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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,

Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday that the Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $9,593,500 in funding from the American

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

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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

College one of only nine in country selected to lead ‘train-the-trainer’ programs Congressman Mike Michaud and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced

Chellie’s hometown of North Haven will soon be getting all it’s power from three wind turbines under construction on the

Grant secured for Maine clean energy company

Ocean Renewable Power Company to get funding to develop tidal power technologyCongresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that Portland-based Ocean Renewable

First Wind will use investment to help develop wind power in MaineCongresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced a $40 million federal

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree secures funding for USM nursing school and green jobs initiative in MaineThe Labor, Health and Education Appropriations

Bill would provide $22.3 million to upgrade and modernize Maine schoolsCongresswoman Chellie Pingree welcomed the passage of a bill 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.