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New eco-friendly ferry will soon carry passengers between mainland and Peaks Island

Driving toward renewable energy - The County

Driving toward renewable energy Galen Weibley, Special to The County • February 24, 2021 A new spark towards lowering carbon emissions and encouraging renewable sources of energy is alive and well in Presque Isle. The area has received two proposed solar electric generation facility projects in 2020 that plan on generating millions in new investment and supplying over 9 megawatts (MW) of power to our local energy grid. A new spark towards lowering carbon emissions and encouraging renewable sources of energy is alive and well in Presque Isle. The area has received two proposed solar electric generation facility projects in 2020 that plan on generating millions in new investment and supplying over 9 megawatts (MW) of power to our local energy grid.

Maine Voices: Legislature should take steps to keep solar development green

Maine Voices: Legislature should take steps to keep solar development green Lawmakers have the chance to guide the location of projects to minimize impacts on land that provides other important benefits. By Ellen Griswold and Eliza DonoghueSpecial to the Press Herald Share Staff Writer Tux Turkel’s Jan. 4 article describing Maine’s current solar development “land rush” is spot on. This new wave presents a host of benefits for Maine people – lower electricity rates, gainful employment opportunities and, of course, reduced carbon emissions – but also an inherent conflict: Renewable-energy development takes up a lot of valuable space, space that is also needed to meet other climate goals such as growing food, providing connected wildlife habitat and conserving carbon-absorbing forests and farmland.

Pandemic creates winners and losers in Maine's commercial real estate market

Pandemic creates winners and losers in Maine’s commercial real estate market Grocery and home improvement stores, as well as industrial spaces, are booming, but many restaurants have closed and new office development has ground to a halt. Share A “for lease” sign stands outside a building at Monument Square in Portland on Wednesday. Although many commercial real estate sectors appeared to be in dire straits last spring, some, such as industrial and residential buildings, are more in demand now. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Tim Soley closed on three Old Port buildings Wednesday, two on Middle Street and another on adjacent Canal Plaza. They represent his first commercial real estate purchases in more than a decade.

Maine Climate Council unveils plan to cut emissions, make state carbon neutral by 2045

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Maine's clean energy boom will help offset COVID's economic toll, report predicts

Maine’s clean energy sector is poised for robust growth, which will generate stable, high-quality jobs and help overcome disruptions to the economy as a whole during the pandemic, a new policy report concludes. The 43-page report, by the Governor’s Energy Office and Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, explores of the momentum within Maine’s clean energy industry. That includes economic development and sustained operations that support clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate mitigation and adaptation goals that generate economic benefits, support high-quality job development and protect the environment. The report also looks at how the clean energy economy is emerging as a source of growth and workforce opportunities in the short and long term.

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18 hours ago in National, Trending The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the city's police chief said Monday, as police clashed with protesters for the second night in a row. 1 day ago in National, Trending The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd 's death enters its third week Monday, with the state nearing the end of a case built on searing witness accounts, official rejections of the neck restraint and expert testimony attributing Floyd's death to a lack of oxygen.