Bangor Daily News editorial As the Senate this week began debate on a bill to allow more oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback said the issue was all about two numbers: 3 and 75. That is $3-a-gallon gasoline and $75-a-barrel oil. There are two other numbers, both released Wednesday, that Read More
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Senate Vote Could Lead to Drilling Off Maine
By Bart Jansen, Washington D.C. Correspondent Portland Press Herald news story WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote today on oil drilling legislation that critics contend could open the door to drilling off the Maine coast. Maine Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins both said Tuesday that they oppose drilling in the Gulf of Maine, Read More
Oil Drilling Ban Still Makes Sense
Kennebec Journal editorial A quarter of a century ago, Congress moved decisively to protect the majority of this country’s coastline, fishing grounds, marine life and beaches from potentially damaging effects of oil and gas development such as oil spills. Legislators prevented the leasing of most coastal waters for fossil fuel development by adopting the Outer Read More
House Favors Drilling Closer to Coastlines
By Bart Jansen, Washington D.C. Correspondent Portland Press Herald news story WASHINGTON — Drilling for oil and natural gas would be allowed 50 miles off Maine’s coast for the first time in nearly a quarter-century under legislation approved Thursday in the House. The bill’s prospects remain uncertain, however, because of a threatened filibuster in the Read More
Sportsmen Poll Says Nation’s Energy Policy is “On the Wrong Track”
“Moral Responsibility to Protect Our Children’s Future” WASHINGTON, DC & AUGUSTA, MAINE “America’s sportsmen are saying we have a moral responsibility to confront global warming to protect our children’s future,” said Larry Schweiger, president of the National Wildlife Federation. “Hunters and fishermen are concerned about the environment we are leaving for our children,” said Bill Read More
Shifting Gears Report Released Today
Statement by Jennifer Andersen, NRCM Outreach Coordinator, Clean Energy and Global Warming Project Transportation is the largest source of global warming pollution in New England and in Maine. One-third of all carbon dioxide emissions in the region come from the transportation sector and they continue to increase every year. The recent surge in gas prices underscores Read More
Report Outlines Ways New England Can Reduce Its Gasoline Costs and Global Warming Pollution at the Same Time
AUGUSTA—New England Governors and Legislatures can reduce the region’s costly oil dependence by taking action to reduce the region’s largest source of global warming pollution: Transportation. This is the conclusion of a report,
Mainers Invited to take Maine Global Warming Challenge
NRCM Challenges Mainers to Cut Personal Global Warming Pollution NRCM news release What do washing clothes in cold water, replacing an old-fashioned light bulb with a modern efficient one, and reducing the temperature of your water heater by 10 degrees have in common? They all help reduce global warming pollution and save you money. “Action Read More
Pollution Ruling Victory for Maine
Kennebec Journal editorial A federal ruling last week rejecting the Bush administration’s roll-back of environmental regulations was a victory for Maine and other tailpipe states. The three-judge panel ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to exempt power plants, refineries and other polluters from the Clean Air Act rules was a gross misinterpretation of Read More
