It’s rare that anyone attempts to paddle the entire Sabbathday Lake to Casco Bay route – and a group who tried recently discovered why.
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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Oxford County seeks big return on music festival
Officials hope the July event will transform the job-starved region into a ‘destination spot’.
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Energy week’s second wind
The event’s goal is to showcase the industry,but opponents call it sophisticated propaganda.
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Wind power proponents running into turbulence
Eight in 10 Maine residents still support wind energy, a poll shows, but opponents say skepticism is growing.
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Feature Obituary: Robert W. Smith Jr., seagoing engineer, staunch Republican
WESTBROOK – A tradition in the Smith family goes back generations: Men go to sea. Capt. Robert W. Smith sailed tankers for Gulf Oil. Capt. George Edwin Smith, his first son, was a pilot in the Panama Canal. So when his second son, Robert W. Smith Jr., graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1962, there […]
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Scarborough accident closes major intersection
A crash involving a truck and car has closed the intersection of Payne Road and Holmes Road in Scarborough for much of the evening. The accident, near Scarborough Downs, happened around 5:30 p.m. Police continued to be on the scene after 9:30 p.m. Some people involved in the crash were taken to an area hospital, […]
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CMP signs landmark agreement before PUC
The commission can accept, modify or reject the $1.4 billion Maine Power Reliability Project.
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GOP seven court faithful
Gubernatorial candidates try to stand out in the crowded race for the party’s nomination
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GOP gubernatorial candidates debate issues in Portland
Tonight’s Great Debate, hosted by MaineToday Media and WGME-13, begins at 7 p.m. at the Portland Expo.
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CMP signs landmark power line deal
In exchange for funding smart grid and weatherization projects, the company could begin work as early as this summer on upgrading its 350 miles of high-voltage transmission lines.