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Introduction: Ask Not… Voices From Maine Addressing Climate Change And Energy, Sam Townsend
Introduction: Ask Not… Voices From Maine Addressing Climate Change And Energy, Sam Townsend
Maine Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Challenging Climate Change, Olympia J. Snowe
Challenging Climate Change, Olympia J. Snowe
Maine Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Tapping The Potential Of Energy Efficiency To Create Greater Economic Security For Maine, Dylan Voorhees
Tapping The Potential Of Energy Efficiency To Create Greater Economic Security For Maine, Dylan Voorhees
Maine Policy Review
Energy efficiency is cheaper than any current sources of power or fuel. Maine has started to develop some energy-efficiency programs such as Efficiency Maine and MaineHousing’s weatherization efforts, but the state lags behind other states in the region. Dylan Voorhees addresses barriers that Maine needs to overcome in order to tap its energy-efficiency potential. He suggests an expanded strategy, including planning for the long term, leveraging private investments and taking advantage of the private sector, extending efficiency programs to all fuels, and consolidating current energy-efficiency planning and budgeting