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Lyman-Morse Launches Groundbreaking Solar-Electric Passenger Vessel Firefly

Lyman-Morse launched Firefly, the first fully electric, lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-powered passenger vessel built to meet U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter T requirements, on August 3, 2026, at the company’s shipyard in Thomaston, Maine. Lyman-Morse Workboats custom built the 49-foot aluminum catamaran for Upstream Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people with nature through on-the-water education and conservation programs. Designed by Gerr Marine, Firefly will operate […]

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Floating offshore wind platforms promote eco-system with more fish

August 18, 2026 Scientists spent years worried a floating wind farm off Portugal’s coast would wreck the ecosystem underneath it. Instead, they found more octopus, more fish, and more sole living there than before. A study conducted on the WindFloat Atlantic project, a floating offshore wind farm anchored more than 11 miles off Viana do Castelo, Portugal, found the installation […]

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National security, ME conservation groups call for energy independence

Last year, Republicans in Congress canceled billions in Biden-era clean energy projects and let the federal electric vehicle rebate program expire. By Suzanne Potter   Aug 13, 2026 Listen to this story HERE Experts in national security and conservation are calling attention to dependence on foreign oil, saying it leads to wars, instability and high gas prices in California and […]

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Maine non-profit, EOPA, calls for more renewable energy to secure power grids – points to Energy Security Marshall Plan for Ukraine

According to Elected Officials to Protect America, The Trump administration’s backing of fossil fuels over clean energy for energy security highlights the urgent need for the U.S. and every nation to develop and implement clean energy security solutions for world security. (Adobe Stock) Listen to the story HERE By Mark Richardson   Aug 12, 2026 A group of current and […]

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