Maine Representative Alex Cornell du Houx ’08 traveled to the White House  for a private reception with President Obama and administration officials to discuss Maine’s PACE program, which gives residents low-interest loans for home weatherization and is being used as a national model for clean energy initiatives.   A George Mitchell Scholar and former Marine, [...]

An environmental advocacy group has released what it calls a ‘first-of-its-kind’ analysis outlining how Maine–and the U.S.–can significantly reduce the use of oil over the next 20 years. Environment Maine unveiled the report called “Getting Off Oil” as part of a nationwide initiative. According to the study, the U.S. has the potential to cut its [...]

By Seth Koenig, BDN Staff Posted Oct. 13, 2011, at 12:19 p.m. Last modified Oct. 13, 2011, at 5:39 p.m. PORTLAND, Maine — Environment Maine unveiled a plan Thursday to reduce Maine’s dependence on oil by nearly 40 percent by 2030, beating established legislative energy benchmarks without expanding use of natural gas, which is a [...]