The success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative shows we can be green and create good jobs. By George Lapointe and Tom Tietenberg Portland Press Herald op-ed We know that the threat of climate disruption to Maine is real, in part because we are experiencing early warning signs. The science is also clear that the Read More
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How Mainers Benefit from Energy-efficiency Projects at Their Hospitals
By Gene Lynch II, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed The Aroostook Medical Center, or TAMC, is the northern member of the Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems network, located in Presque Isle. TAMC is the largest provider of health care in our region and the largest employer in all of Northern Maine. We are Read More
Hospitals Speak Out Against Energy Efficiency Cuts
News Center Maine TV news story BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Representatives from some of Eastern Maine’s hospitals say they don’t want the state legislature to take away money given to them from a regional energy efficiency program. They, along with the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) say investing that money in energy saving Read More
Energy Efficiency Projects Funded by RGGI Save Maine Hospitals a Bundle, So They Can Better Serve Their Communities
News Release Today, leaders of major hospitals In Bangor, Aroostook County, and Mid-Coast Maine joined together with a top commercial building efficiency expert and the head of Maine’s leading environmental group to focus on the financial benefits of hospital energy efficiency improvements that have been funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). They gathered Read More
The Clean Power Plan Can Boost Maine’s Economy. Our Company is an Example
By Richard Burbank, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Though we’re still enjoying a beautiful autumn, many Mainers are already worrying about a repeat of last year’s record-setting winter. Maine’s old housing stock and high dependence on heating oil leave many Mainers woefully unprepared for another winter of heavy snows and cold. Nine Read More
Businesses, Conservation Leaders, Sen. King Discuss Climate Change from Businesses Perspectives
Describe importance of tackling climate for businesses, and how responding creates new opportunities NRCM news release South Portland, ME – About 150 people, mostly from Maine businesses, gathered in South Portland today to examine climate change from a business perspective at an event put on by the Natural Resources Council of Maine and co-sponsored by Read More
Maine’s Leadership on Climate Change Helps Lower Energy Costs, Too
By Warren Kessler, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Over the past decade, Maine has taken several leadership steps on climate change. We were the first state to adopt a law setting targets and establishing a state plan to reduce carbon emissions. Maine then helped develop and joined the first multistate program to Read More
Maine Stands to Benefit from Obama’s Emissions Plan, Exceed Expectations
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial The Obama administration earlier this month unveiled the nation’s first set of rules regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Some of the loudest cheers for these rules, labeled the Clean Power Plan, should be coming from Maine. Monday’s air quality alert from the Maine Department Read More
New Emissions Limits for Power Plants Go Easy on Maine
By Kevin Miller, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story President Obama formally announced unprecedented limits on greenhouse emissions from power plants Monday, but the measures are expected to have limited impact on electricity generation facilities in Maine. Obama described the rules as “the single most important step” that the country has taken to address Read More
