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Category: Environment

John Poirier

Working Waterfront

Peaks islanders fight peak oil with weatherization effort

PEAKS ISLAND — Maggie Small wasn't exaggerating. She'd said earlier on this chilly late March day that people often stop her on the ferry to ask about the effort she is helping coordinate to weatherize 100 homes on the island. As we board the boat for Portland, sure enough, she… SEE MORE
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