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Maine Businesses Speak Out on Urgent Need for Energy Efficiency

At a State House news conference this week, a diverse group of Maine business leaders touted the role energy efficiency plays in reducing their costs and improving the health and competitiveness of their businesses. These leaders released a letter, signed by nearly 250 Maine businesses, urging Maine lawmakers to “make energy efficiency a priority during this legislative session, and work actively and in a bipartisan fashion to ensure that the Efficiency Maine Trust has adequate resources to capture all cost-effective energy efficiency identified in Maine homes and businesses.”

Read the full press release, view maps, sign on to the letter and more at www.efficiencyforME.org.

NRCM Open Mic Night 2011

The Natural Resources Council of Maine hosted a night of music inspired by the environment May 11, 2011, at the Liberal Cup English-style pub in Hallowell, Maine. Music makers and music lovers enjoyed great music, great food, and great friends. The crowd also learned more about issues NRCM is working on at the State House and how they can help protect Maine's land, air, water, and wildlife. Thanks to all who came!

Speak Out to Protect Maine's Bottle Bill!

The Natural Resources Council of Maine is working hard to defeat legislation that would weaken Maine’s bottle bill.  Written by the beverage industry, the bill (LD 1324) would eliminate containers larger than 28 ounces from Maine’s bottle redemption program, which provides some 1,300 jobs and is Maine’s most successful recycling program. Maine people are joining us in speaking out against this proposed rollback. We hope you will, too! Find out more at www.nrcm.org. Special thanks to all who visited us at Urban Earth Day in Portland this year!

NRCM Citizen Action Day 2011 - record numbers come to Augusta

This legislative session, Maine's air, land, and water face the worst threats in decades. NRCM's 3-minute Citizen Action Day 2011 video captures Maine citizens speaking their mind and taking action at the State House in record numbers. We hope this inspires you to stay active this session! We need you more than ever!

To take action on issues related to Maine's air, land, water, and wildlife, sign up for NRCM's Action Network at http://supporters.nrcm.org/Action_Network_signup today.

If you're interested in attending NRCM's Citizen Action Day in 2012, please send an e-mail to ldennett@nrcm.org -- and we'll be sure to notify you when we set a date.  As you'll see from this video, Citizen Action Day is fun, informative, and empowering.