Defending the Arctic Refuge: Film Screening + Discussion Wednesday, January 16, 2019 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, ME 04105 $10 for members of WAC, Maine Audubon, and NRCM; $15 for non-members. All proceeds from the event will go to the filmmakers. Purchase your ticket(s) NRCM, in collaboration with the Read More
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Trump Plan Would Open Maine Waters to Oil Drilling
Five-Year Offshore Plan could devastate Maine’s coastlines, fisheries and coastal communities Statement of Lisa Pohlmann, Executive Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine “The Trump Administration today released a dangerous five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing in the Atlantic Ocean—including off the coast of Maine, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic Ocean. This Read More
Fight to Save Arctic Refuge from Oil Drilling Isn’t Over
Environmentalists vow to head to the courts to preserve the pristine natural resource. The Seattle Times editorial Portland Press Herald editorial page During her nearly four years as President Obama’s secretary of the interior, Sally Jewell said, oil companies did not pressure her about opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling. Politicians, however, Read More
Final Tax Bill Includes Damaging Provision to Drill for Oil in the Arctic
Statement of Lisa Pohlmann, Executive Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine “We are deeply disappointed in Senator Susan Collins’ vote for the final tax bill, which overturns decades of protection from oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). This vote betrays the will of the majority of Mainers, and reverses Senator Collins’ Read More
Collins Draws Ire from Conservation Groups Over Vote on Senate Tax Bill, Allowing Arctic Drilling
by Susan Sharon Maine Public news story Listen to full news story. As Republicans look to reconcile key differences between the House and Senate versions of their tax bills, one of the flashpoints is around a remote, eastern corner of Alaska — the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, considered one of the most pristine wilderness areas Read More
King Angry; Poliquin Pleased Over Tax Bill Passage
by Jennifer Mitchell Maine Public news story WASHINGTON, D.C – Maine Independent Sen. Angus King says he’s “angry” and “disappointed” over the passage of the $1.4 trillion GOP tax overhaul bill. “The American people deserve better,” says King. King said Saturday that there was ample opportunity to gather expert input on the bill’s actual effects. Read More
Senate Tax Bill Passes, Including Offensive and Environmentally Damaging Give-Away to Fossil Fuel Corporations
Statement of Lisa Pohlmann, Executive Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine We are deeply disappointed that Senator Collins voted for a tax bill that would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling. This vote reverses her 20-year record of opposing efforts to allow oil drilling in ANWR, and it is inconsistent Read More
FACT CHECK: More Drilling Doesn’t Drop Gas Prices
by The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story WASHINGTON â It’s the political cure-all for high gas prices: Drill here, drill now. But more U.S. drilling has not changed how deeply the gas pump drills into your wallet, math and history show. A statistical analysis of 36 years of monthly, inflation-adjusted gasoline prices and Read More
Arctic Report Card Shows Big Climate Change Impacts
This important new video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that climate change is having a dramatic impact on the Arctic, with record temperatures across the Canadian Arctic and Greenland, reduced summer sea ice, and record snow cover decreases. Every aspect of the Arctic environment is being impacted. “The Arctic is continuing to move into Read More
