How to Overcome the Intimidation of Maine’s Legislative Process: A Guide
Reading time: 5 min 6 sec
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of state politics? In this post, I share my personal journey navigating Maine's legislative process through LD 92, focusing on solar energy waste management. Learn how to overcome the intimidation of legal jargon, stay organized, and make your voice heard in the legislative process.
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Maine’s Missed Opportunity for Energy Independence: How to Turn the Ship Around
Reading time: 6 min 32 sec
This post explores how Maine can break free from its reliance on foreign energy by strengthening its infrastructure, embracing innovative technologies, and reforming energy policies. The stakes are high—will Maine take action or continue to pay the price for inaction?
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Preserving Maine’s Coastline: Why a Moratorium on Offshore Windmills Matters
Reading time: 6 min 15 sec
This post explores the potential risks and costs of offshore wind energy development along Maine's coastline, emphasizing the impacts on the state's tourism, fishing industries, and environment. It argues for a moratorium on offshore wind projects to allow time for evaluating more sustainable energy alternatives that better align with Maine's unique needs, including geothermal, bioenergy, and tidal energy.
Rediscovering X: Building 'Mainers United' for Connection and Growth
Reading time: 2 min 54 sec
Through this post, I want to introduce you to a new community on X (fka Twitter), Mainers United. Learn more about the idea behind it and what led me to start the community on 𝕏.
Maine’s 2024 State Elections: From Legislative Seats to Judicial Roles
Reading time: 8 min 1 sec
In this blog, I dive deeper into Maine's state legislative and judicial elections and compare them with Germany's state parliament and merit-based judicial appointments.
How to Navigate Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine
Reading time: 5 min 22 sec
In this blog post, I provide some guidance on how to navigate ranked-choice voting in the upcoming 2024 elections.
Navigating Maine’s 2024 Congressional Elections: A Non-Citizen’s Perspective
Reading time: 7 min 2 sec
In this article I provide a brief overview of all candidates that are up for Maine's 2024 Election for Congress and the issues they plan to take on if they stay or get elected for the Senate or House of Representatives.
Voting in Maine vs. Germany: Comparing Election Systems and What’s at Stake in 2024
Reading time: 6 min 12 sec
In this post, I'm reviewing the questions that will be on the 2024 Referendum Election ballot for all Mainers. Additionally, I'm talking about the difference between elections in the U.S. versus Germany, as I think it's great that U.S. citizens can directly vote on state-level initiatives.
Flags, Heritage, and Identity: Maine's 2024 Flag Redesign and Reflections on Germany's 1990 Flag Change
Reading time: 4 min 54 sec
In this blog, I talk about the upcoming election in the US and how this might change the flag of the state of Maine.