Critical to economic growth is building infrastructure that will lead to job opportunities. Officials from Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) and the University of Maine, as well as Brunswick-area legislators from the Midcoast celebrated the SMCC Midcoast Campus, which will be housed at the current Brunswick Naval Air Station (BNAS) to highlight the need for voters to approve a bond proposal on the ballot.

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The “American Power Act,” federal clean energy and climate legislation sponsored by Senators Kerry and Lieberman, was introduced in Washington, D.C. today.

“I applaud Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman for their tireless work in drafting this important legislation. This legislation will put America on the path to a clean energy economy that will create American jobs building the solar panels, wind blades and the car batteries of the future. It will strengthen our national security by beginning to break our dependence on foreign oil. And it will protect our environment for our children and grandchildren,” said President Barack Obama.

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Governor John E. Baldacci celebrated Earth Day with local businesses that are committed to implementing green practices, ranging from reducing waste, saving energy, buying local and using environmentally friendly cleaning products.
In his weekly radio address he expanded on the importance of Earth Day and green energy measures Maine is taking;

“This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which we celebrated on Thursday. Earth Day started quietly in Maine back in 1970, with events mostly on college campuses.But environmental advocacy and a commitment to the land, air and water have a long history here.Maine has always depended upon the natural world to attract people and to sustain our economy.

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Washington, DC – Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that DOE is awarding $9,593,500 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Maine to support clean energy projects across the state.

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The community action People’s Regional Opportunity Program, (PROP), expanded their coverage from Portland to include Freeport. In October they began the weatherization retrofit of the home of Margret Baker with funds for weatherization projects through the Recovery Act.

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The Department of Conservation is requesting applications for biomass heat and energy installation projects for funding through federal recovery act funds.

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The Maine Department of Conservation has chosen four areas in state waters where developers may soon test offshore wind turbines.

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QUESTION 1: People’s Veto

An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom

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This week Governor John E. Baldacci with Maine families and volunteers including elected officials gathered at the home of Sally Dobres in Bangor to urge Maine people to vote NO on Question 1.

On Thursday the Governor appeared on the Rachael Meddow Show and talked about why he supports No on Question 1. He’s appeared on ABC and NBC and in an article in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/magazine/01fob-q4-t.html?scp=1&sq=Governor%20John%20Baldacci&st=cse
 
“In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions. I came to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage.
 
“The law guarantees that Maine citizens will be treated equally under Maine’s civil marriage laws, and that is the responsibility of government.

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Over 300 people attended the state’s first wind-energy conference, which covered small, medium, and large-scale wind development last October.

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