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CMP is asking for more money…again. The company has filed a new proposal asking Maine regulators to approve a $189 million distribution rate increase. CMP is trying to frame this as a small decrease in bills, but here’s what’s really happening: customers were already expected to see their bills go down by about $11 per … Read more
by Kathleen Meil • September 26, 2023 When Maine voters head to the polls this November, we’ll consider referendum Question 3: Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate existing for-profit electricity transmission and distribution facilities in Maine? It’s a big question, and around the … Read more
“King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats and is up for reelection in 2024, received a 96% mark in the scorecard. Meil called King a ‘champion’ on climate matters, with the senator supporting the Inflation Reduction Act and opposing bills that would have struck climate funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and undermined core … Read more
“’Conservation is my organization’s middle name,’ said Maureen Drouin, executive director of Maine Conservation Voters. ‘But it’s time that we acknowledge the exclusion of Indigenous people in the systems we’ve built around conservation and start repairing them.’” See Full Article At The Portland Press Herald
“Maine Conservation Voters Executive Director Maureen Drouin said Mills’ announcement shows ‘a rural state can take bold action to tackle the climate crisis while ensuring a fair and equitable economic transition for our communities.’” See Full Article At The Portland Press Herald
The “bill was staunchly opposed by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows as well as the ACLU of Maine, Disability Rights Maine, the Maine Women’s Lobby, the Maine Transgender Network, Maine Conservation Voters and the League of Women Voters of Maine. Opponents said that the voter ID laws do have a chilling effect on voter … Read more
“‘The way we often think about this history of slavery in New England is that it didn’t happen here,’ she said. ‘We were the North, we were the good guys. And Kate’s research really challenges that and helps us get a more accurate and nuanced understanding of our history.’” See Full Article At The Portland … Read more
“’Organized labor needs to be a crucial part of this investment,’ said Kelt Wilska, energy justice manager for Maine Conservation Voters. ‘And we need to make sure working families, both coastal and inland, benefit from this.’” See Full Article At The Energy News Network
“Maine is seeing the results of a rapidly changing climate in our warming winters, severe storms, and rising average temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, said Kathleen Meil, senior policy director at Maine Conservation Voters. Making cars cleaner will cut the pollution that causes these changes.” See Full Article At The Portland Press Herald
by Terra Gallo A few weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a trip to the Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island with other environmental advocates, policymakers, and business leaders from Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. This wind farm was the first offshore wind project in the United States, and has been … Read more