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Explore alternative energy sources - Letter to the editor
- Portland Press Herald
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9/28/2006 |
| The U.S. Senate recently took a step backward on the road to our country's energy security and protection of our marine resources and coastal shores by passing a bill that would open up close to 8 million additional acres of the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling. | |
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Change sought in energy use
- Portland Press Herald
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9/28/2006 |
| A Portland-based environmental group hopes to convince Maine's political candidates to pledge support for alternative energy and conservation. | |
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Down to Earth: Thoughts on Maine's Environment
- Portland Press Herald
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7/9/2007 |
| Maine Mountain Power is expected to file its new plan Tuesday for a wind farm on Black Nubble Mountain near the Sugarloaf USA ski resort. | |
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Georges Bank is no place for drilling rigs - Editorial
- Portland Press Herald
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7/3/2006 |
| Bush is, somewhat famously, an oilman. Congress is run by politicians who are committed to expanding domestic energy production. Together, they're on an ultimately futile quest to have the United States drill its way to energy independence. | |
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House favors drilling closer to coastlines
- Portland Press Herald
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6/30/2006 |
| WASHINGTON — Drilling for oil and natural gas would be allowed 50 miles off Maine's coast for the first time in nearly a quarter-century under legislation approved Thursday in the House. The bill's prospects remain uncertain, however, because of a threatened filibuster in the Senate. Also, the House measure would give states power to push their boundaries out to 100 miles or authorize drilling less than 50 miles from shore. | |
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America's lost superiority in renewable energy
- Sun Journal
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6/24/2007 |
| Energy prices and conflict in the Middle East, combined with growing concern global warming, have jumpstarted an overdue national conversation about United States energy policy. The public is clamoring for solutions and, in this generation, support has never been deeper for increasing the amount of power we get from renewable energy. | |
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Environmental Group Uses Pinwheels To Push For More Renewable Energy
- WCSH Channel 6 Portland
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6/20/2007 |
| A maine environmental group wants the rest of the country to follow Maine's example and push for more renewable energy, like windpower. | |
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New independence for western Maine
- Sun Journal
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5/28/2006 |
| A lot of people talk about energy independence these days but, in SAD 58, people are actually doing something about it. | |
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Energy bill OK'd, awaits funding
- Associated Press
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4/29/2006 |
| AUGUSTA — With gasoline prices hovering near $3 per gallon and energy a front-burner issue in Washington, a bill to encourage conservation and renewable energy is awaiting funding in the Maine Legislature. Gov. John Baldacci's energy policy bill has won final House and Senate approval. It awaited a decision by the Appropriations Committee on whether to provide $20,000 in funding. | |
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| 4/1/2006 | |
| Maine creates more than half of its electricity from fossil fuels, at our peril. We also use heating oil and natural gas to heat our homes and businesses. | |
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Big Oil's Friends in the Senate
- New York Times (new window)
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2008-05-05 |
| Listen to almost any politician, President Bush included, and you’ll hear that the fight against global warming cannot be won without cleaner technologies that will ease dependence on fossil fuels. Yet these same politicians are on the verge of allowing modest but vital tax credits to expire that are crucial to the future of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. | |
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Baldacci proposes energy reforms
- Portland Press Herald
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2/9/2006 |
| AUGUSTA Gov. John Baldacci introduced an energy plan Wednesday that would increase Maine's dependence on fuel sources like wind and hydro power, help local governments cut fuel costs and take other steps to stabilize prices and curb reliance on foreign oil. | |
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Governor touts energy initiatives
- Associated Press
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2/8/2006 |
| AUGUSTA, Maine --Gov. John Baldacci said Wednesday he will convene a task force to review the pluses and minuses of Maine's continued participation in the New England Power Pool and ISO New England, which oversees the New England wholesale electricity market. | |
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Small Steps to Efficiency
- Bangor Daily News
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2/22/2006 |
| Conserving energy is cheaper and easier than building new power plants to meet growing demand. With this in mind, a bill in the Legislature would increase funding for Efficiency Maine, the state's energy conservation program, and encourage more efficient use of electricity through building codes, furnace and boiler standards and special training for school facility managers. The bill, LD 1931, would save electricity customers money and should be passed. | |
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Efficiency Maine deserves a boost - Editorial
- Portland Press Herald
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2/22/2006 |
| Last is no place to be when the topic is saving energy during an era of record prices. | |
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| 2/21/2006 | |
| BOSTON, Feb. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- After four years of favorable regulatory review showing the project would lower energy costs, reduce air pollution and help wean the New England region off its dependence on imported oil and natural gas, Cape Wind's future is now threatened because of Alaska Congressman Don Young's backdoor attempt to kill America's first offshore wind farm. | |
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Readers put energy into issue - Letter to the editor
- Portland Press Herald
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2/15/2006 |
| What a wonderful juxtaposition of articles in the Press Herald on Jan. 30. | |
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Energy fee boost makes sparks fly
- Portland Press Herald
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2/10/2006 |
| AUGUSTA -- An additional assessment on electric bills would help an already successful program do even better, supporters of an energy efficiency measure said Thursday. | |
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Less Dependent on Imported Energy
- WABI TV 5
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2/10/2006 |
| Some lawmakers in Augusta want Mainers to be less dependent on imported energy. | |
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Sides drawn over efficiency 'tax'
- Kennebec Journal
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2/10/2006 |
| AUGUSTA -- An additional assessment on electric bills would help an already successful program do even better, supporters of an energy efficiency measure said Thursday. | |
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Energy bill should focus on renewable sources
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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12/5/2007 |
| Requiring that more of our power needs should be met by these clean sources would help a lot. | |
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Mileage milestone
- Bangor Daily News (new window)
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12/18/2007 |
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Senators champion eco-ideas: Edmonds and Turner sign on to Environment Maine energy platform
- The Community Leader
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11/30/2006 |
| They each represent different sides of the aisle, but Senator Beth Edmonds (D-Freeport) and Senator Karl Turner (R-Cumberland) share an interest in weaning Maine from fossil fuels and curbing our state’s contributions to global warming. | |
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New Energy Future - Letter to the editor
- Bangor Daily News
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11/23/2006 |
| Congratulations to the numerous Maine state legislators for supporting the New Energy Future platform to move America and Maine beyond fossil fuels and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
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Maine’s clean-energy efforts lauded
- Bangor Daily News (new window)
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11/14/2007 |
| Maine was one of five states to receive a "silver" ranking in Environment America’s report, "America’s Clean Energy Stars: State Actions Leading America to a New Energy Future." The report graded states on policies to increase renewable energy, save energy and require cleaner and more efficient cars. | |
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Support builds for promoting less energy use
- Portland Press Herald
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1/6/2006 |
| AUGUSTA — Lawmakers, conservationists and others came out Thursday in support of a plan to promote energy efficiency in schools, businesses and homes. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham, would increase rebates and grants for improvements in energy efficiency. | |
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We're getting greener
- the free press (new window)
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1/28/2008 |
| As universities nationwide are "going green," USM is keeping up with the pace | |
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Energy now hot at Statehouse
- Kennebec Journal
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1/14/2006 |
| AUGUSTA -- Energy bills that got little attention in recent years will play a larger role this legislative session, thanks to high gas and oil prices and supply problems following natural disasters. | |
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Legislation Takes Aim At Energy Prices
- News 8 WMTW
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1/10/2006 |
| AUGUSTA, Maine -- Lawmakers in Augusta said it’s time to fight back against the high price of energy -- including gasoline. | |
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