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1 October
5:46 pm

Four point five billion dollars a year is shipped out of Maine to pay for fossil fuels — thirty three hundred dollars for every man, woman, and child in this state.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (NEWS CENTER Maine)

5:46 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific aggregate and per-capita figures for Maine fossil fuel spending; verifiable against energy consumption and population data.
What we foundThe $4.5 billion fossil fuel export figure is well-supported by Maine's official Energy Plan, but the per-capita figure of $3,300 is a slight overstatement: dividing $4.5B by Maine's population of ~1.41 million yields approximately $3,180 per person.
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