As they brace for this winter’s energy bills, Mainers can find some comfort in a changing climate. An analysis of annual National Weather Service data over the past 115 years confirms that our storied Maine winters just aren’t as cold as they once were. Compared to a century ago, the heating season has gotten milder. […]
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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Maine winters growing milder
As they brace for this winter’s energy bills, Mainers can find some comfort in a changing climate. An analysis of annual National Weather Service data over the past 115 years confirms that our storied Maine winters just aren’t as cold as they once were.
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