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Maine Climate Council Meetings

Meeting Schedule

Upcoming Meetings

Maine Climate Council

Date: September 14, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: TBD

Maine Climate Council Community Resilience, Public Health, and Emergency Management Working Group

Date: September 15, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual meeting

Register in advance for this meeting

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Maine Climate Council

Date: December 1, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: TBD

Maine Climate Council Community Resilience, Public Health, and Emergency Management Working Group

Date: December 15, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual meeting

Register in advance for this meeting

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Working Groups & Subcommittees

Subcommittees

Subcommittees of the Maine Climate Council develop reports and recommendations to inform the council and its working groups. 

Equity Subcommittee

• Equity Subcommittee website

Co-chairs: Ambassador Maulian Dana, Gabriela Alcalde

Maine Legislators

• Senator Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop
• Senator Jeffrey Timberlake, R-Androscoggin
• Representative Tom Martin, R-Greene
• Representative Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland

Members

• Becca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association; Maine Climate Council Community Resilience Planning, Public Health, and Emergency Management Working Group
• Curt Brown, Ready Seafood
• Shanna Cox, Lewiston Auburn Chamber of Commerce
• Lesley Fernow, Central Hall Commons
• Steve Golieb, Maine Climate Council; Town Councilor for the Town of Millinocket
• Honorable Craig Hickman, Former Maine State Representative; Owner of Annabessacook Farm
• Amara Ifeji, Maine Environmental Education Association
• Melissa Law, Maine Climate Council; Owner of Bumbleroot Organic Farm
• Matt Marks, Maine Climate Council; Executive Director of the Associated General Contractors of Maine
• Gabe McPhail, Community Resilience Consultant, Vinalhaven
• Fortunat Mueller, Revision Energy
• Jason Parent, Aroostook County Action Program
• Ambureen Rana, Maine Equal Justice
• Darren Ranco, University of Maine
• Isaiah Reid, University of Maine at Farmington Student; Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations
• Jonathan Rubin, University of Maine
• Matt Schlobohm, Maine Climate Council; Executive Director of the Maine AFL-CIO
• Adelaide Taylor, Revision Energy
• Claudette Townsend, Dead River
• Ania Wright, Maine Climate Council Representative of Maine Youth; Sierra Club Maine

Scientific & Technical Subcommittee

• Scientific & Technical Subcommittee website

Co-chairs

• Susie Arnold, Island Institute
• Stephen Dickson, Maine Geological Survey
• Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine

Maine Legislators

• Senator Troy Jackson, Maine State Legislator
• Senator Russell Black, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Amanda Collamore, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Vicki Doudera, Maine State Legislature

Members

• Linda Bacon, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
• Brian Beal, University of Maine at Machias
• Sean Birkel, University of Maine 
• Alix Contosta, University of New Hampshire
• Amanda Cross, US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Adam Daigneault , University of Maine
• Phillip DeMaynadier, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Susan Elias, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Glenn Hodgkins, US Geological Survey
• Joe Kelley, University of Maine
• Glen Koehler, University of Maine 
• Rebecca Lincoln, Maine Center for Disease Control
• Pamela Lombard, US Geological Survey
• Bradfield Lyon, University of Maine 
• Nichole Price , Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• Jonathan Rubin, University of Maine
• Joseph Salisbury, University of New Hampshire
• Pete Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
• Alyssa Soucy, University of Maine, Youth Representative
• Robert Steneck, University of Maine
• Sally Stockwell, Maine Audubon
• Rick Wahle, University of Maine
• Aaron Weiskittel, University of Maine
• Carl Wilson, Maine Department of Marine Resources

Working Groups 

Working groups of the Maine Climate Council review and develop climate strategies for the council's consideration. 

Buildings, Infrastructure, and Housing Working Group

The Buildings, Infrastructure, and Housing Working Group evaluates and recommends short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions from Maine's buildings, infrastructure, and housing sectors, as well short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change.

Co-chairs

• Executive Director Michael Stoddard, Efficiency Maine Trust
• Kathleen Meil, Maine Conservation Voters

Maine Legislators

• Senator Joseph Rafferty, Maine State Legislature
• Senator Stacey Guerin, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Melanie Sachs, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Richard Bradstreet, Maine State Legislature

Members

• Kay Aikin, Introspective Systems
• Naomi Beal, PassivHausMaine
• Ellen Belknap, SMRT
• Laney Brown, Iberdrola Solutions
• Scott Brown, Maine Department of Education, Maine Climate Council
• Dan Burgess, Governor's Energy Office, Maine Climate Council
• Elaine Clark, Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Climate Council
• Dan Dixon/Keisha Payson, University of Maine/Bowdoin College
• Steve Hudson, Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
• Rick Karg, Residential Energy Dynamics, LLC
• Daniel Kleban, Maine Beer Company, Maine Climate Council
• Jerry Livengood, Bangor Natural Gas Company
• Jeff Marks, Acadia Center
• Suzanne MacDonald, Island Institute
• Don McGilvery, Maine State Housing Authority
• Matt Nazar, City of Augusta
• Rozanna Patane, Town of York
• Greg Payne, Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
• Cordelia Pitman, Wright-Ryan Construction, Inc.
• Steve Shaler, University of Maine
• Jason Shedlock, Laborers' International Union of North America
• Charlie Summers, Maine Energy Marketers Association
• Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson Architects
• Dylan Voorhees, VEIC
• Senator David Woodsome, Maine State Legislature, Maine Climate Council
• Ania Wright, Maine Youth for Climate Justice, Maine Climate Council

Coastal & Marine Working Group

The Coastal and Marine Working Group evaluates and recommends short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions from coastal and marine sectors, as well as short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change.

Co-chairs

• Kathleen Leyden, Department of Marine Resources
• Heather Leslie, University of Maine

Maine Legislators

• Senator David Miramant, Maine State Legislature
• Senator Kimberley (Kim) Rosen, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Lydia Crafts, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Will Tuell, Maine State Legislature

Members

• Nick Battista/Sam Belknap, Island Institute
• Kathleen Bell, University of Maine
• Jeremy Bell, The Nature Conservancy
• Sebastian Bell, Maine Aquaculture Association
• Representative Lydia Blume, Maine State Legislature, Maine Climate Council
• Curtis Bohlen, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
• Curt Brown, Ready Seafood
• Amanda Cross, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Andy Dorr, Town of Vinalhaven
• Greg Dugal, Hospitality Maine
• Judy East, Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Climate Council
• Claire Enterline, Maine Department of Marine Resources
• Christine Feurt, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Ivy Frignoca, Friends of Casco Bay
• Jeremy Gabrielson, Maine Coast Heritage Trust
• John Hagan, Maine Climate Table
• Beverly Johnson, Bates College
• Stacey Keefer, Maine Marine Trades Association
• Patrice McCarron, Maine Lobstermen's Association, Maine Climate Council
• Kathy Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
• Bill Mook, Mook Sea Farms
• Bill Needelman, City of Portland
• Chris Petersen, College of the Atlantic
• Kristen Puryear, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
• Dave Townsend, University of Maine
• Hattie Train, Youth Representative
• Don Witherill, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Community Resilience, Public Health, and Emergency Management Working Group

The Community Resilience Planning, Public Health, and Emergency Management Working Group evaluates and recommends short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions, as well as short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change.

Co-Chairs

• Rebecca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association
• Judy East, Land Use Planning Commission, MDACF
• Anne Fuchs, Maine Emergency Management Agency
• Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Maine Legislators

• Senator Senator Stacy Brenner, Maine State Legislature
• Senator Marianne Moore, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Lydia Blume, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Beth O'Connor, Maine State Legislature

Members

Public Health

• Bruce Berger, Maine Water Utilities Association
• Lance Boucher, American Lung Association
• Susan Breau, Maine CDC/Drinking Water Program
• Katie Freedman, Healthy Acadia
• Nancy Hasenfus , Retired physician
• Kohl Kanwit, Department of Marine Resources
• Chuck Lubelczyk, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Patricia Pinto, AARP Maine
• Hayley Prevatt, City of Portland Public Health
• Lisa Sockabasin, Wabanaki Public Health
• Michele Walsh, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
• Kate Warner, Maine Rural Water Association

Community Resilience Planning

• Noël Bonam, AARP Maine
• Anne Ball, Maine Downtown Center
• Howard Carter, City of Saco
• Bob Faunce, Town of Damariscotta
• Steven C. Golieb, Town of Millinocket, Maine Climate Council
• Gwen Hilton, Maine Land Use Planning Commission
• Debbie Johnson, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
• Tora Johnson, University of Maine at Machias
• Eileen Johnson, Bowdoin College
• Jim Nadeau, Nadeau Land Surveys
• Jessie Perkins, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
• Abbie Sherwin, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
• Pete Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
• Esperanza Stancioff, University of Maine/Maine Sea Grant

Emergency Management

• Andrew Barton, University of Maine
• Margaret Cushing, Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency
• Heather Dumais, Maine Emergency Management Agency
• David Gardner, Maine Department of Transportation
• Nan Johnson, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Samuel Roy, Maine Emergency Management Agency
• Grainne Shaw, Sagadahoc County Emergency Management Agency
• Anna Siegel, US Youth Climate Strikes
• Charlie Soltan, Soltan Bass, LLC
• Marla Stelk, Association of State Wetland Managers
• Ray Sisk/Leticia VanVuuren, Knox County Emergency Management Agency

Energy Working Group

The Energy Working Group evaluates and recommends short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions from Maine's energy sector, as well as short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change.

Co-chairs

• Director Dan Burgess, Governor's Energy Office
• Ken Colburn, Symbiotic Strategies, LLC

Maine Legislators

• Senator Paul Davis, Maine State Legislature
• Senator Mark Lawrence, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Steven Foster, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Stanley Paige Zeigler, Maine State Legislature

Members

• Kurt Adams, Summit Utilities
• Beth Ahearn, Maine Conservation Voters
• Matt Beck, IBEW 1837
• Tony Buxton, Preti Flaherty
• Steve Clemmer, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Greg Cunningham, Conservation Law Foundation
• Carrie Gilbert, Daymark Energy Advisors
• Marty Grohman, E2Tech
• Barry Hobbins, Office of the Public Advocate
• Ben Lucas, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
• Andy Lubershane, Energy Impact Partners
• Kimberly Moore, Maine Department of Labor
• Linnea Patterson, CEI
• Jeremy Payne, Maine Renewable Energy Association
• Jason Rauch, Central Maine Power Company
• Matt Rolnick, Public Utilities Commission
• Julie Rosenbauch, City of South Portland
• Jeff Saucier, McCain Foods USA, Inc.
• Rich Silkman, Competitive Energy Services, LLC
• Michael Stoddard, Efficiency Maine
• Jeff Thaler, University of Maine
• Sarah Tracy, Pierce Atwood LLP
• Jake Ward, University of Maine
• Tom Welch, retired

Natural and Working Lands Working Group

The Natural and Working Lands Working Group evaluates and recommends short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions from Maine's natural and working lands sectors, as well as short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change.

Co-chairs

• Commissioner Amanda Beal, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
• Tom Abello, Governor's Office

Maine Legislators

• Senator Cathy Breen, Maine State Legislature
• Senator Rick Bennett, Maine State Legislature
• Representative MaryAnne Kinney, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Laurie Osher, Maine State Legislature

Members

• Ruby Jovin, Grace Pond Farm
• Pat Strauch, Maine Forest Products Council
• Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine
• Melissa Law, Bumbleroot Organic Farm
• Dana Doran, Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
• Tom Doak, Maine Woodland Owners
• Andy Whitman, Manomet
• Ellen Griswold, Maine Farmland Trust
• Mark Berry, The Nature Conservancy
• Karin Tilberg, Forest Society of Maine
• Eliza Donoghue/Sarah Haggerty, Maine Audubon
• Heather Spalding, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
• Phillip DeMaynadier, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Doug Baston, Town of Alna
• Matt Walker, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Carol Weymouth, Maine Association Conservation Districts
• Dave Struble, Maine Forest Service
• Hannah Carter, University of Maine
• Nate Webb, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Molly Docherty, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
• Maureen Drouin, Maine Conservation Voters
• Ellen McAdam, McDougal Orchards

Transportation Working Group

The Transportation Working Group evaluates and recommends short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions from Maine's transportation sector, as well as short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change.

Co-chairs

• Joyce Taylor, Maine Department of Transportation
• Rob Wood, The Nature Conservancy in Maine

Maine Legislators

• Senator Brad Farrin, Maine State Legislature
• Senator William (Bill) Diamond, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Lynne Williams, Maine State Legislature
• Representative Michael (Mike) Perkins, Maine State Legislature

Members

• Kendra Amaral, Town of Kittery
• Mackenzie Bowe, VHB
• Director Dan Burgess, Governor's Energy Office, Maine Climate Council
• Stephanie Carver, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
• Cole Cochrane, Thornton Academy
• Benedict Cracolici, Sappi North America, Maine Climate Council
• Dana Doran, Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
• Eric Feigenbaum, Versant
• Elizabeth M. Frazier, Auto Innovators/Pierce Atwood
• Katherine Freund, Independent Transportation Network
• Maria Fuentes, Maine Better Transportation Association
• Judy Gates, HNTB
• Emily Green, Conservation Law Foundation
• Gregory Jordan, Greater Portland Transit District
• Jay Kamm, Northern Maine Development Commission
• Ben Lake, VEIC
• Matt Marks, Associated General Contractors of Maine, Maine Climate Council
• Jess Maurer, Maine Council on Aging
• Peter Merfeld, Maine Turnpike Authority
• Sara Mills-Knapp, Greater Portland Council of Governments
• Brian Parke, Maine Motor Transport Association
• Patricia Quinn, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
• Jason Rauch, Central Maine Power Company
• Jonathan Rubin, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
• Tim Seymour, Darling's Auto Group
• Jean Sideris, Bicycle Coalition of Maine 
• Nathan Sinclair, Poland Spring Bottling Co. / Nestle Waters North America Inc.
• Beckett Slayton, Bowdoin College
• Barry Woods, ReVision Energy/Drive Electric Maine