by Katie Brown | February 7, 2021
Before settlers rushed westward to mine for gold in the mid 1800s, metal was being mined in Maine. As the craze died down out west, word spread of Maine’s potential. A silver rush ensued and scattered operations lasted through the 1900s — until the impacts of two...
by Douglas Rooks | November 8, 2020
A protracted fight over the New England Clean Energy Connect plan to wheel 1,200 megawatts of hydropower from Quebec, through Maine and on to Massachusetts has dominated the airwaves for the last two years. But as the corridor – which will help the Bay State meet its...
by Katie Brown | November 8, 2020
The battle over Central Maine Power Co.’s controversial energy corridor remains quite active as citizen activists collect signatures for a potential second referendum bid to halt the project and several environmental groups challenge an analysis conducted by the U.S....
by Marina Schauffler | February 12, 2020
On the road to all-renewable power, Maine is moving like a car near the base of a long, snowy hill. It’s accelerating now, knowing it may lose momentum and traction in the ascent. One icy patch that could slow its progress is the recent congressional decision not to...
by Marina Schauffler | November 25, 2019
Winter’s descent returns us to a primordial quest, trying to hold heat – that eternal escape artist – within our homes. In Maine, nearly two-thirds of households depend on heating oil, more than in any other state. Energy expenditures represent 9 percent of the...
