Take to the streets with us this week as we speak of matters “green” with Maine’s former governor, sustainable energy champion and recent itinerant RV traveler, Angus King, Michael Stoddard of Efficiency Maine and Doug Welch of the Maine Island Trail Association.
Guests
Angus King, Jr.
Angus King, Jr. was elected Maine’s 71st Governor in 1994. During his two terms in the Blaine House, he focused on economic development and job creation, and also achieved significant reforms in education, mental health services, land conservation, environmental protection, and the delivery of state services. He was re-elected in 1998 by one of the largest margins in Maine’s history.
Senator King began his career as a staff attorney for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Skowhegan. In 1972, he served as chief counsel to U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics in the office of former Maine Senator William Hathaway. In 1975, he returned to Maine to practice with Smith, Loyd and King in Brunswick. In 1983, he was appointed Vice President of Swift River/Hafslund Company, an alternative energy development company working on hydro and biomass projects in Maine and New England. Six years later, he founded Northeast Energy Management, Inc., a developer of large-scale energy conservation initiatives at commercial and industrial facilities in Maine.
Senator King was born in Alexandria, VA in 1944. He graduated from Dartmouth College and from University of Virginia Law School. Senator King is married to Mary Herman and has four sons, Angus III, Duncan, James, and Ben, one daughter, Molly, and six grandchildren. He lives in Brunswick.
Michael Stoddard
Michael Stoddard is the first Executive Director of the Efficiency Maine Trust. On July 1, 2010, the Trust became the successor to all funds and programs of Efficiency Maine, including the electric and gas conservation programs, the Energy and Carbon Savings (or RGGI) Trust, and most energy-related projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The Trust’s mission is to help Maine consumers save energy, save money, meet environmental goals, and stimulate the state’s economy by administering cost-effective energy efficiency and alternative energy programs.
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Our “Give Back” segment features Doug Welch of the Maine Island Trail Association. Doug is the Executive Director of the Maine Island Trail Association — a statewide organization that cares for uninhabited islands off the coast of Maine and makes them accessible to recreational visitors. The Maine Island Trail has grown steadily for 24 years and currently includes 191 islands and mainland sites from Kittery to Machias. With the help of some 200 volunteers each year, the islands are regularly cleaned of trash and managed throughout the boating season.
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