“Next week, I’ll be traveling to Eastport to visit Ocean Renewable Power Company. The company is operating the largest ocean energy “power plant” ever installed in U.S. waters. The prototype machinery produces grid-compatible power from the tidal currents in Cobscook Bay.

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“Last year, I introduced a bill called the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act (SETA), which would allow Maine and other states to increase the weight of trucks allowed on their interstate systems in order to make them consistent with surrounding states.

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Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And tonight, I’ve returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you about the battle we’re waging against an oil spill that is assaulting our shores and our citizens.

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June 12, 2010, top retired military leaders and veterans, along with local elected officials, held a Town Hall meeting to discuss the connection between climate change and national security, and call for passage of comprehensive climate and energy legislation. The conference room which held the event, at the Portland Library, was filled to capacity.

The group that organized the event calls their mission Operation Free. They are a coalition of veterans and national security organizations dedicated to securing America with clean energy.

“In July of 2009, according to the Energy Information Administration, we bought, every single day, over one million barrels of oil from Saudi Arabia,” said Maine veteran Andrew Campbell who fought in Iraq. “Everyday.”

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Maine Wind Industry Initiative (MWII) organized a major presence for the State of Maine at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WindPower 2010 Conference in Dallas Texas last week. WindPower is the world’s largest wind energy conference (and largest energy trade show in the US) with over 20,000 participants this year.

The Maine Wind Industry Pavilion hosted 11 Maine companies and the AEWC at the University of Maine. The Maine industry members illustrated the commitment as leaders of northeast wind development, and wind services worldwide with one of the most significant state exhibits at an event that featured nearly 1,400 company exhibits in an area over six football fields. The delegation of Maine business leaders came with 2 major messages: Maine is prepared to provide clean energy solutions for our country and Maine businesses and workers have the talent to build these solutions.

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Radio address by Gov. John Baldacci

“Maine voters will go to the polls on June 8th and face several important questions. Democrats and Republicans will be asked to pick their party’s candidate for governor in November. But all voters have a chance to let their voices be heard on five important questions. How they vote will have a lasting impact on Maine’s economy. Maine voters are being asked to approve four bond questions that will make critical investments in our State and create new jobs.To make it to the ballot, these questions had to win overwhelmingly bipartisan support in the Legislature.

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Tired of driving all over the place, getting dinner on the table while trying to fit in a word with your spouse, juggling kids’ play dates and work schedules, and hopefully, maybe, squeezing in a moment for yourself?

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Barrels Community Market is leading the way for local businesses. The nonprofit organization which relies heavily on volunteers seems to really be making its mark on the greater Waterville area.

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In his weekly radio address, Governor John Baldacci said there have been signs during the last two months that Maine’s economy is beginning to turn around.

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Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:

Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They have done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they have done so in the midst of war and depression; at moments of great strife and great struggle.

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