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A study in contradictions, natural gas is both helping to keep the lights on and contributing to the risk of rolling blackouts. Here's why the role it plays in the region's energy grid will remain a factor in Maine for years to come.

Recent market research indicates that the there will be an easing of the tight global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market and capacity could reach 45.95 Bcf/d for LNG production by 2014, according to an executive with Oregon LNG, which is seeking FERC approval to build a 1.5 Bcf/d LNG tolling facility at the mouth of the Columbia River near Warrenton, OR.

As federal and state lawmakers look for consensus on moving the needle on climate change, they should look to regional wholesale and retail market competition to enable the progress they want.

Stung by labor costs and delays related to four U.S. natural gas infrastructure projects, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (CB&I) reported a surprisingly large second quarter loss, which sent investors fleeing Thursday, sending the stock price tumbling almost 27%.

Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.

In this week’s Pulse: Parsing the arguments, cash and claims of Question 1.

CMP's $1 billion project has been painted both as a clean-energy link and as a scar across the Maine landscape, and some ads have made it seem to be about something other than a power transmission line.

Offshore Hydropower Market To Demonstrate Spectacular Growth By 2026 | Vattenfall, Suzlon Energy, LDK Solar

Spending on a fall referendum aimed at stopping the utility corridor has topped $60 million, with energy companies pouring money into advertising ahead of the vote

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Spending on a fall referendum aimed at stopping a utility corridor in western Maine has topped $60 million, with energy companies pouring money into advertising ahead of the vote.It’s already a record for spending on a...