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Maine News.

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  Wanna Hang?

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:28 PM ET

  the environment a service. Dryers account for six percent of US electricity use, the nonprofit says.So far, six states — including Florida, Utah, Maine, Colorado, Hawaii and Vermont — have laws that don't allow authorities to prevent residents from hanging their clothes.We love what hangin Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Nonprofit, Reuters, Florida, Hawaii, Colorado, Vermont
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  USDA Gives Female Farmers a Hand

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

  for a sustainable farming future, HMI will partner with the University of New Hampshire, Cornell University and Women in Agriculture Networks in Maine, Vermont and Connecticut. Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: New York, Farmers, Texas, Agriculture, Farming, Teaching, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Mexico, USDA
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  My Small Hometown's Big Deal of a Bridge

  By David Bois | Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:50 PM ET

  to the Times, citing a recent visit by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get an up close look. The innovations came out of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and hinge on a couple dozen carbon and glass fiber fabric tubes that might have been brought t Read More

  More like this in: Transportation, Technology, Science, Regional/Local, Cutting-edge, Physical Sciences
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  NSF Funds Research Competitiveness

  By John Casey | Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:42 PM ET

  Science Foundation is putting $20 million over five years into growing research competitiveness in six U.S. states, which include Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina and South Dakota. An article on the NSF Web site details how awards "are intended to improve the researc Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Hawaii, Kansas, biodiversity, National Science Foundation, Sustainable Development, South Dakota, Invasive Species, Mississippi State University
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  To Schools Still Teaching Penmanship: Write On!

  By David Bois | Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:56 PM ET

  into the digital age, and flashing back to trudging off to college with a typewriter as I did in 1984 just seems so laughably quaint. The state of Maine has gone so far as to put laptops into the hands of its students, and it doesn't require a stretch of the imagination to explain why penmanshi Read More

  More like this in: Washington, University of Washington, Handwriting, Science, Innovation & Discovery
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  The 'A' In Maine Stands For Apple As In Notebooks

  By Judy Mottl | Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:58 AM ET

  MLTI seeks to provide professional development and 21st century tools to secondary education teachers and students to support the attainment of the Maine state standards.In making the announcement, Main Education Commissioner Sue Gendron said the middle school success in boosting studen Read More

  More like this in: Apple, Technology, Education, Schools, US, Technology, Education, Gadgets
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  Where Old TV's Go When They Die

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:56 AM ET

  with the trash. As result, many old fax machines, telephones and TV sets sat in basements and attics. Then, states began to take action. In 2005, Maine was one of the first of 18 states to approve laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics. Washington passed a simila Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Recycle, Washington, Drinking Water, Electronics, E-waste, Business, Technology, Science, Social Responsibility, Good Ideas, Green Tech, Environment, Development
• The Brief 5/7: Yay Maine! Toddler Found, Puppet Praise

  By Caroline Walker | Thu May 7, 2009 11:14 AM ET

  Earth Wonders of the World one, which is just an excellent source for deviating from filling out expense reports and calendars. Go, Maine! Maine passes the no-brainer of the century. Rhode Island, get a move on! 3-year old found, hallelujah! Parents -- keep an eye on you Read More

  More like this in: Prince Charles, Google, Michelle Obama, Life & Style, Culture, Home & Garden
• The Brief 5/6: Best Job, Green Jobs, Anaconda

  By Caroline Walker | Wed May 6, 2009 9:10 AM ET

  who made our Most Beautiful cut!) for a perfect Wednesday procrastination break. See you back tomorrow, with extra Briefiness guaranteed. Go, Maine! The "best job" position has officially been filled. It's Time again (har, har) for the year's most influential people to step forward Read More

  More like this in: Employment, Green Jobs
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  Got Water on My Brain Today

  By David Bois | Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:12 PM ET

  Shifting gears — but still on the matter of water — an item from the hometown paper really made me happy. The principal rivers in the State of Maine (and elsewhere) have made remarkable water quality gains over the past 30 years or so, following generations of abuse by a range of industria Read More

  More like this in: Water, Water Quality, Life & Style, Travel