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Taking the Maine Global Warming Challenge

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Industry ad ignites Deca bill backers

This comes to us from the Bangor Daily News in response to the terrible and misleading ad that the chemical corporations are now airing on TV to try and kill this important Deca toxic pollution ban.  The chemical company lobby is the true special interest here... spending who knows what spreading false and misleading information all over the airwaves.

Meanwhile, Maine firefighters wholeheartedly endorse a ban on Deca, since safer, more effective flame retardants are readily available.  Please watch our online flash video and forward to your friends so people can get the full story!

Industry ad ignites deca bill backers       

By Kevin Miller

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - Bangor Daily News

The political firefight over a chemical that helps keep televisions from bursting into flames has spread to — where else? — the television airwaves.

Several Maine television stations are airing advertisements, paid for by a chemical industry trade group, suggesting that bills under consideration in the state Legislature could put people and property at risk during a fire.

A legislative leader responded to the ad with some heat of her own...

Welcome to The Nature of Maine

Hello and welcome to NRCM's new blog, the Nature of Maine.

We hope to post important information of interest to NRCM members and activists, as well as share this with the general public.  Please let us know what you think, but sharing your thoughts in the comments section of each post.  We hope to have a positive dialogue here on how we can keep, protect and improve all that which is special about Maine. 

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