A Conference on the Northern Forests and the Stewardship Act
Conference Dates: June 25-27, 1998
Read More‘People First’ vs. ‘Earth First’ in Lincoln, Maine
A photo gallery of real people confronting unbelievable greens.
Read MoreSmall Town Says ‘NO!’ to Gangs of Green Radicals
Lincoln, Maine wants environmental goon squads to stay home and leave them alone.
Read MoreSongs to Revolt By (in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont)
I got a notice this week from Jeff Pascoe over in Vermont that the Act 60 website has added an “Act 60 Song.” Act 60 is the new school funding law with a state property tax that Vermont finds revolting, just as Maine did over 20 years ago. A good revolt needs a song. Remember Yankee Doodle? Well, in Maine in 1976 we produced a song during our state property tax battle too. We had it recorded at Noel Paul Stookey’s studio in Blue Hill (Paul of Peter, Paul and Mary), and he provided the music mix. In fact, we had written two songs, because we produced a two-sided, 45 rpm record with a dust jacket that explained what all the fuss was about. Those words, written by a talented wordsmith in the cause, stir my blood still. Here’s an excerpt, and I...
Read MoreState Property Tax Revolt Shakes Foundations of Government
Vermont’s revolt got the attention of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Read MoreWill Maine Atlantic Salmon Become ‘Spotted Owls?’
Maine’s natural resource-based economy could be threatened by what has just happened out West.
Read MoreForestry issue exposes GOP legislators living in the Land of Oz
Pay no attention to the man behind the ‘green’ curtain.
Read MoreVermont’s Northeast Kingdom Setting for Upcoming Green Boot Camp
Wheelock Farm will become a protest base camp.”
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