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Maine Voices: We know how to fight climate change, and all of us must play a part

by Richard Killmer Special to the Press Herald November 27, 2018November 27, 2018

The harm that warming is doing now will only get worse unless citizens, businesses and governments make mitigating actions part of their daily lives.

Maine, News

Energy priorities shift as a new administration takes hold

by Tux Turkel November 25, 2018November 25, 2018

After eight years of what some call obstructionist policies, renewables advocates look forward to Janet Mills in the Blaine House.

Business, Maine, News

CMP warned of ‘working off the same playbook’ that stymied New Hampshire energy project

by Tux Turkel November 18, 2018November 17, 2018

The kind of public resistance that sank the Northern Pass effort now has CMP reworking its transmission line blueprint.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Interior Department’s legacy of corruption lives on

by Timothy L. O'Brien Bloomberg Opinion November 4, 2018November 2, 2018

Ryan Zinke’s travails intensify as the Justice Department probes whether he ‘used his office to help himself.’

Business, Maine

Regulators say they won’t decide on CMP’s $1 billion power line until March

by Staff Report November 2, 2018November 3, 2018

The Maine Public Utilities Commission extends the process for deciding whether to award a permit needed for the 145-mile transmission project to move forward.

Source

Heat pumps in Maine: Set it and forget it? Or turn it off for the winter?

by Tux Turkel October 28, 2018October 29, 2018

The state’s energy-efficiency experts promote the latest versions for winter heat, if they’re installed and used correctly, to reduce fossil-fuel emissions. But some installers say it’s best to use them any time but winter.