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
Climate
Climate change and global warming pollution harm Maine people, wildlife, and our environment. Among the highest rates of childhood asthma in the nation, rising seas and severe storms battering our coastal homes and towns, warming and more acidic oceans threatening fisheries, too many “bad air days,” more and more tick-borne diseases, threats to our fall foliage and winter tourism industries—these are among the many health, environmental, and economic problems climate change pollution is causing here in Maine.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is working to reduce climate-changing pollution by making Maine more energy efficient. We work to provide clean, renewable energy and cleaner more efficient vehicles that will reduce Maine’s contribution to air pollution and climate change to ensure Maine people and wildlife have clean air to breathe.
Ski Professionals, Climate Scientists, Conservationists Warn of Climate Change Harming Maine Winter Sports Industries
Call on Maine Delegation to Support EPA Carbon Pollution Standards News release Portland, ME – Today, professional winter sports athletes, business leaders, and climate scientists held a press conference highlighting the significant threat of climate change on skiing, riding, and other winter sports, and the importance of finding solutions to address climate change before these Read More
Canadian Government’s Pipeline Ruling ‘Brings Tar Sands Oil to New England’s Doorstep,’ Environmentalists Say
By Seth Koenig, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story PORTLAND, Maine — State environmental groups decried a decision by the Canadian government late Thursday afternoon to allow the reversal and expansion of a pipeline leading to east Montreal, where they say controversial tar sands oil can now be pumped almost to the New England Read More
Canadian Pipeline Decision Raises Tar Sands Fears in Maine
by Tom Porter MPBN news story Environmental advocates are concerned that a decision this afternoon by Canadian Energy Regulators will pave the way for the arrival in Maine of so-called tar sands oil from Alberta – an energy source which they describe as much more toxic than conventional crude. The decision by Canada’s National Energy Read More
Pipeline Approved to Bring Tar Sands to Montreal and New England’s Doorstep
News release Mainers react with increased concern, renewed call for federal environmental review Today the National Energy Board of Canada gave approval to a proposal by pipeline giant Enbridge to reverse and increase the flow of crude oil, including tar sands oil, in its pipeline from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec—for the first time directly Read More
Our Changing Climate: Strategies for Managing the Risks, Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Join NRCM and Colby College for a panel discussion on managing the risks from a changing climate. When: Wednesday, March 19 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. Where: Colby College, Waterville, Maine Parker Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center (directions to and map of Colby College) Climate change poses serious threats to Maine and our planet. Currently, there are Read More
Big Oil’s Marketing of Tar Sands a Bait-and-switch Operation
Its current marketing campaign is a textbook example of rebranding. by Taryn Hallweaver Portland Press Herald op-ed Big Oil has pulled a big bait and switch on the people of Maine. Either that or it has a memory problem. For more than a year, the oil industry told us that it had no plans to Read More
Canada Decision May Bring Tar Sands Oil Closer to Maine
Regulators are expected to allow a pipeline to start flowing into Montreal, which environmentalists fear will open the door to pumping the controversial oil to Portland Harbor. By Matt Byrne, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Canadian regulators are expected to announce Thursday whether they will allow the reversal of a pipeline that could Read More
Maine Lawmakers Should Pass Solar Power Rebate Bill
More people would invest in this technology if there were a timely incentive from the state. Portland Press Herald editorial Maine lags behind two-thirds of the states when it comes to installed solar power per capita, and it’s not for the reason you probably think. It’s not because we are so far north or have Read More
