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  • Maine Indian tribe OKs gas terminal (LNG)

    08/19/2004 12:27:49 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 6 replies · 430+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 8/19/04 | David Sharp - AP
    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's Passamaquoddy Indians have approved building a liquefied natural gas terminal on their oceanfront reservation to help meet the region's energy needs. The 192-132 vote on Wednesday sets up fast-paced negotiations with Quoddy Bay LLC, an energy development partnership in Tulsa, Okla., to build a terminal on a 42-acre site on Passamaquoddy Bay. Quoddy Bay spokesman Jim Mitchell said a definitive agreement with tribal leadership will be ironed out within weeks. The Passamaquoddy support comes in stark contrast to opposition raised by other communities, including Harpswell, where a proposal was voted down, and Fall River, Mass.,...