FARMINGTON – Since the 2008-09 school year RSU 9 has saved $248,000 in oil costs by switching to alternative energy sources, David Leavitt, RSU 9 director of support services, said Thursday. “To me that is $248,000 being used back into education for students,” he said. The savings do not include any from the new pellet […]
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Maine department urges residents to be cautious to avoid home heating fuel spills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine officials are urging residents to be careful when filling their home heating oil tanks this fall to avoid spills. The department says home heating oil spills are the most common spill it has to respond to and can be prevented. It says the three most common causes of spills are internal […]
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Local fight rages over tar sands oil
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A proposed ordinance designed to block tar sands oil from being transported to South Portland has set off a fiery debate over what impact it will have on the community and the city’s bustling waterfront. Opponents of the thick, gooey oil derived from tar sands in Canada fear a 236-mile underground […]
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Vermont says reversal of Portland-Montreal Pipeline requires state permit
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The company that owns an oil pipeline that runs from Portland to Montreal says it’s considering its options after a Vermont ruling that it would need a state permit to reverse the flow of that pipeline. On Monday, a Vermont environmental regulator ruled the Portland-Montreal Pipeline Corp. would need an Act 250 […]
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Attorney for Lac-Megantic victims says he will sue Irving over mislabeling of oil in train cars
BANGOR — An Illinois attorney who represents the victims of the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, train disaster and their families said Friday that he will file a lawsuit against Irving Oil Co., the Canadian firm that hired the railroad to ship crude oil to its refinery in New Brunswick. Peter J. Flowers of Chicago, who represents the […]
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LePage likes idea of Canadian pipeline that would carry western oil to coast
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (AP) — The governor of Maine is lending his support to TransCanada’s proposed west-east pipeline, saying his state would welcome Alberta’s oil. The transportation of crude was a key issue as the New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers held their annual meeting Monday in La Malbaie, Quebec, where Gov. Paul LePage […]
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Noise from air guns could be opening shots in war over offshore drilling
WASHINGTON — The use of “seismic air guns” to determine how much oil and gas lies beneath a vast swath of the ocean floor off the southeast coast of the United States is provoking an early skirmish in a battle over oil drilling that is still years away. The devices, towed behind vessels that trace […]
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Investigators consider whether fracked oil adds safety risk
WASHINGTON — Crude oil shipped by railroad from North Dakota is drawing fresh scrutiny from regulators concerned that the cargo is adding environmental and safety hazards, something that analysts say could raise costs. The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating whether chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are corroding rail tank cars and increasing risks. Separately, three […]
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Rich Lowry: Anti-fracking crusaders can’t win the day
The pro-fracking conspiracy in the United States is so vast that it evidently encompasses the Environmental Protection Agency, famously a tool of the oil and gas industry. The EPA just dropped its study of fracking allegedly contaminating the water in Pavillion, Wyo. The enviro left had rejoiced at the news a few years ago that […]
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Quebec disaster pumps new life into pipeline safety debate
CALGARY, Alberta — A train disaster in Quebec promises to touch off debate over the safety of shipping crude oil by rail or pipelines such as TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL. As authorities began investigating the explosion of refinery-bound tank cars hauled by Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd., Quebec’s Green Party demanded stricter regulations and […]