By Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx
Published:
Monday, July 26, 2010 2:10 PM EDT
The 2010 elections are going to be different from any we’ve seen in the last 100 years. I’m not talking about candidates or technology or policy — I’m talking about money.
Earlier this year, in its decision in Citizens United v. [...]

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Military leaders and veterans joined local officials Saturday at the Portland Public Library to gather support for an energy bill in Congress.
The veterans say that relying on oil is not only bad for the environment, but, they say, it helps fund terrorism by sending American dollars [...]

By David Carkhuff
Staff writer
david@portlanddailysun.me

Using paid advertising combined with media events, activists this week have been targeting Maine’s Republican senators, trying to earn their votes a key climate change vote slated for today (Thursday).
But the national political agenda will not end with the vote. On Saturday, a coalition of [...]

From Leatherneck to Lawmaker:
For combat vet Alex Cornell du Houx, service is a constant
War, according to the old generals’ proverb, is the continuation of politics by other means.  For 27-year-old Alex Cornell du Houx, the proverb is reversed – his career in politics is the continuation of his work as a warrior by other [...]

06/09/2010 12:32 PM ET
They say the legislation favors the interests of big oil at the expense of the environment.
Environmentalists are urging Maine’s two U.S. Senators to reject legislation they say would block new rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The so-called “Murkowski Resolution,” introduced by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, could come up for a Senate [...]

By Beth Quimby bquimby@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
Maine native and Vietnam veteran Maj. Gen. Don Edwards and other military leaders, veterans and local officials will host a town meeting to discuss the connection between climate change and national security and call for the passage of comprehensive climate and energy legislation.
The meeting is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the [...]

On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx announced his bid for re-election to the Maine State Legislature in District 66.
Since his election in 2008, Cornell du Houx has worked tirelessly for Brunswick and the state of Maine, to improve every resident’s quality of life.
Green jobs and clean-energy issues have always [...]

Please click here for for a list of major bills the the legislature acted on this session.
In total, we considered 423 bills during the shorter second session and sent nearly 150 to the governor to be signed into law, including measures to preserve and create jobs, invest in alternative energy, reform health care, and [...]

Original story
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A group of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are now touring the country hoping to spread the message that U.S. dependence on foreign oil is threat to national security.
The group, called “Operation Free,” is traveling in a biodiesel powered bus. Their goal is to visit 27 states.
On [...]

Alex Cornell Du Houx, Greg Brown, 1Sky State Organizer and Andrew Campbell at today’s press conference.
By Carol McCracken (Post # 399)
Two Iraq War Veterans spoke against the Murkowski Resolution which “would gut the authority of Senator Edmund Muskie’s Clean Air Act” at a press conference at city hall this afternoon. Portland resident Andrew Campbell and [...]