The 10 Weekly Newsletter, May 20, 2022

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We’re really starting to get some stories under our belt ...

... With five counties in the bag, our “Climate Driven” series has covered a decent chunk of Maine so far. It’s brought statehouse reporter Kevin Miller into the woods, drawn on aerial assets over Moosehead Lake, put some more miles on “Pearl” our electric car, and reported on heat pumps putting out more hot air than a town meeting!

You can find all of our stories at mainepublic.org/climatedriven.

Elsewhere in our batch we have stories on the Downton Abbey film, which countries are resisting remote work, conserving fungi, the Bates graduate who won NPR’s Tiny Desk contest!

'Till Next Time,

Mark Simpson, News Director

Maine Public: Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year

Maine is home to the largest moose population in the lower 48 states. But the iconic species is being challenged by ticks and climate change. In one of the moosiest parts of Maine, nearly 90 percent of the calves tracked by biologists last winter didn’t survive their first year.

Maine Public: Maine's heat pump business is booming. But they can still be a tough sell for low-income households

WBUR: Beyond flora and fauna: Why it’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals

BBC Worklife: The countries resisting remote work

Maine Public: Taking a lesson from the pandemic, Maine hopes more broadband will reduce vehicle travel

Maine Public: For all its perils, climate change could make Maine's frigid interior more hospitable

NPR: Announcing the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest

Maine Public: What centuries of ice-out records can tell us about the effect of climate change on Maine's lakes

NPR: The new Downton Abbey film is here, and its creator says misery isn't compulsory

NPR: How the 'Replacement' theory went mainstream

We are celebrating 60 years of Maine Public telling Maine’s stories and we’ve put together 60 cool factoids about Maine Public and the content we have shared with our audience over the years. Here is factoid #48:

Back in 2015, Maine Public launched a series of “Twitter Chats” with personalities from Maine Public and NPR. It was a seamless way for our audience to interact and get to know the people behind the voices they heard every week on Maine Public Radio. Our first Twitter guest was Krista Tippett, the host of On Being. #mainepublic60

See all the 60 for 60 interesting tidbits HERE. Maine Public’s celebration of our 60th anniversary of telling Maine’s story is made possible by all of you and through the support of Birchbrook and Maine Credit Unions.