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Advocates Protest Maine oil sands plan

PORTLAND, Maine, April 24 (UPI) -- Canadian regulators need to take a closer look at the potential environmental consequences of oil sands before backing more pipelines, an advocacy group said.

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Maine voters back pro-environment Senate candidate

A pair of environmental groups say a poll they commissioned shows that Maine voters will back a U.S. Senate candidate this fall who favors reducing carbon pollution and stronger protections against dangerous chemicals.

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Environmental groups outline opposition, support for upcoming initiatives

 A coalition of environmental advocates on Thursday presented its list of priority bills that the Legislature is slated to address during the abbreviated session. 

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Renewable energy is a moral imperative

The wind blows. The tide flows. The sun glows. The forest grows. Yet we continue to get most of our energy from unsustainable underground sources outside of Maine. Shame on us if we saddle our children and grandchildren with our addiction to oil, a dependency that has shackled our economy and put many of us in danger of freezing to death.

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Coalition touts renewable energy for Maine

Leaders of a coalition that's pushing for a referendum to mandate increased use of renewable energy in Maine said Wednesday their initiative would reduce dependence on foreign oil while lowering residential energy bills.

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Battle Over Renewable Energy Raging At State House

 A group supporting a referendum drive to increase renewable energy in Maine spoke about its plan Wednesday. Meanwhile, Governor LePage vehemently spoke out against it.

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LePage opposes renewable energy mandate in Maine

Gov. Paul LePage is urging residents not to sign a referendum petition aimed at requiring at least 20 percent of Maine's electricity come from new renewable energy sources by 2020

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Maine environmentalists gearing up for battle this legislative session

While closing another budget gap will be their top priority, lawmakers are expected to grapple with a number of complex and potentially contentious issues dealing with the environment, land use and Maine's energy mix during the shortened legislative session that began Wednesday.

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2 wind projects underway in Maine this summer

With four grid-scale wind projects already built in Maine and another two under construction, the state is poised to surpass an important milestone as it moves toward its 2015 wind-power generation goal.

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Maine surpasses national rate in creation of 'clean' jobs

A new report from the Brookings Institution seeks to get its arms around the nebulous “clean economy,” and finds that Maine’s growth in the sector has tracked national trends, surpassing U.S. rates over the past few years.