AUGUSTA — A group of Maine mayors is urging lawmakers to fix an error in a 2013 law that caused regulators to cut funding for energy efficiency programs. The Mayors’ Coalition met at the Statehouse on Tuesday to discuss their priorities for the remainder of the legislative session. The group is made up of mayors […]
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Maine to get $100,000 grant to promote clean energy
PORTLAND — Maine is getting a $100,000 grant to help develop clean energy projects for farmers, fishermen and other small business owners. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says the grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow the Portland Council of Governments to work around the state with small businesses to plan clean energy projects […]
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LePage, New England governors discuss energy costs
HARTFORD, Conn. — New England’s governors met Thursday to update their long-term energy strategy that increasingly relies on natural gas and efforts to build more pipelines. The region has limited natural gas pipeline systems, which are reaching maximum capacity, said Gordon van Welie, president and chief executive of the region’s power grid, ISO-New England. System reliability […]
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Maine lawmakers hear proposals to return missing ‘and’ to energy law
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers Wednesday took the first steps toward fixing what’s become known as a $38 million typographical error in a law that funds the state’s energy-efficiency programs. But looming over any potential fix is the less-than-subtle hint that Republican Gov. Paul LePage will veto the correction if it doesn’t also include the creation […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Bending forks and spoons. With your mind.
Gene Ang travels the globe teaching “Quantum Spoon Bending” classes. He’ll be in Maine in two weeks and in Switzerland after that. The 45-year-old from Thousand Oaks, Calif., is quick to point out that his class name is a bit of a misnomer. He prefers teaching people to bend forks. With their minds. “If kids […]
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LePage launches second term with promises of job growth and a stronger economy
AUGUSTA — Paul LePage launched his second term as Maine’s governor Wednesday with robust promises to create jobs and improve the state’s long-flagging economy. He also vowed to tackle the state’s income tax, saying his vision was a Maine without an income tax. “We want Mainers to know prosperity and not poverty,” LePage said. He […]
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Lower prices prompting smiles at the pumps
Falling gas prices State average for a gallon of regular on Dec. 29: $2.475 Lewiston-Auburn metro average on Dec. 29: $2.41 National average on Dec. 29: $2.27 State average one month ago: $2.92 State average one year ago: $3.53 For more information: http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com/states/maine/ Source: AAA of Northern New England LEWISTON — Gas was $2.26 a […]
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LePage lobs criticism at Verso’s plan to transfer renewable energy deal to new buyer
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s office is hoping Maine energy regulators can place a roadblock in front of Verso Paper’s sale of its Bucksport mill to a Canadian scrap metal dealer. State energy regulators confirmed Tuesday that they are reviewing an inquiry from LePage about whether Verso can transfer its contract to provide renewable power […]
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More weatherization, lower oil prices means Mainers saving
Average home heating oil prices December, 2013 — $3.72 March, 2014 — $3.75 June, 2014 — $3.51 September, 2014 — $3.32 December, 2014 — $2.75 Source: Governor’s Energy Office For more information, go to www.maine.gov. JAY — Like a lot of Mainers, last year’s high fuel costs and cold winter motivated homeowner Dan Ryder to […]
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State Senate Majority Leader Mason to serve on Energy Committee
AUGUSTA — State Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, said Tuesday he is looking forward to working on the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee when 127th Session starts up in earnest in 2015. “Rising energy costs are one of the top issues Maine families and businesses are dealing with, and we must put in place policy […]