Hannaford has opened an incredible grocery store in Augusta, Maine, with some of the most significant energy efficiency and environmental design features found anywhere. The store is the first in the nation to earn the highest rating possible from the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED-Platinum certification was awarded to Hannaford at a recent press event Read More
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This Cathedral is Colored “Green”
by Mechele Cooper, staff writer Kennebec Journal news story WHITEFIELD — Humidity didn’t slow down the crew that showed up on Monday to paint the sanctuary of the new Cathedral Church of The Twelve Holy Apostles. Too humid and it takes a bit longer for the drywall mud to set. Members of the congregation want Read More
Maine Among U.S. Leaders in Search for Alternate Energy
by Jim Brunelle Kennebec Journal op-ed Is it my imagination or has the global-warming-is-just-a-liberal-hoax crowd entered a cooling-off period? We just don’t seem to hear them scoffing at the idea of climate change as cheerily as in the past. Oh sure, if you check the usual right-wing blog sites you’ll still find plenty of ridicule Read More
Waste Goes Solar in Norway
By Leslie H. Dixon, Staff Writer Sun Journal news story NORWAY – The Wastewater Department has won a $50,000 renewable energy grant for implementing the first-in-the-state, solar-powered reservoir circulator at its treatment plant. The state Public Utilities Commission will be coming to Norway in the next few months to present the check in a public Read More
Conditions Prime for Solar
By Tux Turkel, staff writer Maine Sunday Telegram news story Guests at EdgeWater Farm Bed and Breakfast in Phippsburg appreciate the 84-degree water in the 12- by 38-foot indoor swimming pool. The temperature’s not as comforting for the owners, however. They’ve been heating the pool with expensive fuel oil. This fall will be better. On Read More
