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Skepticism threatens to unravel Aroostook power line

WINDSOR, Maine — For months, the path for a proposed transmission line connecting a new Aroostook County wind farm to the regional power grid near Augusta looked smooth. It already has received a green light from Gov. Janet Mills and lawmakers. Two of the Legislature’s most powerful members were championing …

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Fishermen question the data behind offshore wind siting process

Willis Spear, a lobsterman from Yarmouth speaks during the fishing community gathering to give federal officials feedback about offshore wind power development on Monday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Aldie Leeman has fished or lobstered in the Gulf of Maine for about 58 years, first as a boy lobster off Orr’s …

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Wind, Solar and EVs Offer Japan Cheapest Net Zero Climate Path

(Bloomberg) — The cheapest way for Japan to meet its 2030 emissions reduction and mid-century net zero goals is to deploy mature, clean technologies like wind and solar generation, and electric vehicles, according to a report from BloombergNEF. Most Read from Bloomberg The analysis stands in contrast to the transition …

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