So natural gas prices are the problem NRCM? Any comment on the fact that the so called environmental groups have succeeded at blocking badly needed new pipelines into Maine.* Taking a big step back, Maine sits next to the largest natural gas produciing area in the nation and it is a crying shame that liberal run states and their enviroshills have choked off the much needed supply, sending Maine energy costs through the roof.

But wait.....the people who caused the high prices in the first place now say they have the solution. 

Meanwhile, when the dunderheads brand natural gas as a dirty fuel, they ignore the fact that increased use of natural gas in Maine is actually the single largest reason their dreaded CO2 emissions have dropped, last I looked.

Is natural gas dirty? NO.

Is the money moving around in the "green" movement dirty? You tell me.

Trump administration policies will lead to higher energy costs

December 5, 2025

Anya Fetcher is the federal policy advocate at the Natural Resources Council of Maine.

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Energy affordability is a major issue for families and small businesses in Maine, and it’s not getting better. Starting Jan. 1, most Mainers will see their electricity bills jump by $11 to $16 per month. Why? Because New England’s power prices are still yoked to natural gas prices.

The single largest contributor to high energy costs in Maine is our state’s dependence on fossil fuels we have to buy from far away. To break this cycle, we need to build more clean energy in Maine. Homegrown clean energy is the best opportunity we have to bring more affordable, reliable energy to Maine people quickly........

......Electricity supply costs in Maine are driven by the cost of natural gas power generation on the New England grid, and we will continue to be exposed to these fossil fuel price risks for as long as we are dependent on these sources of energy. 

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/05/opinion/opinion-contributor/maine-trump-administration-policies-energy-costs/

* The Appalachian region is the largest natural gas production area in the United States, and the Marcellus Shale basin is the largest source of that regional production. The Northeast, long accustomed to being "at the end of the pipeline," now finds itself located next to - and indeed on top of - one of the largest natural gas basins in the U.S.

https://northeastgas.org/marcellus-shale

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