Category: Maine
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Meet the Governor Who Crippled His State’s Solar Energy Future
The future of solar energy in Maine was left in the hands of Gov. Paul LePage this month, but he decided to drop it. LePage vetoed L.D. 1252, a bill that would have helped create more than 1,250 new solar panel and hot water projects at homes and businesses across the state. Those additions would have come…
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Industry Pushes to Weaken Maine’s Mining Regulations
Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine released an investigative report showing that documents in the possession of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection, but not disclosed …
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The Future of Offshore Wind in the U.S.
Offshore wind power in the U.S. has struggled mightily to rise from the waves, even as other renewable energy industries have steadily grown. The country now has more than 60,000 megawatts of onshore wind …
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Washington GMO Labeling Campaign Picks Up Where California Left Off
The measures passed in Connecticut and Maine are important, said Paul, but I-522 is different. “It’s voter-approved. It will force national labeling.”
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Beyond Keystone XL: Three Controversial Pipeline Proposals
“We’ve so narrowly focused on Keystone that a lot of these other projects aren’t getting the scrutiny they probably need.”