Maine’s Energy/Climate-Change Challenge Fact: Each and every year in Maine real (and “corporate”) individuals collectively send outside the state billions of dollars to purchase fossil fuels (in 2014 it was $5.8 billion, in 2015 it was $4.3 billion – no DOE explanation for the drop but it’s probably a reflection of the drop in oil prices over that period). Because the money is sent away, it never recirculates within Maine, a needless 8-10% “off the top” drain on the state … Continue reading Introduction and Overview