Maine Schools Going Solar - Not Only To Protect Environment But To Boost Bottom Lines

[jpak]

https://www.mainepublic.org/post/maine-schools-going-solar-not-only-protect-environment-boost-bottom-lines

More and more schools in Maine are adding solar power to their renewable energy mix. The solar panel array that's just been installed on the roof of Mount Desert Island High School is the largest so far on a public high school in Maine, and will provide more than enough power to meet its demands. Student supporters of the project are hoping that others will be encouraged by its example.

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"We're the ones that are impacted. This is our future," says senior Thomas Korstanje. "And it's our responsibility - along with the responsibility of everyone else - but we need to take part." Korstanje says it's been frustrating to witness the lack of cohesion in government efforts to tackle the issue of climate change.

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"The fact that climate change is becoming such a political issue - I don't understand why," Walke says. "It's science, it's facts. The climate is changing and things are happening. Get rid of all the bias and just focus on the facts and see that things are happening, and that we need to take action to slow the effects of the crisis."

"This is not a political issue, it's a human issue," Korstanje says.

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[Bayard]

1. Way to go, Maine!

Never thought of them as a very progressive state that would lead the way.