ROCKLAND, ME—The Island Institute today announced that it has received a grant of $90,285 from the Grants to Green Maine program for energy efficiency upgrades to its headquarters in Rockland. The grant will be used to make energy-saving retrofits to the historic building, including a new, high-efficiency wood pellet boiler. Work on the upgrades is expected to begin in January.
Tag: Clean Energy
Conference to be held on energy challenges for New England islands
Posted by Neil Arnold & filed under Press Release.
PORTLAND, ME—The Island Institute will host the Fifth Annual Island Energy Conference on November 7th in Portland, Maine. The event will bring together energy experts and island leaders from New England’s year-round island communities and beyond to discuss common energy challenges and to learn more about resources that exist to address those challenges.
On the edge: Monhegan Island’s year-round residents take charge of their future
Posted by Neil Arnold & filed under In the news.
James McCarthy’s Mainebiz article illustrates Island Institute programming in action, including our highly visible Island Fellows Program.
Humanity’s Long Climate and Energy March
Posted by Neil Arnold & filed under In the news.
The New York Times columnist Andy Revkin, in his Dot Earth blog, looks at the CIERA program currently being run by the Island Institute and College of the Atlantic as part of the Fund for Maine Islands.
UK Fishermen Offer Maine Counterparts Offshore Wind Advice
Posted by Neil Arnold & filed under In the news.
MPBN’s Jay Field reports on commercial fishermen from Great Britain offering their Maine counterparts advice on protecting their interests, as the state’s first offshore wind development moves forward.
