The Governor’s Energy Office has set three meetings to help develop energy, economic and environmental goals.
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If shoppers take note, grocers might try harder to be green
A grocery certification program scrutinizes lights, fans, coolers, food waste, reusable bags and more for efficiencies.
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State-backed loans pending for troubled company’s shrimp farms
Stored Solar wants to build the nation’s first shrimp farm at a biomass plant, but owes money and has had trouble launching other initiatives.
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Get busy insulating your house
It’s not too late to sign up for window inserts, but hurry.
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Pretty Good Houses are pretty good energy-efficient homes
A homeowner makes the case for a green home that doesn’t have any fancy certifications.
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LePage wants to develop a new gas pipeline from Quebec
The governor says a new gas line could lower prices in Maine, but it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and some people at a conference in Falmouth say the idea is unrealistic.
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LePage picks oil industry veteran for energy czar
Steven McGrath, the past chief financial officer of Downeast Energy Corp., replaces Patrick Woodcock.
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Maine Voices: Aggressive caps on carbon emissions would benefit regional greenhouse gas efforts
The program has missed opportunities to do more for the environment, energy efficiency and the economy.
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Maine lawmakers pull plug on bill to maintain solar incentives
The governor’s veto is narrowly sustained amid warnings that L.D. 1504 would raise electricity prices, leaving a plan to phase out financial inducements for rooftop panels in effect.
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Energy giant Con Ed proposes to deliver Maine wind energy to Boston
The New York utility wants to partner with a group of energy developers called Maine Power Express LLC to build a 630-megawatt wind facility in Penobscot and Aroostook counties.