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Third Act Maine is Maine elders committed to stopping all new fossil fuel investment and development. Our mission will be accomplished through the joyful practice of nonviolence, uplifting youth and developing community. Visit: thirdact.org/maine
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For those who want to learn more about nuclear power, our friends at Peace Action Maine are sponsoring a “Zoominar” exploring the connections between nuclear weapons and nuclear power on November 18 at 7 pm
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“Historically, the most significant effort to separate nuclear energy from nuclear weapons was President Dwight Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” program. Then and now, there are clear connections between nuclear energy and nuclear weapons regarding technology, people and institutions. This Zoominar, sponsored by Peace Action Maine, will explore why governments continue to support nuclear power despite the myriad associated problems: cost, safety, proliferation and radioactive waste.” Register here: https://bit.ly/NukeFreeClimate
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Kudos to our friends and allies, the Freeport Visibility Brigade!
Flyer with a photo of Mainers on the Freeport overpass waving at cars. They have flags of USA, Ukraine and Canada and a big banner that says DEFEND DEMOCRACY. Text says FREEPORT VISIBILITY BRIGADE: RUSH HOUR RESISTANCE Join us on the Old County Road bridge pedestrian walkway (over Route 295) at one of these five times throughout the week: Monday or Friday morning 7:30 to 9:00 am, Monday, Wednesday or Friday evening 4:30 to 6:00pm. We have all the signs and banners. Just show up!
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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"Signs of Fascism" today in South Portland courtesy of Third Act Maine's Portland Hub. #resist #nofascism #oldandbold
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Beep beep!!! Beepbeepbeep! General solidarity with #nokings in Waterville, Maine
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Land of the free - No Kings in Waterville, Maine #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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There were well over 1,000 of us in Waterville, Maine today, and we had bubbles. #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Joy, determination and solidarity in Waterville, Maine #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Third Act Mainers across the state participated in their local NO KINGS rallies as organizers, tablers and protestors. Pictures here from Waterville and Portland. More to come! #NoKings @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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5 of us protested the proposed CMP rate hike along with many others in Freeport, ME yesterday. No more public handouts for Central Maine Power! Visit Our Power to learn more and get involved! ourpowermaine.org
On Tuesday evening in Freeport, 5 Third Act members protested the proposed CMP rate hike along with many others. No more public handouts for Central Maine Power! Kathleen Sullivan speaking about the hardship that a rate hike would be imposed upon low income Mainers. Tom Mikulka speaking about the impacts on decarbonization and how the hikes would discourage rooftop solar, EV's and heat pumps. CMP RATE HIKE = CORPORATE GREED
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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What: Talk by Dr. Charles Rolsky, "Where Science Meets Art"
When: October 20, 7 pm
Where: St. Alban's Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth
Cost: Free and open to the public.

Pictured: “It All Started With Teflon’s Non Stick Happy Pan” by Marnie Sinclair, a member of Third Act Maine
Pictured is a sculpture entitled “It All Started With Teflon’s Non Stick Happy Pan” by Marnie Sinclair, a member of Third Act Maine the photo shows an elemental structure of circles in gold, black, blue and red connected by black rods that seem to be falling through a copper ring representing a frying pan. All are invited to talk by Dr. Charles Rolsky, PhD at 7pm on Monday, October 20 at the art exhibit, "Forever Ours: PFAS and Microplastics" in Cape Elizabeth. Dr. Rolsky will discuss innovations and research being done to solve the plastic problems in our environment. He is Executive Director and Senior Research Scientist at the Shaw Institute, an Emmy Award Winner and a TEDx Speaker. Don't miss it! What: Talk by Dr. Charles Rolsky, "Where Science Meets Art" When: October 20, 7 pm Where: St. Alban's Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth Cost: Free and open to the public. The art exhibition "Forever Ours: Microplastics and PFAS – Where Science Meets Art" features work by artists responding to the environmental crises of microplastics and PFAS. The show will be on view at the Bonoff Gallery in St. Alban’s Church, September 7 through October 23. Each piece is accompanied by an explanatory statement that informs viewers about the environmental impact of these “forever chemicals.” The exhibition was juried by Gail Bos, a Boston-based artist and curator known for her compelling street art and environmental focus. The artwork is available for purchase, with a portion of proceeds supporting local nonprofits focused on mercy and justice work in the greater Portland area. The exhibit is open to the public 9 am - 2 pm, Mondays through Thursdays, and ends on October 23.
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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We were so honored to receive a Conservation Partner Award at Sierra Club Maine's Annual Celebration yesterday. Thank you for the honor and for all you do to protect Maine's environment!
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Jane Brekke of Sierra Club of Maine speaks to a gathering in the welcome center building at Wolfe's Neck Center. Beside her is a screen showing a photo of a loon with the caption "Protect What You Love!" Kathy Mikulka of Third Act Maine hugs Jane Brekke of the Sierra Club of Maine. Marcia Taylor of Third Act Maine stands next to them smiling and holding our Conservation Partner Award. A mason jar filled with flowers sits on the table in front of them and behind them, through the window can be seen the landscape of Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment in Freeport, Maine -trees, meadow and a glimpse of the ocean beyond. Eleven members of Third Act Maine pose for a group photo in front of the welcome center at Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, in the front Kathy Mikulka holds our framed Conservation Partner Award. It is a gorgeous fall day on the coast of Maine. Flyer for Sierra Club of Maine's Annual Celebration, October 4, 2025 at Wolfe's Neck Center, Freeport, ME. The background is an ethereal watercolor of a meadow
October 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Via @sundayofaction.bsky.social starring Third Act Maine co-leader Molly Schen and @ayanaeliza.bsky.social

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A pink splash page says "Sun Day may be over but our movement has just begun. Support our movement beyond Sun Day 2025 at sunday.earth. In the corner is a photo of Anya and Molly holding a cut out of a big yellow sun wearing shades! Last weekend, we proved that a movement for clean energy is possible and already here. Sun Day was an opportunity for people to come together to champion clean energy solutions and demand progress. 🗺️ 500 events were hosted including… 💃 A dance performance surrounded by solar panels in Middlebury, Vermont 🚌 The launch of electric school buses (with Mothers Out Front) in Fairfax, Virginia 🏖️ A beach day in Muskegon, Michigan 🍽️ Food, art and talks on a solar powered farm in Raleigh, North Carolina 📰 Sun Day hit the papers in The New York Times and many local news outlets, spreading the word about clean energy even further. It doesn’t stop there. The big day of clean energy actions may be over but our movement has just begun. Stay tuned on how to support Sun Day into the future ☀️
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Sun Day in Portland, Maine was a great success, bringing hundreds of Mainers out to historic Lincoln Park to celebrate the power of the sun - thanks to all of our volunteers and partners for making this event so successful and so much fun! 🌞 #SunDayofAction @sundayofaction.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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One of the best parts of Third Act Maine's Annual Meeting on Sept. 4 was when 9 of us took turns reading an excerpt from Bill McKibben's new book that is giving us all hope. Get your hands on a copy of "Here Comes the Sun" stat! #ClimateAction #inspiration @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Nine members of Third Act Maine are sitting together on a long church bench listening raptly as one of them reads from Bill McKibben's new book "Here Comes the Sun". The group was taking turns reading from the book.
September 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The Friends Meeting House in Durham was filled with hope and determination on September 4 as Third Act Mainers gathered for our third annual statewide meeting. Check out Alt text for details.

PS - see you on Sun Day!
Pictured are members of Third Act Maine gathered for a group photo during our annual gathering on Sept 4th. The brick building behind us is The Friends Meeting House in Durham, Maine. We learned, we sang, we shared our concerns and our worries, we ate cookies shaped like the sun, and we laughed. Peter Dugas of Citizens Climate Lobby talked about climate tipping points and climate modeling. The Rev. Katie Mears discussed faith-based disaster relief and climate migration. That was the bad news. After lunch, author and educator Sue Inches brought us the good news about climate activism and Josh Caldwell from the Natural Resources Council of Maine inspired us with recent successes of the Environmental Priorities Coalition. We shared climate-related book recommendations and excerpts from Bill McKibben’s Here Comes the Sun, and we explored the promise of exciting innovations in a gallery walk curated by Molly Schen. Before we left the meeting house to head back to all corners of our state, we shared our one-word descriptions of how the day made us feel. We felt hopeful, inspired, energized, and connected. Clear your schedule next September. You don’t want to miss the 2026 annual gathering! #community #OldAndBold #notimetowaste #ClimateAction
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Join fellow Mainers and celebrate the power of the sun on Sept 21! We have the tools to power our communities with clean energy and overwhelming public support to do it. Time for politicians to wake up, catch up, and help us turn it on.

Sun Day events in Maine: thirdact.org/maine/events/
A flyer for Sun Day in Farmington, Maine Sun Day will be celebrated in Farmington with a “Solar Festival” from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm on September 21 at the UMF Amphitheater, High Street parking lot #15, on the UMF campus. Come celebrate recent progress in sustainable energy and a call to speed up the transition. The festival features live music, kids’ activities, EV cars, energy saving displays, and Beaver Lodge food and drinks. Meet businesses, homeowners, and organizations who are leading the way to a greener, cleaner future for Maine and the nation. Western Mountains is working with the UMF student group Sustainable Campus Coalition on logistics for the event. Solar Fest strives to increase community understanding of how energy consumption numbers are changing rapidly as solar energy production reaches a tipping point. In addition to the festival at UMF, Third Act members will be reaching out to people in downtown Farmington on the Saturday and Sunday mornings of Solar Fest weekend. Stop by Renys on Broadway to see information displays on critical deadlines for solar rebates and tax credits. https://thirdact.org/maine/events/sun-day-in-farmington/ Tom and Kathy Mikulka, volunteer leaders with Third Act Maine hold a handpainted banner advertising Sun Day, Sept. 21. It is painted in yellow, orange and red, featuring the Sun Day sun logo in the center. At the bottom is says Rise Up for Clean Energy A flyer for Sun Day in Waterville, Maine Sun Day will be celebrated in Waterville at the Universalist-Unitarian Church from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Hear from Revision Energy about three different ways you can save money with solar electricity and the benefits of having a home battery. Get all of your questions about solar energy answered. Also learn about human migration to Maine that climate change is causing. 69 Silver Street, Waterville: https://thirdact.org/maine/events/sun-day-in-waterville/ A flyer for Sun Day in Portland, Maine - A Fair for All Ages Electric vehicles on display, live music and art projects for all ages, food trucks, informational tables, and a parade led by the Ideal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary Band, will all be happening at Lincoln Park (350 Congress St.) on Sunday, September 21 from 11 am to 2 pm. And SO MUCH MORE! FMI https://thirdact.org/maine/events/sun-day-in-portland-maine/
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This fall, The BTS Center will explore Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s best selling book on Climate Change in a five-session book study, guided by Madeline Bugeau-Heartt and Sue Inches. Sponsored by Third Act Maine. For details visit:
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September 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Come celebrate Sun Day in Farmington at our Solar Festival 11:30am to 2:30pm on September 21 at the UMF Amphitheater located next to the High Street parking lot on campus.

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flyer for Solar Fest in Farmington, Maine on Sunday, Sept 21. For details visit https://thirdact.org/maine/events/sun-day-in-farmington/
September 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Molly and Patti have been busy baking sun cookies for Sun Day in Portland. See you there!

SUN DAY
Sunday, Sept. 21
11am
Lincoln Park
75 Pearl St, Portland, Maine

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A golden retriever smiles hopefully at a tray of just baked sun shaped cookies filled with lemon curd. Yum! 2 dozen sun shaped cookies are cooling on wire racks
September 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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🎶 We may have come here on different ships, but we're in the same boat now ...🎶

#Indivisible #WorkersOverBillionaires #OldAndBold @thirdactorg.bsky.social #MEpolitics #LaborDay
September 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Third Act members from our Central Maine Hub helped organize a Labor Day Rally to celebrate greater Waterville's rich labor and immigrant history and today's diverse and thriving community. #Indivisible #WorkersOverBillionaires #OldAndBold @thirdactorg.bsky.social
A Third Act Maine member in an orange safety vest and Third Act baseball hat hands out song lyrics to participants in today's Labor Day Rally in Waterville. Behind her is the Kennebec River. A group of participants in today's Labor Day Rally in Waterville sits on blocks of granite in an outdoor amphitheater in the sunshine. Centered in the photo is a sign that reads: IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA GREAT Indivisible Mid Maine's info table with banner at today's Labor Day Rally in Waterville. A Third Act Maine member in a blue shirt and Third Act baseball hat stands by to help with the sound system at today's Labor Day Rally in a riverside park in Waterville. Beyond him is the Kennebec River.
September 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Hey Central Mainers, join us for Sun Day in Waterville! Sunday, September 21, 11:30am -1:30pm at the UU Church. It's time we celebrate the power of the sun!
Flyer reads: Third Act Central Maine invites you to SUN DAY Sunday, September 21 11:30am-1:30pm UU Church (69 Silver St., Waterville) Come hear about how you can benefit from solar energy! Contact richardmacomberthomas@gmail.com FMI
August 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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We Persist! Third Act Maine's annual statewide gathering
When: Thursday, September 4, 2025 from 10am to 4pm
Where: 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham, Maine
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Photo from last year's gathering of Third Act Maine in Waterville shows people singing, gathered around a woman playing an acoustic guitar. Our third annual statewide gathering is open to all members and friends of Third Act Maine. We're glad you're coming! Please bring a bag lunch. We'll provide iced tea and lemonade. Also (optional) bring a favorite book about climate change, either fiction or nonfiction. There will be speakers, a choice of workshops, an art project to prepare for Sun Day (Sept. 21) and more! Speakers: Climate Tipping Points and Climate Modeling with Peter Dugas Internal Migration within the USA with Katie Mears The Good News about Climate Activism with Sue Inches The Environmental Priorities Coalition's Success with Josh Caldwell When: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 10am to 4pm Where: 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham, Maine Questions? Email us at thirdactmaine@gmail.com Photo from last year's gathering of Third Act Maine in Waterville depicts Maine elders at tables busy writing letters to voters. Our third annual statewide gathering is open to all members and friends of Third Act Maine. We're glad you're coming! Please bring a bag lunch. We'll provide iced tea and lemonade. Also (optional) bring a favorite book about climate change, either fiction or nonfiction. There will be speakers, a choice of workshops, an art project to prepare for Sun Day (Sept. 21) and more! Speakers: Climate Tipping Points and Climate Modeling with Peter Dugas Internal Migration within the USA with Katie Mears The Good News about Climate Activism with Sue Inches The Environmental Priorities Coalition's Success with Josh Caldwell When: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 10am to 4pm Where: 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham, Maine Questions? Email us at thirdactmaine@gmail.com A photo from last year's gathering of Third Act Maine in Waterville. Robert Shetterly is on stage surrounded by paintings while speaking about his "Americans Who Tell the Truth" project. In the audience in the foreground a man wears an orange Third Act shirt that reads "NO TIME TO WASTE" Our third annual statewide gathering is open to all members and friends of Third Act Maine. We're glad you're coming! Please bring a bag lunch. We'll provide iced tea and lemonade. Also (optional) bring a favorite book about climate change, either fiction or nonfiction. There will be speakers, a choice of workshops, an art project to prepare for Sun Day (Sept. 21) and more! Speakers: Climate Tipping Points and Climate Modeling with Peter Dugas Internal Migration within the USA with Katie Mears The Good News about Climate Activism with Sue Inches The Environmental Priorities Coalition's Success with Josh Caldwell When: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 10am to 4pm Where: 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham, Maine Questions? Email us at thirdactmaine@gmail.com Photo from last year's gathering of Third Act Maine in Waterville - our volunteer greeting people was very enthusiastic! Our third annual statewide gathering is open to all members and friends of Third Act Maine. We're glad you're coming! Please bring a bag lunch. We'll provide iced tea and lemonade. Also (optional) bring a favorite book about climate change, either fiction or nonfiction. There will be speakers, a choice of workshops, an art project to prepare for Sun Day (Sept. 21) and more! Speakers: Climate Tipping Points and Climate Modeling with Peter Dugas Internal Migration within the USA with Katie Mears The Good News about Climate Activism with Sue Inches The Environmental Priorities Coalition's Success with Josh Caldwell When: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 10am to 4pm Where: 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham, Maine Questions? Email us at thirdactmaine@gmail.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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On Sun Day, September 21, Mainers will gather in Lincoln Park in Portland to celebrate the sun. Save the date and be a part of a nationwide celebration of power from the sun and wind! Check out alt text FMI. Want to get involved? Sign up to volunteer:
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Image is aolorful sun-themed flyer advertising Sun Day! September 21, Mainers will gather in Lincoln Park in Portland to celebrate the sun. Save the date and be a part of a nationwide celebration of clean energy from the sun and wind - because it's longer “alternative energy,” but the common-sense, obvious, straightforward way to power the future. It's time for big oil oligarchs to go the way of the dinosaurs, but they're not going quietly. Let's come together and celebrate the way forward! For more info on Sun Day in Portland and other Sun Day events around the state visit Third Act Maine's event page here: https://thirdact.org/maine/events/
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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As an all-volunteer organization, Third Act Maine’s success depends upon members joyfully pitching in and getting the work done. With quiet, steadfast determination and a willingness to take on hard tasks, Cletis Boyer embodies that spirit of volunteerism. Thanks Cletis 💚
Be like Cletis. Get in touch with us at thirdactmaine@gmail.com if you'd like to help us save the planet! As an all-volunteer organization, Third Act Maine’s success depends upon members joyfully pitching in and getting the work done. With quiet, steadfast determination and a willingness to take on hard tasks, Cletis Boyer embodies that spirit of volunteerism. Cletis is now stepping down after serving as the Midcoast Hub lead. He will continue to serve as our liaison to MCAN (Maine Climate Action NOW). Thanks, Cletis, for all you have done and continue to do.
July 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM