Maine Ocean Acidification Bill:legislative committee debates bill, "tables" it indefinitely.

On April 8, 2014, the Maine Legislature's Marine Resources Committee held a work session on   LD 493 Act to create the Ocean Acidification Council. A great deal of discussion on whether the government or the academic/NGO communities should host the Council led to a motion for "ought not to pass", but  then a motion to "table" the bill was raised and passed, suspends the motion on ONTP

Pt 0. Introduction by committee analyst Craig Nale 11min25sec
Pt 1. Rep Devin leads discussion 3min 18sec
Pt 2. DMR Commissioner Pat Keliher. 2min 40sec
Pt 3. Rep Pierce, Keliher, Rep Devin  6min 25sec
Pt 4.  Devin, Kumiega, analyst, Boone, Keliher  5min27sec 
Pt 5. Rep Pierce, Rep Battle, Devin. 6min 48sec
Pt 6. Rep McCrae Rep Sawicki 2min 15sec
Pt 7. Rep Sawicki, Commissioner, Kumiega, Pierce_moves_ontp. Blume moves_to_table_end. 7min 45sec
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March 11 public hearing on LD 493 audio 

 March11, 2015 public hearing on LD 493

LD 493 OA Council Bill 
Written Testimony 2/11/15, 
17 items

Aho, Patricia	DEP
Bartovics, Becky Layton	Sierra Club
Burt, Anne	Maine Council of Churches
Devin, Michael	Maine State Legislature
Edwards, Jane	Winslow
Gilbert, Deirdre	Department of Marine Resources
Gray, Jenn	Maine Audubon
Mook, William	Mook Sea Farm
Nelson, Richard	Friendship
Noyes-Hull, Gretchen	University of Maine Augusta
Ramsdell, Cathy	Friends of Casco Bay
Rixon, William	Freeport Town Council
Smith, Nancy	Growsmart Maine
Strause, Aubrey	Maine Water Environment Association
Thompson, Sandy	Freeport
Wheeler, Roger	Friends of Sebago Lake
White, Meredith	Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Searsport Mega-Dredge plan:the People lead. The Leaders...?

On April 8, 2014, Representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers and  severa state agencies met with fishermen and others of the concerned public at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast,to discuss the state of Maines controversial plan to greatly expand the dredged area of the Searsport Harbor Here are photographs from the event,   Media Coverage   BDN ...Belfast Republican Journal.....WCSH-TV.. ...WLBZ

ME Lob Unionist & Kim Tucker w/leaders of Downeast Lobster Association

Doubt. Distrust. Disbelief. Penobscot Bay fishermen, supporters blast dredge plan 

Federal and state officials  at the head table

Angus King's staffer Chris Rector was upset when I asked if King in DC is blocking the EIS 

Barbara Blumeris, ACOE, doing her job.

Blumeris reviewing eelgrass map

"14 years" ex MDOT Commissioner Cole tells WCSH is how long an EIS process can take.

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Proposed construction window