Candidates Square Off On Energy, Environmental Issues
Maine's major gubernatorial candidates agreed Thursday that global warming is a problem and that the state needs more diverse energy sources in the future.
The forum, held at the University of Southern Maine, was sponsored by the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine. The association of companies, government agencies, educational institutions and nonprofits seeks to advance the environmental and energy technology sectors in Maine....
After the forum got under way, the candidates gave their perspectives on energy and environmental issues and took questions from a moderator.
Energy is a timely issue with high gasoline and heating oil prices and divided public opinion over wind farm and liquefied natural gas projects that have been proposed in western and eastern Maine....
LaMarche advocated for "community-based energy," where solar or wind power projects, for instance, would benefit the people in the communities where they are located.
