Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets. When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat. A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2012
East-West Highway panned in conservation group report
A national environmental group that has been fighting the proposed East-West Highway across Maine is calling it one of the worst transportation projects in the United States. The Sierra Club report, “Smart Choices, Less Traffic: 50 Best and Worst Transportation Projects,” cites the $2 billion, 220-mile, four-lane freight truck highway’s serious negative impacts on air […]
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PublishedDecember 11, 2012
CMP seeks protection from woes of its parent
State regulators will decide whether to allow a higher equity/debt ratio, which may also shield ratepayers.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2012
Tasers are proven non-lethal tool, but some Maine police forgo them
The non-lethal weapons – including a long-range shotgun described as an ‘incredible resource’ – catch on slowly in Maine, where investment in equipment and training can be burdensome.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2012
Maine police make spotty use of crisis training
Crisis intervention training offers Maine police a valuable tool for dealing with emotionally disturbed people, yet few departments and officers are participating in the program, citing costs and staffing concerns.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2012
Crisis Intervention Team model gives police tools, education
Data on effectiveness is limited, but one survey finds that certified officers tend to use less physical force.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2012
Smart tactics can avoid bloodshed
Police can defuse an armed confrontation through patience, pulling back or knowing how a person with a specific illness might behave.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2012
Portland develops tactical expertise – and shares it
It’s one of six national learning sites on police response to the mentally ill, and many officers have received special training.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2012
CMP seeks more financial separation from Spanish parent
CMP’s goal is to make it harder for Iberdrola to take cash out of CMP to pay dividends, and to not get whacked by Iberdrola’s recent credit rating downgrades.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2012
When police pull the trigger in crisis, the mentally ill often are the ones being shot
But is all this bloodshed necessary? An examination finds missed opportunities to avoid the confrontations that have left 33 dead in the past 13 years. In the most volatile of these, unstable people face first responders who are ill-equipped to deal with them.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2012
Arrest at remote cabin turns deadly, angers public
Police tactics are questioned in a 1992 case in which officers broke down a door to confront a woman with ‘a history of emotional instability.’
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