By Seth Koenig, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine —A group hoping to block transportation of so-called tar sands oil through South Portland — one end of the Portland-Montreal Pipeline — have gathered four times the number of signatures needed to put a prohibitive new ordinance on the November ballot. If Read More
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New Effort Seeks to Block Tar Sands Oil Export from South Portland
A citizens group says they will try to change a zoning law to prevent Canadian tar sands oil from being pumped through the city and prohibit building new infrastructure to process it. by Matt Byrne, staff writer Portland Press Herald news update SOUTH PORTLAND—A citizen group opposed to the prospect of Canadian tar sands oil Read More
Portland-area Residents: No Tar Sands Pipeline
by Tux Turkel, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents from around the Portland area sent a clear message at a workshop held by the city Monday evening to learn more about transporting the heavy crude known as tar-sands oil: They respect the fine record of Portland Pipe Line Corp. but Read More
South Portland Tar Sands Hearing Draws Big Crowd
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story There’s no formal proposal to bring tar sands oil from Canada to Maine — yet. But that didn’t stop more than 350 people from turning out in a South Portland gymnasium last night to learn more about tar sands, and to register their concerns about it. South Portland is Read More
Scrutiny Urged on Piping of Tar Sands Through Maine
Members of Congress want federal assurance that heavy crude transports wouldn’t put Maine communities at risk. by Kevin Miller, Washington Bureau Chief Portland Press Herald news story WASHINGTON — The growing debate over the possibility of Canadian tar sands oil being piped through Maine has spread to Washington, D.C., as members of Congress urge the Read More
Taking on Climate Change, Super Bowl-style
Did you watch the Super Bowl last night? I did, despite the New England Patriots not being there this year. It was a great game BUT the Super Bowl and associated activities and support produced more than 3.8 million pounds of CO2 emissions. According to an article by the Rocky Mountain Institute, efforts are being Read More
Tar Sands Cause Heated Environmental, Economic Debate in Maine
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
ExxonMobil is Actually Majority Owner of Maine Pipeline and Behind Plan to Transport Dangerous Tar Sands
Pipeline companies lobby tar sands plan behind closed doors while denying their intention NRCM, NWF, NRDC, Sierra Club Maine, Environment Maine, 350.org Portland, Maine—A new analysis released by NRDC, NWF, and other environmental groups shows that ExxonMobil is the majority owner of the pipeline that cuts across Maine and New England—a pipeline that is the Read More
Maine Environmentalists Raise Concerns About Tar Sands Pipeline
by Tom Porter MPBN news story Environmental advocates today released a report which they say highlights the determination of big oil companies to transport “toxic” tar sands oil through Maine from Canada. The study examines the ownership of a pipeline that cuts across Maine from Montreal. Tom Porter has more. Dylan Voorhees is with the Read More