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
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LePage Details Support of Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline Project in Letter to John Kerry
by Christopher Cousins, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage’s endorsement of the controversial Keystone pipeline project, which he detailed in a March 3 letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, added new fuel to a long-term debate about bringing tar sands oil through Maine. At issue is a Read More
Canada Vote Worries Tar-sands Opponents
By Kate Irish Collins KeepMEcurrent.com news stoty SOUTH PORTLAND – A key vote taken by Canada’s National Energy Board last week has locals determined to prevent tar-sands oil from flowing into South Portland concerned, even though the vote was expected and the owner of the local pipeline has said it has no current plans to 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
Tar Sands Pipeline Opposition Grows
WGME news story SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) — Opposition to the Tar Sands Oil Pipeline is heating up in South Portland. Concerned citizens delivered 3,779 signatures to the South Portland city clerk Monday. That’s four times the amount needed to get a question on the November ballot. The question would ask whether the city should enact Read More
