AUGUSTA (AP) — Another federal lawsuit has been filed in connection with the installation of a natural gas pipeline in the Kennebec Valley. A subcontractor hired to install the pipeline for the $350 million Summit Natural Gas Inc. project is suing the contractor as well as an insurance company. Ursa Major Underground Inc. is suing […]
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Hundreds sign up for natural gas service in Maine
CUMBERLAND (AP) — The developer hasn’t even broken ground yet, but businesses and homeowners in Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth are already signing up for natural gas service. Summit Natural Gas is preparing to break ground on the pipeline soon. Service is scheduled to begin in parts of the towns later this year. By the end […]
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Residents question safety at Searsmont natural gas pipeline station
SEARSMONT — First came the noise late New Year’s Eve at the Searsmont natural gas pipeline compressor station, so loud that it caused nearby homes to shake and some residents, frightened by the jet-engine-like roar, to pack up their cars and flee for the night. Then came the questions, as some members of the normally […]
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University system moves forward on natural gas
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine System last week notified Summit Natural Gas and Trane U.S. Inc. that the University of Maine at Farmington would like to work with both parties to bring natural gas to campus and to convert certain University facilities to use this energy. UMF next will seek to meet with the […]
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Maine wind, Canadian hydro, natural gas
It’s the latest way of thinking about New England’s energy future: Each state has something the others need. Maine has wind resources and the space for turbines. Southern New England has the demand for renewable energy. Maine now has a law that asks state officials to look into the best options for bringing more inexpensive […]
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Natural gas, oil companies compete for customers
BANGOR — With the winter freeze approaching, natural gas companies are scrambling to hook up their last new customers of 2013, while Maine oil and propane dealers are trying to give their users money-saving options in hopes they won’t convert. “We’re on track to put in about 800 new services this year,” Andrew Barrowman, manager […]
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E.Elcik: Savings on heating costs
Natural gas for Lisbon Falls? Possible, if enough Lisbon citizens will take the time to contact the town office to indicate their interest. It is a fact that natural gas is less expensive per heating unit than fuel oil. Think of all the money that could be saved on heating costs at the end of […]
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E. Dingman: Making energy from waste
President Obama recently reiterated the need to mitigate climate change. Given the amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, there is no time to lose. Weather patterns have already visibly shifted. The most important action the public can take is reducing consumption of fossil fuels. There are many ways to do this; from retrofitting […]
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Rumford board unanimously votes to support bringing natural gas to town
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 4-0 Thursday night to continue support for bringing natural gas to Rumford. Chairman Greg Buccina was absent. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said former Selectman Jim Rinaldo has been working with officials from Maine Natural Gas of Brunswick, trying to get them to bring natural gas to Rumford and Mexico. Rinaldo wasn’t […]
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Rich Lowry: Anti-fracking crusaders can’t win the day
The pro-fracking conspiracy in the United States is so vast that it evidently encompasses the Environmental Protection Agency, famously a tool of the oil and gas industry. The EPA just dropped its study of fracking allegedly contaminating the water in Pavillion, Wyo. The enviro left had rejoiced at the news a few years ago that […]