Ann Acheson of the Policy Center and John Rebar of Cooperative Extension were interviewed for a news story on high food costs in Maine. See the story here: Maine high above national average in annual grocery bills
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Professor Jonathan Rubin is quoted in an Oct. 24 article in the Bangor Daily News on the issue of producing wood-based fuel. The article discusses the experience of the Old Town mill and UMaine’s biorefinery research program to produce cellulosic, or wood-based, ethanol and the current market outlook for ethanol. Read the full article here: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/24/the-point/is-there-fuel-in-those-trees-maines-forests-distant-hopes-of-alternative-fuel-revolution/
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Prof. Phil Trostel was featured this morning on the George Hale/Rick Tyler show on WVOM for his recent research published by the Lumina Foundation on the social benefits of attaining a college education. Listen to the interview here: http://www.wvomfm.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=7308945
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Current low oil prices are drawing attention. Prof. Jonathan Rubin was interviewed in the Maine Sun Journal for an article on Maine energy prices: “Low-cost heating oil to fuel household spending.” Read the article here: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/0001/11/30/low-cost-heating-oil-fuel-household-spending/1773683
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Following up on Catherine Dickerson’s and Jonathan Rubin’s Report, “Energy in Maine,” as part of the Maine Development Foundation’s Quarterly Economic Report, Jonathan Rubin, appeared on the GEORGE HALE RIC TYLER SHOW – WVOM, Energy in Maine, 103.9 on 23 February 2015. Energy is a critical cost factor to Maine people and businesses and to others […]
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