Blue, brown … what’s in a color?
In South Portland, where hundreds have packed a city meeting for a vote to block tar sands oil from local pipeline. http://t.co/qxpL5qik6T—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
One Maine opponent of tar sands oil got up and said: "“The destruction of our earth will stop now.”—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
Delusional.
Another Maine opponent of tar sands oil was just cut off after singing "99 Bottles of beer on the wall."—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
The woman said: "It’s clear that the oil industry has very few bottles left on the wall."—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
Yeah, um … huh?
A lot of indignation and high dudgeon here in South Portland. One woman warmed of the smell of spoiled eggs.—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
Another woman at the meeting said: “We must think of our future, for our children, and our children’s children.”—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
The children can get their energy from unicorn flatulence.
Another Maine opponent of tar sands oil: "Babies are not born healthy" and "A lot of people have had their lives shortened."—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
Because oil is exported from Portland?
Now comes an opponent of tar sands oil who raises concern about the "genetically vulnerable."—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
Because science.
As part of a major effort by environmental groups, South Portland City Council on cusp of banning export of tar sands oil from its port.—
David Abel (@davabel) July 21, 2014
Opponents of ordinance banning tar sands oil from South Portland say environmental concerns are overblown.—
David Abel (@davabel) July 22, 2014
BURN THEM.
Seems like all of the hundreds of people packed in South Portland council meeting have lined up to comment on tar sands oil ordinance.—
David Abel (@davabel) July 22, 2014
They should call it the Cutting Off Our Nose to Spite Our Face Ordinance.
S. Portland City Council prepares to vote on an ordinance to keep #tarsands out of its port. Local gov't at work! http://t.co/nPKMqcWz3J—
Michael Conathan (@Conathan) July 22, 2014
Local government standing in the way of economic growth and jobs just to have the oil shipped out of a different port.
