Conservative commentators on Tuesday shared a false narrative that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame for power outages across Texas.
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The Wrap: Mardi Gras comes late this year
Plus handmade frozen dumplings and something new for the breadheads.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Toilet paper is back on shelves, but shoppers still have trouble finding these 6 things
Equipment for enjoying the outdoors is among the items that are hard to find in the midst of a pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
In the face of the pandemic and a changing retail landscape, Freeport wants to make downtown more resilient
The Freeport Downtown Vision Plan hopes to bring economic and COVID-19 resiliency to the downtown area.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Federal apprenticeship program to include Maine lobstermen, loggers
The federal law includes an amendment from Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine to make agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting eligible for the money through the U.S. Department of Labor.
Posted inBusiness
Stocks end wobbly day mostly lower
Energy companies that stand to benefit from record electricity prices due to the frigid cold surge.
Posted inBusiness
Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $50,000 for first time
More companies signal the digital currency could gain widespread acceptance as a means of payment.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Mardi Gras muted, with closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
Crowds last year were blamed for an early Louisiana outbreak of COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Texas’ energy pride goes out with cold in ‘a complete bungle’
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott calls for a probe of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Solar installer Insource Renewables joins ReVision Energy
The two Maine-based, employee-owned companies said the deal will help them tackle the regulatory and workforce challenges in Maine’s rapidly expanding solar market.