Matthew Simmons, 67, founded the Ocean Energy Institute in 2007, hosting a grand opening of its new office last month in Rockland.
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.
Posted inBusiness, News
TD Bank opening Auburn call center
The center is expected to eventually employ 500 workers in Lewiston-Auburn.
advertisement
Posted inNews
Local housing rebound slows
Pending sales are down and the outlook is murky, even though sales and median prices rose earlier this year.
Posted inNews
MDOT postpones I-295 lane closure
Closure of the lane last weekend during a period of heavy tourist traffic led to long traffic backups, and criticism of the agency’s decision.
Posted inBusiness, News
Shareholders approve Northeast Bank merger
Northeast Bancorp of Lewiston, the holding company for Maine-based Northeast Bank, today announced that the shareholders of Northeast approved the merger of FHB Formation LLC with and into Northeast. The number of shares of Northeast common stock voting to approve the merger agreement represented roughly 75 percent of the total number of shares outstanding and […]
Posted inNews
CMP ready to start power line project
With sign-off from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in hand, the company will begin mobilizing contractors within the next few weeks at several sites across central Maine.
Posted inBusiness
Oil dealer touts alternative fuel: Propane
The Dead River Co. is hoping to capitalize on new, stronger sentiments against foreign oil.
Posted inNews
Feature Obituary: ‘Larry’ Shaw, 69, surprised family with mystery travels
It was strange how often Larry Shaw’s car found its way to the Kimball Farm Ice Cream stand in Leominster, Mass. A family camping trip somehow ended up there, as did numerous side trips on journeys to visit family and friends up and down the East Coast. It was not unusual for Mr. Shaw to […]
Posted inNews
Hoping for cleaner Capisic
The city looks to freshen a big freshwater pond via a sewer upgrade.
Posted inNews
LNG project loses sole financial backer
Critics of the Calais terminal say the pullout by investors shows the facility isn’t needed