Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion January 09, 2023
“When you’re in a marathon, keep putting one foot in front of the other until you cross the finish line” was advice I was given in mid-January 1998, 10 days into what ended up being a 21-day, mid-winter power outage crisis. A Central Maine Power lineman works to remove a limb from an icy power line in Augusta on Jan. 8, 1998, in the aftermath of the destructive ice storm. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal, File ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mark Ishkanian... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion December 30, 2022
Owning a small business in Maine is both challenging and rewarding. It takes a lot of work and perseverance to build up a successful operation here, and I’m proud to be a successful part of Maine’s small-business community – the backbone of our state’s economy. Many of... + más
CMP, Versant both score last in satisfaction survey of utility customers | Portland Press Herald
Commentary: If we’re serious about moving to clean energy, Maine needs Pine Tree Power | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation December 15, 2022
Maine’s two investor-owned utility companies ranked last in the new J.D. Power residential released Wednesday, prompting both Central Maine Power and Versant Power to push back on the findings. The survey ranked CMP at the bottom among 17 large utilities surveyed in the... + más
State’s public advocate seeks $75 electricity credit for low-income Mainers | Portland Press Herald
Petition to replace CMP, Versant with consumer-owned utility has valid signatures to get on ballot | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion December 06, 2022
Much talk these days, with head-scratching citizen initiatives, if Maine people cannot get the governor on board for important business, then there’s the legal means: a citizen referendum. With much effort of the Legislature and people, Maine’s secretary of state the Our... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Nation November 30, 2022
A citizen initiative to has gathered enough valid petition signatures to get the measure considered by voters next year. Petitions for a referendum creating the Pine Tree Power Co. received 80,154 voter signatures, of which 69,735 were found to be valid, Maine Secretary of State... + más
Consumer-owned power advocates, foes trumpet signatures for 2023 vote | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation November 29, 2022
A partially completed tower and a finished tower are seen in a section of the NECEC corridor along Route 201 in Bingham last year. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday ruled that Central Maine Power Co. had a valid lease to cross less than a... + más
The Story Of A Property Owner Who Successfully Terminated A Ground Lease | Forbes
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 31, 2022
Dueling campaigns for and against the creation of a consumer-owned electric utility in Maine each announced Monday that they had collected enough signatures to put their competing visions in front of voters in November 2023. Our Power, the lead organizer behind the push for a... + más
Arlington Heights rejects petition to prevent tax incentives for proposed Chicago Bears stadium — but the measure could come back | Chicago Tribune
Foes of Arizona school vouchers file to block huge expansion | Associated Press
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 21, 2022
Gov. Percival Baxter is among Maine’s best remembered leaders, known for having protected the public lands around Katahdin for all to enjoy. Less known is that . Sadly, he lost his battles with the founder of Central Maine Power over the rights to our rivers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR... + más
Why mystery surrounds what may be Earth’s oldest tree | The Boston Globe
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
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