No changes are likely for customers of the Brunswick heating fuel provider.
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Advocates issue report before key hearing saying CMP power line wouldn’t help environment
An analysis concludes the transmission line through western Maine would only redirect existing hydroelectricity, not reduce carbon emissions.
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On eve of hearing, business and labor groups say they back CMP power line through western Maine
Business groups say the economic benefits of the 145-mile project outweigh drawbacks.
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Disruptions to Maine fuel supplies not expected in wake of refinery explosion
Maine energy officials say the explosion and fire at the Irving refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, is not likely to cause broad problems here.
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ExxonMobil giving $1 million to push group’s carbon tax-and-dividend plan
Though the amount isn’t large by company standards, the gesture by the industry leader could bring other corporations on board.
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Trump orders start of process to allow E-15 fuel sales year-round
E-15, as 15 percent ethanol is known, is currently available eight months of the year, while 10 percent ethanol is available all year.
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Maine energy officials await update on fuel supplies after Canadian refinery explosion
The New Brunswick Irving facility supplies the majority of the state’s gas and heating oil.
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Maine Voices: Reject CMP power line because Hydro-Quebec facilities damage ecosystem
Wintertime discharges from the company’s dam reservoirs are warming the Gulf of Maine, starving its fisheries and may be a key factor in the decline of Arctic sea ice.
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Explosion shakes Canadian Irving refinery, which supplies much of Maine
No one died, but Canadian media reports showed flames and billowing black smoke coming from the refinery.
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Wind power can raise global temperatures, Harvard study finds
While researchers point to short-term detrimental effects to the environment, they maintain that wind is preferable to fossil fuels in the long run.