A Denver company scraps its proposal to build a 14-story propane storage facility that became the focus of intense public outcry.
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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Pipeline company points to record of safety in tar-sands oil debate
Officials with the Portland-to-Montreal line offer a closer look at their protocols to try to alleviate opponents’ fears about environmental risks.
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Foes of tar-sands oil raise specter of smokestacks
Left unsaid, however, is that air emissions in Greater Portland would rise only incrementally.
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Pipeline earns high marks from many quarters
Most spills in its 72-year history have been minor, but activists say scrutiny remains ‘imperative.’
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Portland business continues fight over paper mill case
A Portland company led by energy consultant Richard Silkman says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s market manipulation case against Rumford Paper Co. “will not hold up to scrutiny in a fair, judicial setting.”
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Propane exports add fuel to Searsport terminal debate
Opponents of the proposed storage facility for imported fuel fear it will instead be used for exports.
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Portland-area residents: No tar-sands pipeline
Most of the people who filled a workshop Monday express fears that include a greater risk of fouled waterways and polluted air.
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How to spend $600 to cut heating bills?
A proposed LePage administration rebate would be best used to reduce the amount of energy needed to heat a home, not to buy a new system, experts say.
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Soot no longer an issue since plant rarely runs
Fifteen years ago, Wyman Station in Yarmouth was the largest single source of air pollution in Maine.
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Is it time to unplug Wyman Station?
Yarmouth officials begin thinking about the future of the plant site