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** ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY

Electric vs Gas vehicles: Good for the environment but … are they good for your wallet?

According to Michael Coren, Climate Advice columnist for the New York Times, he has observed that a significant number of hybrid vehicle owners are not utilizing the electric charging feature of their vehicles. Instead, they are solely relying on gasoline to power their cars. This decision is driven by their belief that due to the […]

CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY

Freezing winters, boiling summers and NO ELECTRIC BILL !!

In a recent article by Nancy Keates of the Wall Street Journal, it was reported that ” three side-by-side houses in Boston have been designed to provide clean indoor air, reduced emissions, and minimal to no energy costs.” These houses, known as ‘passive houses,’ are certified and located in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. […]

OGUNQUIT

Summer 2023: We need help with the garbage!

As you can see from this picture, we do have a problem with collecting and disposing of garbage at the Main Beach during the peak of the tourist season. Maybe we should be looking at the Big Belly solution we presented months back? Please see the article covering the Big Belly solution at BIG BELLY […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE OGUNQUIT

Utilities in Maine cannot use your dollars to pay for lobbyists

As more fully described by David Pomerantz in his guest essay in The New York Times, three states in the nation have passed laws forbidding utilities to use ratepayers’ money to cover lobbying costs. The bad news, 47 have not. Mr. Pomerantz is the executive director of the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog […]

** BEACH EROSION OGUNQUIT

Can you imagine Ogunquit WITHOUT a beach?

By David Nosnik, CPA, reprinted from the July issue of “Sea you in Ogunquit.” You better continue reading because if we are not careful, it may just happen. Ogunquit is highly susceptible to beach erosion. Factors such as storms, tides, and natural processes contribute to changes in the beach profiles over time as you can […]

OGUNQUIT

FOR ALL GARDENING LOVERS

OGUNQUIT GARDEN CLUB FIRST MEETING ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10 at 2:30OGUNQUIT MEMORIAL LIBRARY EMAIL: ogunquitgardenclub@gmail.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6898816223465791

ENVIRONMENT FEATURED ARTICLES

Big Belly for Ogunquit?

During our April’s meeting we heard a presentation from Big Belly, the waste recycling system. The following are benefits from installing their systems, according to their literature: Bigbelly Smart Waste & Recycling System Benefits 1701 The Bigbelly Smart Waste & Recycling System provides total waste containment and remote real-time visibility into the entire waste operation […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY

Charging outside the home is the Achilles heel of the EV industry

This is what Aaron Pressman writes in the Boston Globe. EV charging infrastructure has been expanding rapidly in recent years, with more public charging stations being installed in cities, along highways, and at other convenient locations. Many governments and private companies are investing heavily in building out charging networks to support the growing number of […]

* CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY

Ogunquit gets a $32,000 award to purchase an electric vehicle charger

The Town of Ogunquit was awarded an incentive award for $32,000 or 90% of the final project costs, whichever is less, to install and operate Level 2chargers at Obed’s Parking Lot, Cottage Street. This project will provide the town its first 4 outlets (two per charger) for the charging of electric vehicles owned and operarted […]