energy
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
Interactive charts: recent data show uptick in Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions
Maine's greenhouse gas pollution is generally trending downward, but increasing pollution from motor vehicles – the biggest source of the problem – could wipe out recent gains from renewable energy and more efficient buildings.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2015
Maine Voices: POWER Act good for Maine businesses
The tax-incentive legislation aims to improve energy efficiency and resiliency.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2015
Interactive: Wind power’s growth in Maine, 2007-2016
In the years since the state's first wind farm opened on Mars Hill, wind power has grown considerably as a source of electricity in Maine.
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PublishedJune 12, 2014
Orono energy startup raises $1.5M
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PublishedJune 10, 2014
Two Maine startups vying for $250K in Silicon Valley’s Cleantech Open
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PublishedJuly 30, 2012
New England, Canada vow energy cooperation
A conference in Vermont focuses on efforts to improve the production and use of clean energy.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2011
New energy chief is named
AUGUSTA — A consultant, former pulp and paper executive, and state lawmaker has been tapped to lead the Maine Office of Energy Independence and Security. Gov. Paul LePage announced yesterday that Kenneth Fletcher will lead the office, which aims to increase the use of sustainable indigenous and renewable resources while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. LePage […]
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2011
Energy conservation industrymay be losing steam in Maine
Growing demand for home insulation projects last year led Hallowell-based Sustainable Structures to add nine workers, more than doubling its work force. The building and energy services firm needs three more installers, said Curry Caputo, but it has stopped hiring.<br><br> A partner at the company, Caputo knows the federal stimulus money that helped homeowners pay for weatherization is almost all spent. Sizing up Maine's new state government, he doesn't expect the level of support for energy conservation that was a hallmark of the Baldacci years.<br><br> "We are all a little concerned about the future of efficiency funding in Maine," said Caputo, president of the Maine Association of Building Efficiency Professionals. "It's all having a cooling effect on our industry and the momentum we've gained."
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