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
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Casco Passes Tar Sands Resolution
KeepMECurrent.com news story CASCO —Casco residents voted Saturday to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through Exxon Mobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the first Maine town to publicly and officially oppose the proposal, said Judy Berk, spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The environmental group says the 62-year-old Read More
Casco is Maine’s First Town to Pass Resolution Opposing Tar Sands Oil Transportation Through State
by Ramona Du Houx Maine Insights news story “The people of Casco have spoken,” said Casco select board chair Mary Fernandes. “We feel as a town that transporting tar sands oil through the Portland-Montreal pipeline poses unpredictable risks to the health, safety, natural resources, property and economic welfare of Casco residents.” Casco residents voted on Read More
Mainers Launch 100 Days of Climate Action
Maine Groups, Citizens Push EPA to Hold Industrial Polluters Accountable for their Carbon Pollution Natural Resources Council of Maine, Environment Maine, Sierra Club Maine Augusta, Maine — In response to a daunting new National Climate Assessment (NCA), which predicts wide ranging impacts of climate change in Maine and across the U.S., the Natural Resources Council Read More
Casco is First Maine Town to Pass Resolution Opposing Sending Tar Sands Oil Through Town and Region
NRCM news release Casco, ME — Casco residents voted today to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through Exxon Mobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the first Maine town to publicly and officially oppose the proposal. The 62-year-old pipeline, which stretches 236 miles from Montreal to South Portland, is being considered Read More
Maine Officials Preparing for Tar Sands Oil Spill
Response to today’s Oil Sands Spill Training Workshop in Portland, ME NRCM Press Release “We commend the officials at the EPA, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), U.S. Coast Guard, and others who have organized today’s tar sands training in Portland[1]. Today’s training is focused on preparing for tar sands oil spills because they know 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
Maine Company, Pipeline Make ‘Dirty Dozen’ Polluters List
Casella Waste Management has a long history in Maine, while a tar sands pipeline has yet to establish one. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story An environmental group has targeted what it considers Maine’s two most serious environmental threats in its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of polluters in New England. One Read More
“Taking the Plunge” Before I “Take the Plunge”
I am getting married. I have mentioned this in past blog posts, but we are now less than six months away from the big event, and I think the stress of wedding planning has finally gotten to me. Each year I swear it will be the last time I plunge into the icy Atlantic Ocean Read More
