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. pic.twitter.com/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! pic.twitter.com/nPKMqcWz3J
— Mike ⬅️ 1 fathom ➡️ 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.