President Obama recently reiterated the need to mitigate climate change. Given the amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, there is no time to lose. Weather patterns have already visibly shifted. The most important action the public can take is reducing consumption of fossil fuels. There are many ways to do this; from retrofitting […]
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Rumford board unanimously votes to support bringing natural gas to town
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 4-0 Thursday night to continue support for bringing natural gas to Rumford. Chairman Greg Buccina was absent. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said former Selectman Jim Rinaldo has been working with officials from Maine Natural Gas of Brunswick, trying to get them to bring natural gas to Rumford and Mexico. Rinaldo wasn’t […]
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Rich Lowry: Anti-fracking crusaders can’t win the day
The pro-fracking conspiracy in the United States is so vast that it evidently encompasses the Environmental Protection Agency, famously a tool of the oil and gas industry. The EPA just dropped its study of fracking allegedly contaminating the water in Pavillion, Wyo. The enviro left had rejoiced at the news a few years ago that […]
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UMaine-Augusta signs 5-year natural gas deal
AUGUSTA (AP) — The University of Maine at Augusta has signed a five-year contract to heat campus with natural gas, a deal expected to save the school up to $1 million. The deal with Brunswick-based Maine Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, was announced Tuesday. The campus will begin receiving natural gas on Oct. […]