Mountain bikers and other adventurers are discovering the travel corridors used for centuries by Indians.
Tux Turkel
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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Remote town could offer the road to recreation
Forty miles northeast of Millinocket, Patten pines to be the gateway into Katahdin Woods & Waters.
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Wild ride on Maine river highlights North Woods’ potential
The East Branch of the Penobscot River runs through the new Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area.
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Does northern Maine’s economic future depend on a walk in the park?
Join us on a tour, and see for yourself whether this rugged escape can – as some imagine – become a lucrative tourist destination.
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New England natural gas expansion plan hits roadblock
Obstacles originating in Massachusetts politics might prompt Maine to determine what it can do on its own to increase gas delivery capacity.
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Augusta-based company seeks to harness tidal power in Cobscook Bay
Halcyon Tidal Power LLC wants to build a ‘barrage’ enclosing a Pembroke cove where tides will drive turbines.
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New pipeline for natural gas could ease New England’s capacity shortage
If approved, the project could lead to lower rates in the region, but the impact on Maine customers is unclear.
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CMP home customers will see rates go up on Sept. 1
As part of a settlement, the Maine PUC approves a formula that gives the utility an incentive to participate in energy-efficiency programs.
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Rate-case settlement would raise CMP residential bills by $3 a month
Gone would be an unpopular higher charge for those who generate some of their own power from renewable sources.
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Blaine House kept cozy with high-efficiency system
The governor’s residence is getting 22 ductless electric heat/air conditioning units that are expected to cut the oil bill in half.