Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets. When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat. A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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PublishedJune 29, 2010
Mainers full of gusto for wind power, survey finds
Reducing use of fossil fuels is their main reason. Critics say the timing of the survey skewed the results.
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PublishedJune 27, 2010
Path to Route 1 solution takes another twist
Officials announce a preferred Wiscasset bypass route, stirring immediate criticism.
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PublishedJune 27, 2010
Extolling the benefits of heating with pellets
The switch from oil makes sense on many levels, but it won’t occur without government help.
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PublishedJune 26, 2010
UMaine wind lab to get $20 million
The funding for research is ‘a game-changer,’ says director Habib Dagher.
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PublishedJune 25, 2010
Feds earmark $20M for deepwater wind power research
Habib Dagher, director of the UMaine composites center, says the money will help Maine meet its goal of building the world’s first floating wind turbine.
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PublishedJune 15, 2010
U.S. energy chief visits Maine, hears wind-power sales pitch
ORONO – Maine’s ambition to become a national leader in developing a deepwater wind energy industry got a boost Monday when U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu toured the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Chu’s visit added momentum to the state’s efforts, which supporters say could create thousands of jobs and a new […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2010
At UMaine, Chu advocates for broad energy strategy
The U.S. energy secretary is touring the university’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to learn more about its 10-year plan to design floating deep-water wind turbine platforms.
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PublishedJune 14, 2010
Inefficient builders about to hit a wall
Like it or not, Maine’s new mandatory residential energy code will take effect in December.
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PublishedJune 12, 2010
Emission study undercuts biomass benefits
Cutting trees and burning them for power can generate more greenhouse gases than using coal, researchers say.
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PublishedJune 9, 2010
Mainers approve all 4 bonds on ballot
The $23 million, Question 4 economic development bond wins by a slim margin, with 51 percent of voters in favor and 49 percent against.
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