Alliance For Sears Island

07/22/2025

Penobscot Indian Nation and Conservation Law Foundation Oppose Expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill.

The Alliance for Sears Island supports the lawsuit against Casella Corporation’s proposal to add another 61 acres to the 179-acre Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town filed by the Penobscot Indian Nation (PIN) and Conservation law Foundation (CLF).

https://mailchi.mp/8d40a0e60cf0/penobscot-indian-nation-and-conservation-law-foundation-oppose-expansion-of-juniper-ridge-landfill

03/14/2025

Is Maine Offshore Wind Becalmed or Fogged-In?
The Silence is Deafening

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The Silence is Deafening Loss of federal funding, diminished investor interest and a President Trump anti-offshore wind Executive Order make Maine’s plans for developing a commercial-scale offshore…

02/22/2025

Climate change demands immediate response on many fronts, including enormous reductions in carbon emissions from energy production and use.

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Editor’s Note: This piece is the sixth in our series on issues raised or missing from the Draft Alternatives Analysis (the AA). The flawed, limited and frequently erroneous MDOT consideration of wh…

02/17/2025

"This understanding of the vital role soil plays for humans and the planet prompted agreement among those involved in the Sears Island Planning Initiative (SIPI) that no soil harvesting should ever occur on Sears Island."

Editor’s Note: This piece is the fifth in our series on issues raised or missing from the Draft Alternatives Analysis (the AA). The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Sears Island developmen…

02/05/2025

New Article!! Sears Island Wetlands

Editor’s Note: This piece is the fourth in our series on issues raised or missing from the Draft Alternatives Analysis. That AA preferred a Sears Island development plan that would destroy at least…

01/30/2025

Destroying those 70 acres of forest in 2026 would ultimately release 6,727 metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere – carbon that is currently stored in the forest - the equivalent of adding over 5,600 gas-powered cars to the road.

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Photo of tree removal in the proposed Sears Island development area taken in 2022 during geotechnical explorations there. Photo by Rolf Olsen [Editor’s Note: This piece is the third in our series o…

01/21/2025

While the State of Maine proudly touts the merits of the “Maine Can’t Wait” climate action plan, it blatantly proposes a project that would severely impact key coastal wetlands and habitats that are critical to mitigating the impacts of a changing climate.

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As the State of Maine reels from yet another denial of federal funds to support the development of an Offshore Wind Port (OSWP) on Sears Island, it is important to contemplate the significant cost …

01/17/2025

Deep-Dive into the MDOT Offshore Wind Facility - Part 1

https://mailchi.mp/9a62f888a8bb/deep-dive-into-the-mdot-offshore-wind-facility-draft-pre-application-alternatives-analysis-part-1-overview

01/02/2025

TIME TO ABANDON SEARS ISLAND WIND PORT!!

Image: A sign urging to protect Sears Island, known to the locally indigenous people as Wahsumkik. Maine is eyeing Sears Island to develop a wind port. Credit: Sasha Ray / BDN 12/31/2024 Printed …

12/13/2024

Sears Island Development Funds Denied – Again (and Again and Again…)

Tuesday, December 10, we learned that the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) failed to receive a $16 million grant for an offshore wind manufacturing facility on Sears Island. This marks the…

11/29/2024

SEARS ISLAND STORIES are on Facebook! Give them a follow! Add stories of your own.

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Sears Island is endangered by potential offshore wind fabrication, while a nearby industrial site is available. To support our beloved island, we're collecting stories to show how essential the island is to so many of us. SearsIslandstories.org

11/29/2024

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