Do you want improved performance, comfort and durability of your home? Freeport Climate Action Now recently presented a very informative public program at the Freeport Community Center giving the audience of 50 homeowners resources to assess their home’s energy movement. Experts presented great information on energy efficiency and weatherization, plus state and town programs to […]
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Freeport energy fair to offer free tips on cutting emissions and heating bills
The Home Energy Solutions Fair will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Freeport Community Center.
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Freeport home energy solutions fair highlights DIY strategies
FreeportCAN, Freeport Community Services and Balsam Realty have joined forces to offer a three-hour home energy solutions fair at the Freeport Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25. The fair will be emceed by Freeport’s state legislator Melanie Sachs. Speakers — Claire Betze of BuildingWorks LLC, Jon Riley of Casco Bay Insulation, […]
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There’s a better way to save energy and money at home
Some popular energy-saving tips for our home appliances are proving to be old and outdated myths. Here’s how we can do better.
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Biden’s next climate hurdle: Enticing Americans to buy green
It’s a public relations challenge that could determine whether the country meets Biden’s ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.
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Electricity rate option triggers skepticism, partisan charges
Heat pump rates are not being subsided by other customers, the Maine Public Utilities Commision says.
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Pump it up: Can you keep warm in winter with a heat pump alone?
An Efficiency Maine initiative may be changing minds about the energy-saving devices, after testing their stand-alone performance in subzero temperatures.
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The Recycle Bin: Introducing our new columnist
Introducing Nancy Chandler, of the Topsham Recycling Committee and MSAD 75 School Board, the new writer of The Recycle Bin column. A little history and some credentials from Nancy: My husband, Chip Chandler, designed a solar, wood-heated A-frame in Phippsburg in 1980 that functioned to raise our two children with no furnace or fossil fuel […]
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Mainewhile: Turning up the heat on winter preparations
Back when I was a kid, “Aesop’s Fables” had a sort of fashionable revival and it was fairly common to hear them read aloud at the library story time. They were even a regular feature on Sesame Street. One of these was “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” The way the story goes (in most versions), […]
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Gas prices pass $4 per gallon in every U.S. state for the first time
Nationally, the average cost for a gallon of gas was $4.52 on Tuesday.