by Whit Richardson, staff writer Bangor Daily News news story SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Since 1941, oil tankers have been a common sight in Casco Bay. They arrive at Portland Head Light sitting low in the water, heavily laden with crude oil from the Middle East or Africa’s offshore oil rigs and destined for refineries Read More
Climate Change
Climate change and global warming pollution harm Maine people, wildlife, and our environment. Global warming, also known as climate change, is caused by a blanket of pollution that traps heat around the earth. This pollution comes from cars, factories, homes, and power plants that burn fossil fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas, and gasoline.
Climate-changing pollution knows no boundaries. It enters the atmosphere, spreads across the globe, and traps heat around the earth for 50-200 years after it is emitted. That is why we need to reduce global warming pollution now, because our children, and their children, will still feel the effects of global warming for years to come. Currently, the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at their highest levels in hundreds of thousands of years.
Learn how you can reduce climate-changing pollution and advocate for a cleaner, healthier Maine.
Protesters in Maine Rally Against Tar Sands
by Clarke Canfield, The Associated Press Sun Journal news story PORTLAND — More than 1,000 people rallied in Portland on Saturday in what was billed as the largest protest yet against the possibility of so-called tar sands oil being piped in from Montreal. Protesters gathered downtown, then marched to the city’s waterfront for a rally Read More
Portland Tar Sands Rally and March
Press advisory about tar sands rally in Portland Press release Northeast tar sands pipeline maps (4MB) Facts about tar sands oil and its possible effects on Maine’s environment Media stories: Protesters in Maine Rally Against Tar Sands Sun Journal news story Mass. Residents Join Maine Oil Pipeline Protest Boston Globe news story Huge Crowd Turns Out to Denounce Possible Transport of Read More
Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline
EcoWatch news story Yesterday, in the largest protest in the Northeast against tar sands, hundreds of people from Maine, New England, and Canada carried signs and marched across Portland to rally at the Maine State Pier. The rally and march were held to oppose an emerging proposal to send dirty tar sands oil through the Read More
Biggest Rally Ever Against Tar Sands in Northeast Converged in Portland
News Release Portland, Maine – Today, in the largest protest yet in the northeast against tar sands, hundreds of people from across Maine, New England, and from Canada carried signs and marched across Portland to rally at the Maine State Pier. The rally and march were held to oppose an emerging proposal to send dirty Read More
Huge Crowd Turns Out to Denounce Possible Transport of Tar Sands in Region
Foes and backers dispute whether there are plans to transport the substance to Casco Bay. by Beth Quimby and Edward D. Murphy, staff writers Portland Press Herald news story PORTLAND — An estimated 1,400 to 1,500 people marched from Monument Square to the Maine State Pier on Saturday to protest the use of the Portland Read More
Portland Tar Sands Oil Proposal Returned to Panel
The City Council voted for more review of a plan to ban the purchase of the oil for city operations. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story PORTLAND — City officials and environmental advocates held a news conference at City Hall on Wednesday to support a proposal to prohibit the purchase of Read More
Portland Mayor, Councilor Endorse Making Portland City Operations Tar Sands-Free
Portland City Council to Vote This Evening on Policy Modeled after Commitments Already Made by 18 Major Corporations Press Release Portland, Maine—Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and City Councilor David Marshall today joined Environment Maine, the Sebago Lake Anglers Association, 350 Maine, NRCM, and others to press for passage of a new policy that would make Read More
Movement Underway to Make Portland ‘Tar Sands Free’
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story City officials in Portland joined environmental groups and other activists at a news conference today to press for a new policy that would make Portland “tar sands-free.” More than 2,700 residents have signed a petition asking for the policy, which would direct the city manager not to purchase any Read More
