May 18, 2009

Town aims for energy efficiency

By David Ramsay

ELIOT, Maine ­ The Eliot Energy Commission had little trouble convincing selectmen Thursday to sign the U.S. Mayor’s Agreement on Climate Protection and become a member of Maine Cool Communities, pledging to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while saving the town money.

May 15, 2009

By Deborah McDermott

July 14, 2008 6:00 AM

A very cool thing has been happening in Maine for the past few years.

A number of towns, including most in southern York County, have undertaken measures intended to cool down the planet from global warming, “one Maine community at a time.”

Monitoring this effort and lauding the work is Maine Partners for Cool Communities, a consortium of nonprofit organizations that just this month released its first Cool Communities report.