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Dear Friends, I am Senator Phil Bartlett, and I represent the communities of Gorham, Westbrook, and Scarborough. I am also the Senate Chair of the Utilities and Energy Committee and serve as a member of the Natural Resources Committee. If ever there was a time to help families conserve energy--that time is now. We are seeing oil prices heading towards $100 a barrel. You can see it at the gas station. Gas is well over $3 a gallon. Home heating oil is heading up to $3 to $4 a gallon. The extraordinary costs that are being borne by Maine homeowners are creating dire situations for too many of our families. That is why I have introduced legislation to help Maine homeowners conserve energy. Over the coming weeks, I will be outlining more of the details of my plan. In the meantime, we’ve prepared this short video that provides information about things you can do right now to save money. Watch Video Now There are also a number of other tips available at our Web site www.mainesenate. org/energy. The bill ultimately won passage, and allows Maine to join at least ten other states in a carbon cap and trade program designed to curb pollution. Best Wishes, Phil Bartlett Senator, District 6 By the way, if you have time, I would like to share with you this short speech I gave at the end of last session urging passage of the "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative." [Watch Speech Now]