp; learning from others.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 15:57:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Cross collaboration through contact information, please.</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Group name - contact person-email-website<br><br>Excited to imagine the impacts of these allies!!   &amp; : )</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:03:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>I&#39;m inspired by how many diverse organizations understand their mission to include combatting climate change.</title>
         <author>chipcurry</author>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:04:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>St. Margaret&#39;s Church </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Appreciate hearing from the UU's today - so much to learn from them and each other. Long active supporting GBAM food cupboard, Game Loft, support for issues of poverty and family abuse. Although individual members have installed solar and other actions, the parish as a whole has not addressed climate change until now. Want to learn and collaborate w/ other orgs here working on climate change. Looking at figuring out how to do this. Also recognize the importance of gradual persuading people - and storytelling is a great tool. Small positive changes can encourage people to talk about it and do more. Developed a reading list of books about nature and our place in it. Encouraging parishioners to sign up for carbon tracking tool. Will have a newsletter with links to area activities and practical suggestions to cut carbon emissions in our everyday lives. We look forward to working with you all!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:05:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>All of Belfast: Climate Dialogues (ABCD)</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>ABCD is a community memory project of the Belfast Free Library, funded by Institute for Museum and Library Services. Created to help area residents talk about climate change and its impact, to increase awareness and prepare for its challenges. Want to get people talking about climate change impacts they have experienced and share stories, concerns, hopes - to see what our shared concerns are; inspire one another to take hopeful action; and celebrate what Belfast is already doing to address the impacts of climate change. We invite you to share your stories on our website; sign up for our monthly newsletter; attend an educational Zoom program; and learn more about climate change on the Library's ABCD web pages. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:11:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Citizens Climate Lobby</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Belfast area group of national CCL organization - a citizens lobby to act specifically for one piece of legislation: The Energy Innovation &amp; Carbon Dividend, EICDA, HR 2307. Simple idea: the price of fossil fuels doesn't reflect the true price to society of burning them. It would put a price (fee) on carbon and return these collected fees to citizens via a yearly check.&nbsp;Vast majority of lower income families would benefit - a specific concern for rural Maine, lots of miles traveled for work. The scope of the climate change problem and the rapidity with which we need to act - this initiative looks at the whole system and has the potential for reaching net zero by 2050. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:17:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:19:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A regional coordinator via Community Resilience Partnership?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Dr. Cassaundra Rose, in her description of the support available from the Maine's Community Resilience Partnership, mentioned contracted "regional coordinators". Could  this be a good option to explore for helping coordinate all these organizations? - Misty</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:26:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Cloudy weather and Solar</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Fred Bowers.<br>I have solar, but I've noticed that there is more cloudy weather and I don't generate as much electric as I did even 5 years ago. Are we examining that at a State level?</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:31:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Master gardeners program</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Chase from BAHS asked about this. UMaine Extension offers a program - see link.&nbsp;<br>Heather also shared that MOFGA does offer lots of great workshops and programs as well: https://www.mofga.org/learn/organic-how-tos/<br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:32:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Building Social Norms in Waldo County</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I wonder how this group can influence a broader local citizen discussion to prioritize climate change.&nbsp; Could there be a broad challenge to organizations to publicly commit to combatting climate change within and among their other mission priorities? &nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-22 16:34:21 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Create a clearinghouse / portal for all our orgs; hold regular meetings; create baseline data</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Per Greg Biddinger: </strong>Come up with a strategy together to map what everyone is doing. Creates partnerships, overlaps, collaboration, cooperation.&nbsp; Create a portal? / coordinated platform for info. Regular meetings? Have a set of baseline data. Understand economic value of elements of our natural landscape. This could all lead to citizens and businesses making better decisions.<br><br><strong>Sarah: </strong>Who do you think would create, maintain, lead this clearinghouse? <br><strong>Rick: </strong>Creating a new org takes time and can be bureaucratic - so, start with what we have. Suggest the Library and ABCD may be best place to take leadership?<br><strong>Brenda: </strong>All the web pages we've created do provide a clearinghouse to important reports &amp; info although we don't list all the orgs yet. <br><strong>Jan Dodge: </strong>Share skills - grant writing is often challenging!!!!<br><strong>Peter Millard: </strong>Similar to the Maine Environmental Priorities Coalition of 37 organizations<br><strong>Corliss: </strong>If we had this Waldo County org, imagine the legislative impact it could have to tell Jan Dodge, "all 17 orgs agree."<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Slides from the Island Institute. Please reach out to Abby Roche aroche@islandinstitute.org or check out our work at https://www.islandinstitute.org/</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Bringing people together around common values</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006509397</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>PerJerry Brand: Window Dressers; bringing people together who would not normally work together</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Maine Environmental Priorities Coalition Common Agenda 2022</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006509522</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>https://protectmaine.org/epc/priorities/2022</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Connecting with Waldo County Assistance Program?</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006512509</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Karen Young: Waldo County CAP is a program that, on their website says they help low income people with a variety of things including transportation, home heating and insulation. Does anyone have more information about Waldo County CAP?<br><br>Window Dressers does receive client referrals through Waldo CAP.<br>Have a follow-up conversation - Chip Curry, Beverly Roxby.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Project Pollinator, BAHS</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006514582</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Chase is working to create Project Pollinator and hopes to work with MOFGA, Garden Club, others. Help people gain access to food, the outdoors, watching pollinators and birds. Create a central spot at the high school. </div>]]></description>
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         <title>Small scale wind turbines?</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006515603</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Per Susan Conard: does anyone know why small scale wind turbines are not available in Maine?<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Bulletin board? Newsletter? clearinghouse where everyone can share their programs and activities</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006517393</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Per Jon Beal</div>]]></description>
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         <title>EMAIL JON BEAL to stay involved! Send your ideas, visions. Thank you!</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006518024</link>
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         <title>Questions on carbon tax</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006520873</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>From Greg B to Peter Millard (as part of our follow up discussion): Why not have the revenue from the carbon tax go to public as a rebate for investment in climate mitigation as individual or communities? rather as a general refund.<br><br>Peter: Our concern is that we may have protests similar to the “yellow vest” movement in France which resulted from increased fuel prices with no immediate mitigation. If people benefit, they are likely to support it.<br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Reducing food miles and becoming more self-reliant w/ food production</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006525395</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>During discussion, per Heather Spaulding: To build on Jerry’s point about the importance of local foods, the Maine Climate Council has articulated the desire to reduce food miles and become more self-reliant with our food production, increasing the amount of food that is both grown and consumed in Maine from 10% to 30% by 2030.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006526326</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Unable to attend today, but Dorothy Havey shared: Really encouraging people to use less paper - the Chamber publishes the summer guide online now.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>PFAS chemicals</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006528285</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Chip Curry: Hoping to see Sportsmen's Alliance of Maine be involved - deermeat with PFAS chemicals. A priority to build broad coalitions. </div>]]></description>
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         <title>How does each org promote itself? </title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006529633</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Question from Jan Dodge. Are there other publications in addition to the Journal? Social media, yes... but remember our population is older and I encounter ppl who want a paper copy of my newsletter. Also challenges with skill level and internet connection.&nbsp;<br>Jon: Maybe we can get a grant through the GOPIF resilience program? Takes time and money.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Maine Community Foundation grant - needs a lead organization! - Feb. 15</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006532108</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Chip, Jan: Are there grant writers who could help?<br>Municipalities can apply for grants - City Council would have to approve.&nbsp;<br>Jan: Wendy Casten with Aging Well in Waldo County</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Rules for utilization of state money when doing projects that must include a climate element?</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006533907</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Jan's question. Unsure - will need to check!<br>Barbara: knows that DEP requires some component in every grant for climate change. Unsure about others.<br>Jan: Important to have that as part of policy</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Maine Won&#39;t Wait - keynote presentation by Dr. Cassaundra Rose</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006599448</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>A few of the resources I mentioned this morning:
	<br>Community Resilience Partnership, https://www.maine.gov/future/climate/community-resilience-partnership
	<br><br>http://mainewontwait.org/<br><br>For all climate council details and reports, https://www.maine.gov/future/initiatives/climate/climate-council<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Community involvement </title>
         <author>chaseweaver</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006609203</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>I was so beyond delighted to hear so many people were passionate about the community and the people in it. As a student at BAHS and member of the community surrounding it this is something that i have always considered while creating my ideas. I’m very delighted to see that people in the community share those same efforts and ideals as me. </div>]]></description>
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         <title>Our Town Belfast</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006611216</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Not able to attend today.&nbsp;<br>We missed you and we look forward to looping you in to further conversations!</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Coastal Mountains Land Trust</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006611830</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Not able to attend today.<br>We missed you and look forward to future conversations!</div>]]></description>
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         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2006612709</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Unable to attend today.&nbsp;<br>We missed you and can't wait to loop you in during our next conversation!</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Climate to Thrive</title>
         <author>abcd46</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/abcd46/dnxf0nl94lw11ub5/wish/2013727742</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This organization from Mount Desert Island could be a model for a Waldo County Climate Solutions organization.<br>- Brenda Harrington</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-01-26 15:02:23 UTC</pubDate>
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