But supporters say they plan a second ordinance to prevent the shipment of the oil through the city. by Matt Byrne, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story SOUTH PORTLAND — The controversial proposal to ban so-called tar sands oil from South Portland was defeated Tuesday in a close citywide vote. The final tally was Read More
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South Portland Tar Sands Opponents Vow to Continue Fight
by Patty B. Wight MPBN news story South Portland voters Tuesday narrowly defeated an ordinance to block tar sands oil from coming to the city. But those against having the thick oil flow through Maine’s pipelines are still declaring victory. That’s because the city council is holding a workshop tonight to decide whether to enact Read More
South Portland Tar Sands Opponents Fear Pipeline Project, Cite Health Hazards
by Jackie Farwell, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story SOUTH PORTLAND — Local residents determined to prevent the delivery of Canadian tar sands oil through a pipeline to tankers in South Portland warned Tuesday of the potential health hazards, even as a pipeline official again insisted the company has no such plans. A 236-mile-long Read More
A Small Group in Maine Takes on a Big Tar Sands Pipeline Plan
By Roger Drouin Grist news story A citizens group in South Portland, Maine, is hoping to beat back an effort by Big Oil to pipe tar-sands crude through their city. The group gathered enough signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot that would stymie oil companies’ plans, and now the activists are going Read More
Oil Industry Anxious for Dirty Tar Sands
by Norton Lamb and Dylan Voorhees, Natural Resources Council of Maine American Journal op-ed There is a vast volume of tar sands oil being mined in the center of Canada, and Big Oil is anxious to get it to a coast so it can ship this dirty fuel to lucrative global markets. These oil companies Read More
Call to Sen. Collins from Citizens to Join Congressional Delegation Against Tar Sands Pipeline in Maine
By Ramona Du Houx Maine Insights news story On the third anniversary of the nation’s largest and most expensive oil pipeline spill, Mainers rallied at the Portland Water District headquarters, carrying signs and dressed in black to symbolize an oil spill. They gathered to denounce oil industry efforts to pump thick, heavy tar sands oil Read More
Project Puffin Celebrates 40 Years, Addresses New Dangers
By Aislinn Sarnacki, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story EASTERN EGG ROCK— Wings beating rapidly, an Atlantic puffin flew by, fish spilling from the sides of its orange bill. “He’s circling,” said Dr. Steve Kress, following the puffin with binoculars. “I think he has hake, maybe herring.” The puffin returned, flying low over the Read More
Learning about Lobsters
I get to do some pretty cool things thanks to my job at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I met Bonnie Raitt at a concert on the eve of the removal of the Edwards Dam. NRCM was invited to work at a Phish concert (how cool is that?!) in Augusta. I met Senator George Read More
My Maine This Week: Terry Sprague
Terry Sprague, a longtime member of the Natural Resources Council of Maine from North Haven, Maine (an island off the coast near Rockland), shares her beautiful Maine coast photos with us! Thank you, Terry!