Sears Island. Sierra Club's sellout bears its poisonous harvest.

The US Army Corps of Engineers  has just announced that it has given final approval to Maine Dept of Transportation's Sears Island Umbrella Mitigation Bank (1page pdf, with links to all related info )

The Sears Island Umbrella Mitigation bank is housed at Maine Dept of Transportation- Environmental Office State House Station 16 Augusta, ME 04333-0016.   Contacts below the image. Click image for  bigger size

Sears Island Mitigation Bank Contacts
Judy Gates  judy.gates@maine.gov Phone: (207)624-3100 Fax: (207)624-3101
& Deane C van Dusen  deane.vandusen@maine.gov Cell Phone: (207)592-3198


Now let's carefully watch the Maine Legislature, which has a bill before it to create a 200 million dollar bond to build a container port on Sears Island.  A bill they might act on at any time!

Umbrella Mitigation won't shield natural Maine

Coming up fast! Army Corps of Engineers and MDOT's June 19th "public meeting" on MDOTs Umbrella Mitigation Plan For Maine 3pm, MDOT Headquarters, 24 Child Street, Augusta, Maine.
Read Army Corps Public Notice

Come speak or write a letter asking for a formal public hearing. Tell them: a 'Public Meeting' is not good enough. Hold a public hearing!

Write to: Ruth Ladd, Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-275. Or email her at ruth.m.ladd@usace.army.mil Deadline July 3rd. Note: Ms. Ladd prefers emails.

The Umbrella Mitigation plan is one of the foul discharges of the outgoing Bush Administration, as it seeks to let sprawl developers and polluters get away with simply paying a fee to destroy as much habitat as they like and pollute as much water as they like. Because someday, somewhere, an equivalent amount of habitat will be protected.

If enough people ask, the Corp of Engineers will hold one. Its up to you and to all of us! Read Army Corps of Engineers' Public Notice about the meeting