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'Wind power! Wind power!'

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree attends the opening of three wind turbines on Vinalhaven Island. Residents and officials gave the windmills a

Ocean Renewable Power Company receives $150,000 to test tidal-power methods at the University of Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that

This story appeared in The Free Press on November 19. Vinalhaven Celebrates Fox Islands Wind Turbines By Melissa Waterman Pinwheels,

North Haven resident Chellie Pingree says Maine project is “example” for the nationCongresswoman Chellie Pingree joined Governor John Baldacci, House

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today voted to boost job creation and provide real solutions to our energy needs by developing

University-led partnership will develop and test offshore wind turbine technology Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud

On October 15, Maine's Congressional Delegation announced a major federal grant for windpower research in Maine. With $14 million in

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'Wind power! Wind power!'

Wind turbines open on Vinalhaven Island.

Maine company wins small-business clean-energy grant
A $150,000 grant from the Department of Energy will allow Ocean Renewable Power Company to accelerate testing of tidal power turbines at the University of Maine.
The Free Press: Vinalhaven Celebrates Fox Islands Wind Turbines
"I get to go back to Washington tonight, where my colleagues are bickering about the energy bill, about whether we can really have renewable energy, and we have done it," Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said. "The people of this community have worked so hard to deal with the logistical, technical and financial questions to get renewable energy. How much more proud could I be?"
House votes to fix broken Medicare reimbursement system
Prior to this legislation, Congress had to repeatedly pass stopgap measures to prevent reimbursement rates from being cut dramatically.
Hot links: Stay warm and save money
At a workshop in Biddeford hosted by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, dozens of residents learned about state, federal, and private resources aimed at helping them lower their energy costs. Click here to learn more about the many resources you can use to stay warm and save money this winter.