ABC News reported last week that federal law enforcement is investigating a series of deliberate attacks on the nation’s power…
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Jack McEvoy – The Daily Caller News Foundation — on November 15, 2022 President Joe Biden is proposing a plan that…
On August 18, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the Department of the Interior (DOI), announced…
Maine’s Supreme Court is set to rule any day now on an appeal of the referendum that passed last year…
Where I grew up in northern Minnesota, it’s easy to see the impact that economic hard times leave on disadvantaged…
There are a lot of benefits to the New England Clean Energy Connect – benefits we’ve heard a great deal…
Americans are already struggling under the weight of crippling inflation, from skyrocketing gas prices to exorbitant grocery bills. And even…
Sometimes I have to remind myself how good we Americans have it because—let’s face it—there is a lot of bad…
A disagreement between the presiding officers of the Maine Legislature––House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) and Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook)––resulted…
On February 2, Gov. Janet Mills unveiled draft legislation intended to reform oversight of Maine’s private utility companies. Included in…
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) and the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) on December 14 released the…
The big picture of this rate increase and the surrounding conversation is simple: it is the fault of federal regulators, not CMP. Outside competitors are funding ads that are aimed to hurt CMP and blame them for something completely out of their control.
“The Invisible Hand” is a notion coined by Adam Smith in the context of economics, and in particular, the free-market…
Gov. Janet Mills just missed the mark on two controversial and misguided pieces of legislation this week: an extended producer…
Bills passed by the Maine Legislature during its recently convened special session have begun making their way to Gov. Janet…
If a bill recently approved by the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology (EUT) is passed, Maine voters…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee held a public hearing last Thursday on a bill sponsored by Rep.…
David Ismay, the Undersecretary for Climate Change within Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, resigned…
One of the overlooked stories on Election Day was the defeat of pro-carbon tax politicians across the nation and here in…
Maine Policy Institute and a coalition of 17 other organizations sent letters to their respective governors this week urging them…
On August 13, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a judgment regarding a referendum planned for November which would have…
This session, lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utility and Technology Committee is considering LD 2055, “An Act To Require State Agencies…
Gasoline taxes may rise 17 cents a gallon and go up from there until everyone is driving an overpriced electric…
Governor Janet Mills is considering entering Maine into the Transportation & Climate Initiative, a regional collaboration of 12 states that…
When she addressed the United Nations earlier this week, Governor Janet Mills announced that she signed an executive order stating…
On Wednesday, June 26, Governor Janet Mills signed into law a pair of troublesome renewable energy bills: LD 1679, “An…
There is a legislative agenda to “make Maine green again” that could make Maine’s manufacturing sector disappear. Whether it is…
Roads across Maine are in rough shape this time of year, and a lot of attention has been paid to…
Lawmakers on the Energy, Utilities and Technology committee on Thursday, Feb. 28 will hold a public hearing on LD 434,…
In addition to the ill feelings I shared yesterday regarding the reprehensible partisan behavior exhibited by House leadership this session,…
I have been talking about the need to reduce energy prices for nearly eight years. Maine is a manufacturing state,…
On Thursday, Jan. 11 the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology met for a public hearing on yet…
The United States needs a climate change policy grounded in and consistent with the Constitution. We don’t have one. The…
Once again, it seems that the debate on the value of harnessing sunshine via innovative lobbying techniques and crafty policy…
Bad decision-making in energy policy is expensive. These bad decisions show up on your electric bill, and they’ve been holding…
I requested (actually, I begged) to serve on Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, because I know that every single household…
If you look up “policy” in the dictionary, you will get several options: “A policy is a deliberate system of…
On Wednesday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission decided not to reconsider their decision regarding an interpretation of a statute provision…
A powerful coalition of environmentalists and crony capitalists have engaged the American people in a confidence game called Climate Change.…
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage on Monday called upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to intervene in New England…