LaMarche Only Candidate Against L.N.G. Facility
By Glenn Adams
Most candidates for governor are open to having a liquefied natural gas facility Down East if it clears regulatory hurdles…. [Only] Green Independent candidate Pat LaMarche dismissed liquefied natural gas as "not a long-term solution" and said a terminal in Maine has more to do with supplying other states than keeping Maine homes warm and lighted.
"Further jeopardizing our environment for a vanishing resource solves nothing. We need solutions. Wind, hydro, solar, organic fuels and conservation are solutions." — Pat LaMarche |
"A finite fuel source, with long- and short-range negative environmental impact, foisted on our state's poorest communities and headed to consumers outside Maine — that will likely turn into a legal quagmire — doesn't make very much sense for the people of Maine," said LaMarche.
[On wind power proposals], LaMarche, while acknowledging critics' concerns about the Redington project, sees the windmills from a different perspective. Recalling seeing them while living in Holland, LaMarche said she has "an affection for the aesthetics and efficiency of windmills."
A proposal in Congress to lift a moratorium on drilling for oil and gas off the Atlantic coast drew sharply critical responses from nearly all of the candidates….
LaMarche said, "Further jeopardizing our environment for a vanishing resource solves nothing. We need solutions. Wind, hydro, solar, organic fuels and conservation are solutions."
