In last night’s Rockland City Council Budget Review Meeting, the Council voted to retain the sustainability coordinator position in a 3-2 vote. The part time position was eliminated from the proposed 2023 city budget, but Councilor Nathan Davis advocated for retaining it in a budget review meeting last week. At that time, the position’s elimination […]

Rockland’s Bike to Work Day 2022 was held on Friday 20 May and was covered by Maine Public’s climate reporter Murray Carpenter in a story titled “Cyclists gather on Maine roads for Bike to Work Day.” Two dozen cyclists gathered in downtown Rockland Friday morning to celebrate Bike to Work Day. The riders say cycling […]

RESAC is pleased to have helped coordinate Bike to Work Day 2022 in conjunction with Sidecountry Sports, Maine Sport Outfitters, Rock City Coffee, Renew Rockland, Rockland Rolls, and other local businesses and individuals. The data show that choosing a bike over a car just once a day reduces an average citizen’s carbon emissions from transport […]

Last night during the Budget Review Meeting, Councilor Nathan Davis proposed, as RESAC had advised, retaining the sustainability coordinator position in the 2023 budget. In a straw poll vote, both Councilors Davis and Sarah Austin voted to retain the position. Councilors Louise Maclellan-Ruf and Nicole Kalloch, along with Mayor Ed Glaser, voted against retaining the […]

The following was presented during public comment during the 9 May City Council Meeting. Below the public comment are some specific examples we’ve discussed regarding staffing the sustainability coordinator position. Today (16 May 2022), City Council will discuss the proposed elimination of the position during the Budget Review Meeting at 5:30 pm at City Hall […]

On August 24, the City of Rockland was named the winner of the Efficiency Maine Trust’s 2018 Philip C. Hastings Award. The Hastings Award is presented each year to an individual or organization that typifies the spirit of the late Phil Hastings, the Founding Director of Efficiency Maine. To honor his memory, the Philip C. […]

Remember how drafty your home was on cold and windy days last winter? Do you fret over high heating bills every cold winter month and promise to do something different before next winter? Are you worried about the rising price of heating oil? Is your house hot and stuffy when warm summer days (finally) arrive? […]