1. Why Not Maine?

4.  Median age is the oldest in the nation  2010 GDP growth was only 0.4%  46 th in the nation  2010 total non-farm employment growth was 0.1 %  43 rd in the nation  Poverty level is ranked 36 th worst in the U.S.  46.1% of Maine Students Receive Free or Reduced Hot Lunch Maine Statistics

5.  Lowest Counties  Cumberland – 5.5%  Knox – 6.3%  York – 6.4%  Highest Counties  Washington – 9.4%  Somerset – 9.5%  Piscataquis – 9.6% Maine Unemployment Every Mainer deserves the opportunity to succeed Are we satisfied? Source – Maine Department of Labor – Center for Workforce Research & Information (2012)

6. Why Not MAINE?

7. Transforming Maine: A Blueprint to the Greenest & Healthiest State in North America

8. 1. Heating Security 2. Energy Security 3. Improved Health 4. Food Security 5. Business & Investment Attraction 6. Better Transportation Maine’s Challenges = Opportunities WhyNotMaine.com

9. Additional Benefits 1. Weatherize all Maine Homes within 20 years 2. Convert Maine’s Heating & Cooling to Electricity/Gas Heat Pumps, Geothermal Systems, E.T.S., High Efficiency Gas Boilers, Etc. 3. Provide Interest Free Loans to Homeowners Managed By Power Companies  Creates Manufacturing & Installation Jobs  Reduces Carbon Emissions  Reduces Costs to Home Owners, Dependency on Oil & Social Programs Electricity – Natural Gas: The Safest, Cheapest and Cleanest Energy Source (Hydro, Wind, Tidal, Solar & Natural Gas) Electricity – Natural Gas: The Safest, Cheapest and Cleanest Energy Source (Hydro, Wind, Tidal, Solar & Natural Gas) Heating Security WhyNotMaine.com

10. Energy Security 1.Collaborate with UMaine, DOE, Statoil, Technip, Etc. 2.Deploy 20kW Pilot-Scale Prototype 2013 & 12MW Demonstration Farm 2015-2017 3.Manufacture New Generation of Wind Turbines, Blades & Structures 4.Capitalize on Wind Capacity in Northern & Western Maine Maine’s Future – Primary Provider of Renewable Energy to New England – World’s Leader in Deepwater Offshore Wind Additional Benefits  Creates Manufacturing, Installation & Maintenance Jobs  Creates New Educational & Training Opportunities  Expands Tax Base WhyNotMaine.com

11. Maine - High Electric Rates ? Lowest in the Northeast? StateResidential /kWh* Commercial /kWh* Industrial /kWh* Total Avg. /kWh* ME14.76 ¢11.45 ¢ 7.93 ¢11.65 ¢ NH16.09 ¢13.24 ¢11.94 ¢14.05 ¢ VT18.13 ¢14.61 ¢ 9.84 ¢14.68 ¢ MA14.37 ¢13.18 ¢12.26 ¢13.23 ¢ CT17.82 ¢14.72 ¢13.02 ¢15.68 ¢ RI13.66 ¢11.16 ¢10.31 ¢12.01 ¢ NY18.35 ¢15.16 ¢ 6.03 ¢15.19 ¢ *Source: EIA, “Electric Power Monthly with data for October 2012” (Jan. 3 2013)

12. Healthiest State Become a Model for Improved Health in US. 1.Create a world class virtual medical school. 2.Develop R&D programs with Jackson Lab, Maine Institute for Human Genetics & Health, UMaine, UNE, Maine Med, EMMC, Tufts, Univ. of Vermont and others. 3.Partner with National Institute of Health (NIH) securing funding for Maine to become a laboratory for improving health in the US. Additional Benefits  Creates Medical, Research & Development Jobs  Reduces Healthcare Costs  Provides Maine Residents with In-State Medical Options WhyNotMaine.com

13. Food Security Become “Foodbasket” to the Northeast 1. Expand R&D at UMaine focused on producing food locally. 2. Attract investments in local agriculture, aquaculture and marketing infrastructure. 3. Leverage The MAINE Brand. Additional Benefits  Create Food Production, Processing, Packaging & Transportation Jobs  Reduce Costs to Maine Residents  Provide Long Term Food Security to Major Population Centers in Northeast WhyNotMaine.com

14. Business & Investment Attraction 1.Create a construction financing revolving loan fund for new facilities and equipment. 2.Establish a revolving loan program for construction financing. 3.Create a PILOT Program (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) to pay municipal bonds or permanent financing. Additional Benefits  Creates Jobs  Expands Tax Base  Attracts Long Term Investments WhyNotMaine.com

15. Better Transportation 1.Extend I-95 to the Northern Maine Border. 2. Build a PRIVATE East-West Highway & Utility Corridor. (2 Billion) 3. Reactivate Maine’s Rail System, North-South and East-West. 4. Increase Utilization & Expand Current Port Facilities Additional Benefits  Creates Transportation, Distribution, Construction and Rail Jobs  Maine Becomes The North East Trade Gateway  Reduces Carbon Emissions  Attracts Investment WhyNotMaine.com

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