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Maine Voices: South Portland is making history with its Clear Skies fight
It is yet another battle pitting big energy profits against the public’s right to a safe environment.
New Hampshire regulators vote to reject Northern Pass project
Eversource says it is ‘shocked and outraged’ by a state panel’s 7-0 vote against the hydropower proposal.
Maine Voices: Now a criminal, CMP ratepayer chastises company on solar power stand
An attorney arrested outside the company’s office says the company commits moral trespass.
Environmental group sues LePage, says wind farm ban is unconstitutional
The Conservation Law Foundation says the governor’s action violates the constitutional separation of powers.
Charts: A decade of rapid growth for wind power in Maine
Wind farms accounted for roughly one-fifth of Maine’s statewide electric power production in 2017.
Adam Cote: Energy moves will crush thousands of Maine jobs, hurt Maine people
Gov. LePage has done us a disservice by blocking wind and solar power opportunities.
$1 billion CMP proposal fails to win Bay State energy competition
The Bay State opts for the Northern Pass transmission line through New Hampshire to deliver renewable energy from hydroelectric dams in Quebec.
Maine Voices: When it comes to hosting wind plantations, Maine has had enough
Massachusetts is now poised to destroy what makes Maine such an attractive destination.
Cost of heating fuel spikes in Maine as temperatures drop
With crude oil prices the highest since 2014, Mainers are paying an average of $2.94 per gallon to fill their tanks.