More than 2,000 Maine households have been disconnected over the past month, and tens of thousands more are struggling with past-due balances.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Some Maine businesses are starting down a path to 100% renewable power
Twenty companies from Biddeford to Brooklin have joined a new statewide business project called On the Pathway to 100% Clean Energy.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Say ‘no’ to the fantasy of another comeback for nuclear power
Our energy future should consist of modern solar, wind, battery and LED-efficiency technologies, not nuclear reactors.
Posted inBusiness, News
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.
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Commentary: E2Tech looks forward to 20 more years of Maine’s energy, environmental challenges
Distilling jet fuel from wood chips, storing excess solar energy for a month and removing PFAS from the soil are just a few of the projects we’re working on.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Coldplay hopes to lead with a green tour
The band has added solar panels, kinetic dance floors that generate electricity, compostable wristbands for the audience and is using biodegradable confetti.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting
In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.
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South Portland’s Dead River Co. announces leadership change
The propane and heating oil provider said Thursday that its president and CEO, Deanna Sherman, will retire at the end of June.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Europe’s farmers stir up ‘biogas’ to offset Russian energy
Like in the rest of Europe, the production of bio-methane in France is still small, but it is booming.
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Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.