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Maine's Two Senators Pressured to Reject Murkowski Resolution
- Maine Public Broadcasting Network (new window)
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2010-06-09 |
| Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will take up a controversial measure that would restrict the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to control the release of greenhouse gases by cars and industry. Maine's two moderate Republican senators are considered swing votes on Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's resolution. Both Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe have been critical of EPA rules and won't say how they will vote, which is unsettling to environmental groups and state officials. | |
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Report outlines savings from efficient buildings
- Maine Biz (new window)
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2010-04-02 |
| Families in Maine could save more than $2,000 a year on their energy bills in coming decades if government invests in making the state's buildings more energy efficient, according to a new report. | |
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Report outlines efficiency benefits in Maine
- The Boston Globe (new window)
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2010-04-01 |
| A new report says Maine families could save $2,200 a year on their energy bills if the state's buildings were more energy-efficient. | |
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Maine DEP Hails New Federal Fuel Efficiency Rules
- Maine Public Broadcasting Network (new window)
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2010-04-01 |
| The Obama administration is announcing new federal standards for automobile fuel economy and green house gas emissions. The emissions limits are based on so-called "clean car" standards adopted first by California in 2004 and subsequently by Maine and 13 other states. | |
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Report Outlines Efficiency Benefits In Maine
- WBZ TV (new window)
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2010-04-01 |
| A new report says Maine families could save $2,200 a year on their energy bills if the state's buildings were more energy-efficient. | |
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Letter to the Editor: Clean energy bill
- The Times Record (new window)
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2010-03-16 |
| Nuclear power is not a clean form of energy and has no place in clean or renewable energy legislation. Maine has all of the resources to create a truly clean and renewable energy industry and we cannot let such a dangerous and toxic form of energy feel welcome in our state. | |
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Wasting Less to Save More: Energy Efficiency's Economic Benefit
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2009-12-02 |
| Adding incentives to current energy bills to encourage more-efficient building standards is worthwhile. | |
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Maine out ahead in race to reduce carbon footprint
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2009-11-12 |
| Maine's carbon footprint shrank from 2004 to 2007 by a larger proportion than any other state, according to a national study to be released today. | |
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Maine Could Help Write Country's Energy Future
- The Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2009-10-13 |
| One might say that Maine is the perfect place to really lead the country into this new energy future. | |
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Clean Energy for Prosperity, Security
- The Times Record (new window)
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2009-10-02 |
| This fall, Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe will be asked to take a stand on a vote so profound that it has united Operation FREE — a coalition of national security experts and military veterans — and Environment Maine around clean energy. | |
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Green Jobs Bill Would Help Environment, Economy
- Bangor Daily News (new window)
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2009-09-26 |
| It's up to the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that unleashes the potential of clean energy to rebuild our economy, put millions of Americans back to work and stop global warming. Not only does Maine have the potential to become a hub for this new economic activity, but Maine workers have the opportunity to benefit from the thousands of jobs that would be created by investing in a clean energy future. | |
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Protesters Gather Outside "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour" Event
- Seacoast Online (new window)
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2009-08-25 |
| Protesters espousing causes as diverse as health care reform, Alaskan wildlife and clean energy lined up across the street from the Nonantum Resort, where Sen. Susan Collins was speaking Tuesday. | |
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Green Goals Can Be Reached With Support of Delegation
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2009-08-13 |
| By making buildings from more recycled materials, Mainers are reducing waste that would otherwise be sent to landfills or trash incinerators. | |
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Mainers Cannot Afford to Ignore Climate Change
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2009-08-09 |
| Maine must tackle climate change now, and it should be done responsibly with clean, renewable energy guaranteeing our energy independence. | |
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Environment Maine Promotes Green Policies at East End Community School--Councilor David Marshall Participates As Well
- Munjoy Hill News (new window)
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2009-05-14 |
| Members of Environment Maine called a press conference earlier today to remind the public of the many reasons why Portland needs to support green policies. | |
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Saturday Session Explores Potential for "Clean Energy" Jobs
- Brunswick Times Record
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2009-03-26 |
| Clean energy as a solution to unemployment, dependency on foreign oil and climate change will be the topic of a “town hall” meeting Saturday at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater. | |
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"Green Jobs" a Bonanza, or Not?
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2009-02-01 |
| A look at the opportunities that President Obama's federal stimulus package could bring provides brighter prospects for our workers, the economy at large, and the environment. | |
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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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We're getting greener
- the free press (new window)
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2008-01-28 |
| As universities nationwide are "going green," USM is keeping up with the pace | |
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Mileage milestone
- Bangor Daily News (new window)
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2007-12-18 |
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Energy bill should focus on renewable sources
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2007-12-05 |
| Requiring that more of our power needs should be met by these clean sources would help a lot. | |
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Maine’s clean-energy efforts lauded
- Bangor Daily News (new window)
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2007-11-14 |
| 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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Down to Earth: Thoughts on Maine's Environment
- Portland Press Herald
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2007-07-09 |
| 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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America's lost superiority in renewable energy
- Sun Journal
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2007-06-24 |
| 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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2007-06-20 |
| 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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Senators champion eco-ideas: Edmonds and Turner sign on to Environment Maine energy platform
- The Community Leader
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2006-11-30 |
| 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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2006-11-23 |
| 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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Explore alternative energy sources - Letter to the editor
- Portland Press Herald
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2006-09-28 |
| 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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2006-09-28 |
| A Portland-based environmental group hopes to convince Maine's political candidates to pledge support for alternative energy and conservation. | |
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Georges Bank is no place for drilling rigs - Editorial
- Portland Press Herald
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2006-07-03 |
| 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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