These NGO's almost NEVER tell the full story. Note how they use the term CAPACITY rather than output. Almost everything produced by these so called self-appointed "environmental groups" is misleading propaganda. So the question is - are they getting paid to do this and who pays them how much?

Renewable energy accounts for 88%

February 10, 2026

In the first eleven months of 2025, renewable energy sources…

Cold weather strains New England electric grid

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published February 9, 2026

"..................................Continuing those programs, replacing baseboard electric heaters with more efficient heat pumps and installing more…

Consider the source when reading. The second paragraph includes the standard total BS claim about powering X # of homes. (They don't tell you that's a fake theoretical number never attained which means ZERO homes can be powered.) The third paragraph states "Maine has been trying for years to build new renewable generation in its most remote northern counties, Aroostook and Washington, an area with enormous potential wind...." (No, not Maine, just really…

Wednesday, Feb 04, 2026 - 05:00 PM

And many states, particularly those run by Democrats, have regulations in place that require or incentivize utilities to buy wind and solar power over gas, coal, and nuclear.

However, even in those states that favor them, wind and solar energy are running up against two major hurdles: reliability and cost.

There are also additional costs to build new distribution lines to transmit electricity from the often remote…

For whatever reason, they can't help themselves.

"Climate-polluting oil generators are often used as backup in periods of intense demand."

https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2026-01-26/new-england-turns-to-oil-burning-power-plants-during-cold-snap

1/22/26

Steve Collins

The persistent slop of the Maine Wire is paying off

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Led by Steve Robinson, who presents himself as a hotshot investigative reporter, the site’s influence is growing quickly — to the detriment of political discourse in a state once known for its civility and equanimity.

Today’s conservative candidates tend to kowtow to Robinson, who recently…

The case # below is specific to  2025-00361, which as described by Dan McKay, is "the Aroostook County Renewable Energy Development Program presented and packaged as an innocuous, unimportant, and another boring PUC solicitation"  (They hope you don't find out about it. This is described here …

AUDIO: https://legislature.maine.gov/Audio/#211

Hearing (in person and audio) is at 1PM today, January 20, 2026. See very important Dan McKay post…

Our societal temperature is gradually being raised...…

by The Associated Press

January 17, 2026

Where does one begin? Why do the media incessantly propagandize? Where in the mainstream media are the extraordinarily strong counter arguments that correctly demolish virtually everything that McKibben is saying?

So it bears repeating: Why do the media incessantly propagandize? 

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.....he said President Donald Trump’s stance…

Get out them fans Friedrich.

15 January 2026

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Germany’s decision to shut down all its nuclear power plants was a “huge mistake” and has come at a high cost to the economy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said yesterday, speaking to the German Chamber of…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM EST

Hydroelectric power from Quebec started flowing through a new transmission line in Maine on Friday, the culmination of a fraught years-long process aimed at boosting New England's electric supply.

The 145-mile New England Clean Energy Connect line is expected to deliver enough energy to power 1.2 million homes in the region, said Phelps Turner director of clean grid at the Conservation Law…

Kevin Stocklin

Reporter

1/11/2026

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Thereafter, a number of net-zero corporate alliances emerged to align the private sector with climate initiatives. At its peak, this network included financial and corporate alliances, such as the Net Zero Banking Alliance, the Net Zero Insurance Alliance, the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, and others.

These alliances operated under the umbrella of the Glasgow…

Cost benefit analysis??????????????

New bill could make solar power more accessible to Maine renters

By: AnnMarie Hilton - January 7, 2026

Lawmakers are considering a proposal that could help Maine renters lower electricity costs through the use of solar energy.

State Sen. Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock)…

Thankfully the tooth fairy pays for all of this.

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM EST

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Now Brown and other vendors are working hard to explain to confused consumers that even though the tax break is gone, there's still state money available to help with projects.

The Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit provided a $1,200 income tax benefit for certain upgrades, and that helped to defray…

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By Stephanie McFeeters

Published on: December 26, 2025

There was plenty of big environmental news this year: new clean energy legislation, an extreme drought that led to Maine’s worst August for wildfires in 20 years, federal funding cuts and more.

Here’s a look back at some of our coverage:

Federal policy shifts, funding cuts

One big focus of our reporting this year — in the environmental sphere and elsewhere — was on abrupt pauses and cuts to federal…

December 26, 2025

Tux Turkel

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.........Across Casco Bay, I see smoke rising from the 421-foot chimney at Wyman Station in Yarmouth. This power plant from a bygone era burns barge loads of polluting, climate-warming oil.

................Natural gas is a big factor. It still generates half of New England’s electricity, despite years of renewable energy expansion. It’s increasingly exported overseas, so it’s tied now to global prices. Public…