by Marina Schauffler | May 9, 2021
As the Maine Climate Council concluded work on its climate action plan last November, one legislator issued what Sen. Anne Carney (D-Cape Elizabeth) recalled as a “plaintive plea: ‘We have to figure out how to pay for this now.’” Half of the Council’s work groups...
by Marina Schauffler | February 21, 2021
Central Maine Power’s most recent debacle, attempting to charge solar developers millions more for grid interconnections despite signed contracts, was shocking but not surprising from a utility that has sought for decades to undermine renewable power. Only after...
by Marina Schauffler | December 6, 2020
Editor’s Note: The Maine Climate Council submitted its Climate Action Plan to the Legislature on Dec. 1. Topics related to the plan have been covered in a series of Sea Change columns this fall. The Maine Climate Council’s 15-month process preparing Maine Won’t Wait:...
by Marina Schauffler | November 29, 2020
Editor’s Note: The Maine Climate Council is submitting its Climate Action Plan to the Legislature on Dec. 1. Topics related to the plan have been covered in a series of Sea Change columns this fall. Alongside the challenges of a raging pandemic, failing health care...
by Marina Schauffler | November 8, 2020
This article was produced in partnership with the Energy News Network, a nonprofit news site that covers the transition to a clean energy economy from state and regional perspectives. Only 1 percent of vehicles sold in Maine are electric, yet a few of those...