PORTLAND — Most Mainers heat with oil, and they’re afraid of electric heat.
Tux Turkel
Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets.
When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat.
A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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Maine rethinks electric heat
FREEPORT — Biting wind and sub-freezing temperatures returned to Maine last week, but inside the new Handcraft building at the Merriconeag Waldorf School here, it was cozy and calm.
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Maine explores modern heat pumps
FREEPORT — Biting wind and sub-freezing temperatures returned to Maine last week, but inside the new Handcraft building at the Merriconeag Waldorf School here, it was cozy and calm.
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Newspaper’s citizen-investor walks a fine line
Can a donor with such prominent political ties make it work? Experts say he can if the journalism – done ‘without fear or favor’ – comes first.
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Media company completes restructuring deal
S. Donald Sussman buys a 75 percent equity stake as MaineToday Media positions itself for growth.
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MaineToday Media completes restructuring deal
The finalized deal clears the way for MTM to repay debt and move ahead with ambitious plans to restore its role as the state’s leading media company.
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Energy likely not as big a hurdle to jobs as LePage claims
In promoting his energy legislation, Gov. Paul LePage has tied Maine’s economic growth to the cost of energy, but according to economists, business brokers and labor department statistics, it’s not accurate.
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Propane may be viable heating alternative
Mainers looking for alternatives to expensive oil heat have an unexpected option: propane.
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Propane prices on par with oil now
Mainers looking for alternatives to expensive oil heat have an unexpected option: propane.
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Preventive care slows a costly dental trend
Maine has success in keeping the care of problem teeth out of hospital emergency rooms.