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I write in this week's Phoenix about how booming wind power development will be hampered by limited transmission capacity. Here's more on that on a national scale, from the New York Times' green blog, Green Inc.
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At 9:30 this morning, a dozen Maine couples will start speaking at the Welcome Center at the State House about what gay marriage rights (or the lack thereof) means to them. Then, they'll deliver Valentine's Day cards to state legislators, along with copies of a video about three same-sex Maine couples who want to get married.
"There ...
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It may turn me into a a bitter grump, but it seems that the cold weather has an altruistic effect on other people. This week, my email box has been inundated with notices about various charitable endeavors. Here are two that caught my eye:Local photographer Emilie Sommer, of emilie inc photography, is holding a raffle for a $5,000 wedding-photo ...
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The state created an info clearinghouse Web site on national economic stuff.
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Not much more to report from the Larry Summers press conference call, aside from his urgent tone (see the title of this post).
Summers basically offered up the same talking points outlined in my previous post. He emphasized "the committment on both the tax side and the expenditure side...toward renewables," referring to the ...
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Direct from the White House Media Affairs Office, here's a breakdown of how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will help Maine. I'll have more on this later, after a 2pm press conference call with Larry Summers.
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Plan is a nationwide effort to create jobs, jumpstart growth and ...
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Maine's latest literary success story, Lew Robinson (Alex Irvine reviewed Robinson's Water Dogs for the Phoenix last week, right after the New York Times did so), is publishing a serialized story, "The Choral and Harpist Arts Society," at FiveChapters.com, a Web site that publishes stories in five parts -- one on every day of the ...
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Making good on her campaign promises to address energy and environmental issues in the US House of Representatives, freshman legislator Chellie Pingree announced yesterday that she is a founding member of the brand new Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus in the House. Currently, the caucus comprises 38 members; it's major achievement ...
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I love shit like this. It gives me an excuse to be more angsty than usual. The Phoenix is pairing up with New York-based Smith Magazine to solicit six-word summaries of romantic life, the best of which will be published in a book. (This will be the second such installment; Smith Mag's Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak (Harper Perennial) ...
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Some disgruntled MECA students, alumni, and former faculty have created a blog, the uncreatively named MECA MFA Letters, to voice their displeasure with recent administrative decisions. Specifically, the letters address recent or pending terminations of professors Iain Kerr (this is his MECA page, which is still up) and Leon Johnson.
On the site, ...
