Big Oil Money Sinks Maine Tar Sands Ordinance

South Portland, Maine residents narrowly defeated a ballot initiative that would have prevented the Portland-Montreal pipeline operators from building a facility allowing them to use their 70 year-old, 236-mile line to ship tar sands from Canada for export.  As of Wednesday morning, the town’s website showed opponents of the Waterfront Protection Ordinance defeated it by 192 of over 8,700 votes cast.

Mayor Blake went on to say that at a special meeting tonight, the council would consider a 180-day moratorium banning new construction on the piers.  He expected its unanimous approval, and said all his fellow council members would support a more narrowly crafted measure to “keep tar sands out of South Portland.”

Big Oil Money Sinks Maine Tar Sands Ordinance