By: Scott Thistle
Sun Journal

LEWISTON — Riots in Egypt and cold weather in Maine may not seem like they have much in common.

But Maine’s energy pioneers say the recent turmoil in the Middle East makes it more apparent than ever the state must move quickly to break its addiction to home heating oil.

Maine, with 75 percent of its homes heated with oil, is more dependent on oil for heat than any other state and any big disruption in the global supply chain will translate to big bucks for Maine families.

For much of the last decade John Kerry, the state’s top energy planner, has been sounding the alarm and lamenting the annual export of $3 billion to $5 billion a year from the state’s economy that’s spent on fossil fuels, including heating oil, gasoline and diesel…

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