CASTINE PATRIOT • April 13, 2023
For the second year in a row, on Monday, March 27, Maine Maritime Academy’s Environmental Action Club held a climate symposium; this year’s topic: “Decarbonizing the Maritime Industry—Future Challenges and Opportunities.” “We walk a hard line,” said Arden Aston, a junior majoring in marine transportation technology, and one of the student organizers. “The world needs shipping; you can’t have a global economy without it,” she continued, “but we need to do our part to reduce carbon in the atmosphere.”