All posts tagged "energy"
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Clean energy bill would replicate Blaine House solar project blunder
This session, lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utility and Technology Committee is considering LD...
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Gas tax coming, and it won’t be used to repair highways
Gasoline taxes may rise 17 cents a gallon and go up from there...
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Video: Understanding the Transportation & Climate Initiative
Governor Janet Mills is considering entering Maine into the Transportation & Climate Initiative,...
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Governor Mills’ empty promise to the United Nations
When she addressed the United Nations earlier this week, Governor Janet Mills announced...
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The clean energy agenda in Augusta is crony capitalism
On Wednesday, June 26, Governor Janet Mills signed into law a pair of...
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Misguided policy drives high energy costs for Maine manufacturers
There is a legislative agenda to “make Maine green again” that could make...
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Don’t fall for the seasonal gas tax gimmick
Roads across Maine are in rough shape this time of year, and a...
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A carbon tax would hurt Maine’s most vulnerable
Lawmakers on the Energy, Utilities and Technology committee on Thursday, Feb. 28 will...
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Lack of decorum in the Legislature thwarted progress in the Second Session
In addition to the ill feelings I shared yesterday regarding the reprehensible partisan...
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Maine has an exciting opportunity to reduce energy costs
I have been talking about the need to reduce energy prices for nearly...
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Just another day wading through the swamp
On Thursday, Jan. 11 the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology...
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Climate change policy and the Constitution
The United States needs a climate change policy grounded in and consistent with...
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Solar is breaking the bank for Maine ratepayers
Once again, it seems that the debate on the value of harnessing sunshine...
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Bad Decisions in Augusta Result in High Electric Prices
Bad decision-making in energy policy is expensive. These bad decisions show up on...
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Energy Costs and Fairy Dust
I requested (actually, I begged) to serve on Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee,...
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Stephens: The Illusion of an American Energy Policy
If you look up “policy” in the dictionary, you will get several options:...
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The “And” Case: Why a Three-Letter Word Is Worth $36 Million
On Wednesday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission decided not to reconsider their decision...
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Climate Change: Baptists & Bootleggers
A powerful coalition of environmentalists and crony capitalists have engaged the American people...
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LePage blasts Mass. liberals on natural gas policy, calls for federal intervention
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage on Monday called upon the Federal Energy Regulatory...
