As more mandates and incentives are rolled out to fight climate change, a strategy emerges to cast doubt on electrification while talking up renewable liquid fuels.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Some Maine businesses are starting down a path to 100% renewable power
Twenty companies from Biddeford to Brooklin have joined a new statewide business project called On the Pathway to 100% Clean Energy.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Boothbay firm to build advanced electric powerboat with European partners
Hodgdon Yachts will manufacture ‘the Lion,’ which will be among the first electric boats to offer a high-speed DC charging option.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine Generation Authority needed to meet state climate, energy goals
Support L.D. 1634 and L.D. 1350, Report C, to advocate for accelerated renewable-energy generation, local jobs and lower costs to ratepayers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Legislation builds on Maine’s clean-energy successes
L.D. 1350, like a similar bill in 2019, would trigger millions of dollars in investment in Maine while getting us closer to zero emissions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As sticker shock for solar power looms, Maine lawmakers consider options
Two bills under consideration seek to balance the desire for solar incentives with the burden of high electricity bills.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Co-op advocates push for more community-owned solar farms
Maine’s solar energy landscape is dominated by large, out-of-state corporations. Advocates for cooperative ownership say there’s a better way.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Renewable energy best way to fight Putin
Fossil fuels will keep powering Russia’s ability to make war until we commit to a carbon-free economy.
Posted inFood
Coffee waste does amount to a hill of beans. To dispose of it, many Maine roasters and coffee shops go green
Composting spent grinds and chaff, via commercial operations or customers who garden, is common practice.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: New England oil dealers try ‘concern trolling’
We should ignore pleas by people who profit off fossil fuels to stop the transition to climate-friendly heating.