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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PublishedFebruary 23, 2011
Big mandate on campus:Bowdoin becoming carbon neutral
It was midafternoon, but the February sun was still glinting off the 48 solar panels on the roof of Thorne Hall here. Downstairs, the online display that monitors the system’s performance showed the panels were producing energy, helping to warm the 4,800 gallons of water that Bowdoin College uses each day at this dining hall.
Work remains to be done, but by summer the array is expected to supply more than half the hall’s hot water. Just as important, it will keep 91,520 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere each year, by not burning natural gas.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2011
Dead River, United Way team up for fuel assistance
Dead River says it will match every dollar donated up to $100,000.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2011
Deepwater wind power given boost from report
The University of Maine study should give the state ‘a major leg up’ in attracting developers.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2011
Bill would force drivers to clear snow off cars
Flying sheets of snow and chunks of ice are ‘a safety issue,’ says Gorham lawmaker Jane Knapp.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2011
Finances of energy program questioned
Officials defend the now-defunct alliance amid claims of impropriety, and legislators ask to see records.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2011
Pellet production heats up again
Maine’s plants gear up – as do job prospects –as climbing oil prices revive interest in alternative energy.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2011
Summit will help wind foes make case
Thirteen groups will discuss restrictions to Maine energy projects, but proponents say they’re creating jobs.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2011
Bill seeks piece of turnpike revenue pie
The money would go to projects and expanded bus service, but the highway agency says it is already sharing the wealth.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2011
Ice fishermen rescue pilot after small plane crashes on Sebago Lake
Four inches of ice on the lake prevent the plane from breaking through.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2011
Feature Obituary: Christine Gyure, 100, career nurse who ‘did everything’
Nursing wasn’t a specialized profession when Christine Gyure was on the job in Bridgton in the 1940s. If she wasn’t tending to patients or helping deliver babies, she might have been ironing sheets or preparing meals. She headed the local Red Cross effort, and also rolled bandages to distribute to other chapters. “She did everything,” […]
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