President Trump’s decision to remove the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement is a devastating blow to the nation and the planet, and could have dire consequences for the state of Maine. Just 18 months ago, the U.S. provided critical leadership in securing support from 194 other nations to participate in this voluntary action Read More
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Critics of Trump Nominees Make Case for Climate
They gather at the offices of Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to voice their opposition to policies that endanger the environment. By Jessica Lowell Central Maine newspapers news story AUGUSTA — With about two dozen people crowded around, Greg Kimber on Monday slid a petition and some printed material under the glass partition in Read More
South Portland Has Allies Against Portland Pipe Line Lawsuit
Alex Acquisto, The Forecaster Staff The Forecaster news story SOUTH PORTLAND — Proponents of the city’s Clear Skies Ordinance this week said they will help the city fight an oil and shipping industry lawsuit that seeks to overturn the law. “Certainly we were prepared for this and knew that it certainly could happen,” Mary-Jane Ferrier of Read More
Oil Ban Sparks Lawsuit
By Kate Irish Collins KeepMEcurrent.com news story Familiar players are lining up as South Portland faces legal action regarding its tar-sands ordinance. The citizen-based and environmental groups that played an integral part in getting the South Portland ban on tar-sands oil passed last July are lining up to support the city now that it’s been Read More
Overflow Crowd Prompts Delay of South Portland Tar Sands Discussion
The proposal aims to prevent the flow of the Canadian oil through the city. By Kelley Bouchard Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday postponed action on a proposal that would block tar sands oil from coming into the city because City Hall couldn’t accommodate an overcapacity Read More
South Portland’s Anti-tar Sands Clear Skies Ordinance Trumps the Right of Kings
Residents, not corporations, should be setting development boundaries for the city. By Eben Rose Portland Press Herald op-ed SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council conducted a workshop last week to formally introduce the Clear Skies Ordinance, which extends existing zoning restrictions to explicitly prohibit one possibility for future development: that of loading crude oil onto Read More
The Dirty Truth About Tar Sands
By Dr. Daniel Parenteau Sun Chronicle/KeepMECurrent op-ed It is widely believed that Big Oil is pursuing a possible plan to transport tar sands oil through some of the most important natural and cultural landscapes in Central Canada, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Under the plan, Enbridge’s Line 9 and ExxonMobil’s Portland-Montreal pipeline would be reversed Read More
NWF Reveals Newly Uncovered Documents Showing Portland-Montreal Pipeline Already Past Retirement Date
NWF/NRCM news release March 13, 2014 – According to the company that owns it, the 64-year-old pipeline that currently transports crude oil from Portland, Maine, to Montreal has already passed its projected retirement date, documents recently discovered by the National Wildlife Federation show. The Exxon-owned Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPLC) seeks to reverse the aging Read More
