Murray Carpenter
@murray-journo.bsky.social
Author of Sweet and Deadly, How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick (MIT Press, March 2025), and Caffeinated (Penguin, 2014). Bylines at New York Times, NPR, Maine Public Radio, Washington Post, etc. Belfast, Maine.
Tug meeting tanker among sea smoke this morning, Penobscot Bay.
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tug meeting tanker among sea smoke this morning, Penobscot Bay.
Glad to see that Sweet and Deadly made it across the pond, and is is well-displayed at @waterstones.bsky.social in Edinburgh. Thanks to @laurapoppick.bsky.social for spotting it! @mitpress.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Glad to see that Sweet and Deadly made it across the pond, and is is well-displayed at @waterstones.bsky.social in Edinburgh. Thanks to @laurapoppick.bsky.social for spotting it! @mitpress.bsky.social
Sunrise over Penobscot Bay
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Sunrise over Penobscot Bay
Perks of the early dark evenings on Penobscot Bay.
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Perks of the early dark evenings on Penobscot Bay.
Polling place here in Belfast, Maine seemed surprisingly busy for an off-year election.
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Polling place here in Belfast, Maine seemed surprisingly busy for an off-year election.
At Popham Beach State Park in midcoast #Maine Sunday, an ambitious project to use sand to replenish a storm-damaged leach field on Wood Island.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
At Popham Beach State Park in midcoast #Maine Sunday, an ambitious project to use sand to replenish a storm-damaged leach field on Wood Island.
Late monarch on asters, in midcoast Maine.
October 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Late monarch on asters, in midcoast Maine.
Calm day on Belfast Bay, midcoast Maine.
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Calm day on Belfast Bay, midcoast Maine.
So great! I rode the regional last week.
October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
So great! I rode the regional last week.
October 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Passagassawakeag estuary, midcoast Maine, on a calm October afternoon.
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Passagassawakeag estuary, midcoast Maine, on a calm October afternoon.
October 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Fun to catch some of the swells from Hurricane Gabrielle in Rhode Island, with @margot-carto.bsky.social! #surfing
September 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Fun to catch some of the swells from Hurricane Gabrielle in Rhode Island, with @margot-carto.bsky.social! #surfing
September sunrise.
September 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
September sunrise.
Juvenile sand tiger shark, about 3 feet long, in Maine’s Penobscot Bay yesterday.
September 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Juvenile sand tiger shark, about 3 feet long, in Maine’s Penobscot Bay yesterday.
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social I think this is a sand tiger shark. Can you see enough in these images? I also have some video.
September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social I think this is a sand tiger shark. Can you see enough in these images? I also have some video.
Medomak River estuary, Waldoboro, Maine.
August 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Medomak River estuary, Waldoboro, Maine.
Fun Muskeg show last night at Toddy Pond Farm in Monroe, Maine.
August 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fun Muskeg show last night at Toddy Pond Farm in Monroe, Maine.
August 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Clean and friendly early waves from Erin in southern Maine. @margot-carto.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Clean and friendly early waves from Erin in southern Maine. @margot-carto.bsky.social
Good morning from Penobscot Bay
August 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Good morning from Penobscot Bay
So great to paddle across Penobscot Bay from Bayside to Islesboro alongside six swimmers raising $ for Lifeflight of Maine. Clear and glassy!
August 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
So great to paddle across Penobscot Bay from Bayside to Islesboro alongside six swimmers raising $ for Lifeflight of Maine. Clear and glassy!