Today, the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s Efficiency Maine program announced the award of $635,000 for energy efficiency projects at 19 commercial, municipal and non-profit facilities across Maine.

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Maine Governor John E. Baldacci recognized Reed & Reed, a Woolwich based general contracting firm, for its efforts in providing a safe and healthy work environment for employees.

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February 18, 2010, the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s Efficiency Maine program awarded grants totaling $4.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars to 87 Maine communities around the state for energy efficiency improvements.

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Governor John Baldacci met with the leaders of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf states and United States Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar in Washington D.C. to discuss offshore wind development and energy transmission.

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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension and six Maine schools are moving forward with oil-to-wood heating projects with the announcement that they will collectively receive more than $3.2 million in federal recovery funds.

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On February 12, 2010, the City of Waterville, the Town of Winslow, and Sustain Mid-Maine (SMM) were awarded a $170,000 grant from the State of Maine Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant program to implement a two-year residential and industrial energy saving plan.

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In February President Barack Obama announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy.

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of eleven governors, including Governor Baldacci from Maine, the President laid out three measures that will work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

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York County is receiving a $646,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funds will be used to make municipal buildings around the county more energy-efficient.

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Governor Baldacci delivers his State of the State address. photos by Ramona du Houx

In his speech, the Governor said that in these challenging times, Maine people rise to the occasion, and that working together, Maine will have a more secure future.

“Despite the difficulties we face, the hard choices and hard work ahead, the next chapter in Maine’s history will be one of resurgence, growth and opportunity,” said the Governor. “The choices we make will help to determine which way Maine goes.”

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