The three-member panel includes an attorney and two environmental specialists. By Matt Byrne, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The South Portland City Council on Wednesday selected three volunteers who will develop an ordinance barring the importation of Canadian oil sands into the city. The members are Michael Conathan, Russel B. Pierce Jr. and Read More
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Feds Tell Portland Pipe Line Corp. that Any Future Plans to Carry Tar Sands Must be Reviewed
by Whit Richardson, staff writer Bangor Daily News news story SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — In what opponents are characterizing as a reversal of an earlier decision, the U.S. Department of State in August informed the Portland Pipe Line Corp. that it wants to review any future plans the company may propose to reverse the flow Read More
Safety Standards Sought for Tar Sands Oil Pipelines
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story Several dozen landowners, current and former government officials and conservation groups from several states are petitioning the federal government to develop new safety standards for tar sands oil pipelines. The groups, including the National Wildlife Federation and the Natural Resources Council of Maine, are also asking for a moratorium Read More
South Portland Mayor on Tar Sands: ‘We’re in Perhaps a Sensitive Position’
by David Carkhuff Portland Daily Sun news story Now, as South Portland’s mayor, Blake will moderate a meeting on Monday to discuss the pros and cons of one of the pipelines potentially becoming a conduit for Canadian tar sands oil. “I have questions myself,” Blake said Wednesday, noting that issues that could be discussed include Read More
Pipeline Application Means “Dirtiest Oil on the Planet” is Headed to New England’s Doorstep
Groups call on U.S. State Department to require full environmental review of cross-border tar sands pipeline proposal, before it is too late Press Release Canada’s mega-oil pipeline company Enbridge filed an application today to move forward on the reversal of its Line 9 pipeline, likely bringing tar sands oil eastward to Montreal. If approved, this would Read More
