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LNG Media Kit & FAQs

Compiled by Arthur MacKay Bocabec, NB, Canada September, 2012

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FAQS ABOUT LNG

As more and more people become concerned about LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay, we are getting more and more questions. We have begun a FAQs page here to help you get answers. Various members of Save Passamaquoddy Bay have and will contribute to this. Location of Proposed LNG Terminals WHAT ARE THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED TERMINALS 1. Other than being unappealing, how will these terminals affect the Bay of Fundy & its communities? This is largely an economic story with an important environmental background. The Quoddy Region is one of, if not the most productive areas square kilometer for square kilometer on the east coast. This is created by the huge tides that rush in twice daily through all of the passages between ledges and islands. This condenses plankton and results in gardens of bottom-dwelling invertebrates. These creatures in turn spew larvae and gametes into the water resulting in a localized elevation of productivity that feeds all of the fish, birds, whales, etc. on which our enterprises depend. Its against this background that we have developed over a billion dollar annual economy based on fisheries, tourism, aquaculture, and other resource-based industries. Weve calculated this from available data and this does not include income from: the Maine shore; our small ports; research at the Biological Station, Huntsman, ASF,; various US groups in Cobscook Bay, real estate, the Arts community, etc.. We need to do a detailed economic evaluation of our economy. So... we already have an important economy that supports thousands of residents on the mainland and islands. While there are many concerns about fires, safety, terrorism, displacement of populations, related development of a polluting industrial cluster (which seems to always happen), the exclusion zones create the real and immediate loss. Based on FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) the exclusion zone will be 2 miles ahead, 1 miles behind, and 1000 feet on each side. The zone will be enforced by gunboats (which will be our coast guard paid for by us?) and all traffic will be excluded. Since there could be anywhere from 2 ships a week to 9 (2 declared developments and 1 rumoured). This could result in the exclusion of all activities along the traffic lane from Grand Manan, through Head Harbour Passage and up to the Terminal across from St. Andrews. The area they are passing through fosters the fish, the birds, the whales, the water, etc. that gives us our wealth, ie this is where there is the most weirs, the most whales to watch, the most scallops to fish,, the most rockweed to harvest, the most aquaculture sites, the most birds to watch, etc. etc.

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We are being asked to trade a vibrant economy which has great promise in the future for LNG that will employ a handful of Americans and will have only 180 million dollars in benefit over the three years of construction (developer #2), with no benefits flowing to Canada. Those of our neighbours who support these developments do not, apparently, have concerns for those neighbours who will be displaced. We are not alone in our concerns. The entire Maine coast has refused to allow these terminals in. One major concern is the fact that they are usually accompanied by cogeneration plants which draw other heavy industry to the multiple energy sources. Once heavy industry is allowed an opening, other heavy industry rushes in. We have seen that here already with two proposed terminals and talk about a third. For more information go to this slide show at http://www.bayoffundy.ca/LNG/slideshow . 2. Do we have a copy of their proposed site plans? We have the plans from Developer # 2 (Robbinston) Downeast LNG. Developer #1, Quoddy Bay LLC has changed their plans so many times, that there is no concrete proposal. However, there are drawings at savepassamaquoddybay.org. 3. Have the companies submitted zoning, amendment applications and etc to the town? No. Both developers have leased lands. Developer #1 at the Passamaquoddy Reservation, Pleasant Point, and Robbinston; Developer #2 in Robbinston. Developers have presented plans to Robbinston selectmen who have said there should be a vote. Developers have purchased options on private land in both cases. 4. If so, is it the town policy to hold public meetings regarding application? Whats the appeal process? We have conducted over 40 public meetings around the Bay at all communities. Petitions were collected and tabled in the House of Commons. With the exception of Baileyville and Calais, every community has issued a declaration in opposition to the LNG proposed development. As of last week, there is no appeal process. A law has been passed to allow FERC to override all local, regional, and state laws. Once they put their stamp of approval on a site, legally it is done!

TRANSPORTATION OF LNG BY TANKER 1. How do these tankers differ from cruise and other transport ships going to the Bayside port? Substantially. They are slightly smaller than the Queen Mary, must be

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brought in by large tugs not their own steam (never done before through Head Harbour) Please see the following web page for all of the details (They are between 150,000 and 200,000 tons, 950 to 1000 ft long, 12 stories high and need four 5,000 hp tugs to handle them. They draw 40 feet of water. They carry liquid LNG which is flammable, I should say explosive under the right conditions. They carry the equivalent of 55 hiroshima bombs in energy potential. They take five miles to stop. They are blind for mile in front of them. They are most difficult to handle when they are moving the most slowly.) http://timrileylaw.com/LNG_TANKERS.htm 2. In 1976 the Canadian government denied oil tankers from using this passage, what is different now? Stephane Dionne, in response to a question from Greg Thompson, stated that this still stands with a rider something like, based on current information. Times have changed and the Americans have been testing our sovereignty will over the last few weeks with forays into Head Harbour Passage and recently as far in as Chamcook Harbour. Very strange. Wheres our Coast Guard? Soverneighty is developing as a major issue not only here but in the Northwest Passage and the West coast. Canada will be tested on this issue) 3. What makes the Bay of Fundy hazardous to this type of transportation and product? The Bay of Fundy isnt hazardous. In fact that is one of the reasons why we do not oppose LNG in Saint John. It is, however, hazardous to pass through Head Harbour Passage between Campobello and Deer Island, not to mention taking a sharp right through the Old Sow Whirlpool. Our group has not opposed LNG per se, we do oppose LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay because it is the wrong place and the trade-offs just arent there. The Lake Charles (USA) terminal has a long passage in through marshes. The current is negligable, the winds are kind. Our tidal current is strong, fast, unceasing, with no slack, only shearing. They want an hour or more of slack tide to come in here. They will have no slack tide. There is a rock mount half way across Head Harbour passage that leaves 25 feet at low tide, This cuts the width of the passage in half for these tankers. They have to come in almost against the Campobello shore line, up against the village of Wisons Beach, the village of North Road and the town of Welshpool. We have very thick fog most of the late spring and early summer. We have strong winds in the fall, winter and early spring. 4. Has there been any LNG Tanker Accidents? The LNG claim that there have been no accidents. There have, in fact been 16 accidents, 9 with spills, but not fires resulted. See the details at: http://www.gsenet.org/host/lng-logan/Historical-LNG-Tanker-accidents.htm 5. Roll over ? In any type of tank, the one hazard most often mentioned in connection with

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the storage of LNG is a phenomena known as roll over.Peak shaving plants have a greater potential for rollover due to weathering of the LNG and/or introduction of new LNG into a partially filled tank. Rollover refers to the convection or motion of fluid which occurs when liquids of different densities exist in a storage tank. If different densities or stratification do occur within a tank such that a denser and warmer liquid is at the bottom of the tank and subject to heat leak, that liquid can ultimately become heated to the point that it is less dense than the liquid above it, and it will be rapidly moved by buoyant forces up the tank side walls to the surface. At this point, it experiences a sudden decrease in pressure and being above its normal boiling point vaporizes very rapidly in large quantities causing a significant pressure rise in the tank. As a result of this rapid expansion, cracks or even tank rupture can occur. SECURITY See Sandia Report 1. If the tankers will be in Canadian waters will our government allow US armed guards into our waterways to escort the ship? We dont know. See comments about recent incursions above. Greg Thompson feels this is primarily a sovereignty issue. Who pays for the escorts? If there are two terminals in here we will have a constant stream of tankers in and out, and possibly more waiting if the weather is bad or the tide is wrong. 2. Is this done anywhere else in Canada? Dont know. 3. How often does the CDN Coast Guards visit the Bay of Fundy? They are stationed in St. John. They visit the Passamaquoddy Bay area infrequently; usually for exercises and to tend navigation buoys.(They used to come on a regular basis to Campobello, but they seldom come now. One Canadian Coast Guard ship was in here a week ago and I was shocked at the poor condition of the ship. Joyce Morrell) 4. What is the Safety Record for LNG facilities? See the following report for detailed information on accidents and safety considerations. Report.

MARINE LIFE This is a very long and important topic and its really too detailed to give a satisfactory answer here. Suffice to say that this is one of the richest areas

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on the east coast with over 2,000 identified marine species, many listed species, the Passage has a global significance designation for marine birds, has a right whale sanctuary, has been designated by Parks Canada with their national significance designation, and has been identified by numerous professionals as an area in need of protection.

1. Will their habitats be disturbed by the terminals or the tankers and how? Yes. Please see the slide show: http://www.bayoffundy.ca/LNG/slideshow

2. What species will be most affected? Any considered at extreme risk or close to endangered? There are many. The key species that is likely to impact the LNG development is the Right Whale. As you know this is the most endangered marine mammal in the world and it summers in a sanctuary that the tankers must pass through. The biggest hazard to these whales is ship strikes. 3. Do we have independent studies relating to the marine life issues? Many. The area has been intensively studied since 1904.

DISASTER PLANNING 1. Its stated should there be an explosion it would wipe out a 6 mile radius. How do we know this? Go to http://www.bayoffundy.ca/LNG/jamesfay.pdf for James Fay Passamaquoddy Study. 2. LNG is not crude oil, please explain the impact of a spill into the Bay of Fundy? A spill will have virtually no environmental impact. If ignited, however, the fire could be catastrophic with severe social and environmental impacts. See http://timrileylaw.com for more than you ever wanted to know. A spill of LNG is much more controllable on land than it is on the water. Industry studies always speak of studies of fire, explosion etc. done on land, they never talk about water. A spill on water is immediately regassified because the water acts as a huge heat sink. The gas cloud hangs low over the water and travels extremely fast due to some synergistic effect between the water and the heavy, cold gas cloud. The gas cloud over water is totally uncontrollable. A gas plume can travel, some experts say, 30 miles and still be ignitable if it reaches any heat source or flame. No one knows the exact

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nature of the catastrophy that could happen because it cannot be studied on any realistic scale. LNG burning is more than 8 times hotter than gasoline. The fire is impossible to extinguish, it has to burn out. The heat radiation is severe. The LNG that arrives here in tankers is not pure methane, it is a varying mixture of methane and other heavy hydrocarbons like butane and ethane, depending on the source of the gas. When industry says LNG will not explode, they refer to the properties of pure methane. LNG is not pure methane. Also, the impact of a growing industrial corridor in Passamaquoddy Bay would devastate the environment here and end our way of life as we know it. This cannot be quantified and the industry counts on that. 3. What type of disaster planning would be required by Bay of Fundy communities? A total revamp and building of systems in this end of the Bay. The only disaster planning we will have is the planning we provide and fund ourselves. If the tanker blows up in the bay the LLC corporation simply walks away, it has no liability for extreme scenarios. The companies are Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and never admits to any risk.

TIMING 1. I understand we have 4 months to make an impact on the provincial/federal government, why? Because of the new law giving FERC siting authority. This could happen very fast. Also, the signals we have been getting from Ottawa up to this time are worrisome in the extreme.

2.There is a meeting with the LNG company on Aug 22, whats the agenda & goal of this meeting? Originally this was with Developer # 2 (Robbinston). He backed out and wants to reschedule for September Developer #1 wants the slot. Mayor Craig has asked Art MacKay to present for the Town, Brian Smith will present for QuoddyBay LLC. Microphones will be present for questions from the crowd. The Mayor indicated he wished to have the arena packed with people from around the Bay. The purpose will be to give the Developers a message, but more particularly to send a clear signal to Ottawa of the magnitude of the opposition.

3. Construction of the terminals is slated for 2007 with a completion goal of 2010, is this correct? Target dates keep changing.

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Basic Information on LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay

by Joyce Morrell owenhouse.ca We live in Passamaquoddy Bay, a branch of the Bay of Fundy in Atlantic Canada that is bisected by the U.S./ Canada border. I have lived here, except for 18 years, since 1950.

http://www.atlanticcanada.worldweb.com/Photos/SunrisesSunsets/10-3015.html Passamaquoddy Bay photo

This area was settled by water and the communities that ring this bay are all close to each other by water. Our local people have fished these waters for five generations.

http://www.outtakes.com/campo/campotoc.html Steven Muskie's Campobello Island site

Our local economy has survived the wrenching transition from fishing as a major economic support to tourism, ecotourism, boat building and home construction. and more.

http://quoddyloop.com/ Overview, both U.S. and Canadian sides, with maps.

We have the elegant and beautiful Canadian resort town of St. Andrews with its historic Algonquin Hotel. Campobello has the Roosevelt International Park and the Roosevelt home. Both have golf courses, restaurants, shops and more. This whole area is very heavily invested in tourism.

http://www.fairmont.com/algonquin/ Algonquin Resort Hotel, St. Steven

http://www.fdr.net/englishii/ Roosevelt Campobello International Park

http://www.campobello.com/herring.html Herring Cove Provincial Park, Campobello

http://www.westquoddy.com/ West Quoddy State Park, Lubec

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http://www.nps.gov/sacr/ St. Croix Island International Historic Site

http://www.campobello.com/owen/owen.html Owen House, Campobello

http://www.standrewsnb.ca/ Town of St. Andrews

http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/ditourism/marine.html Deer Island, N.B.

http://www.eastportme.com/ Eastport, has aerial photos

http://www.campobello.com/official.html Campobello

http://www.cobscookbay.com/perry.htm Cobscook Bay Chamber

http://www.summerkeys.com/ Summerkeys, Lubec

http://members19.clubphoto.com/pam715999/2605925/guest.phtml Kayaking, Deer Island

The fish seem to be returning slowly. These waters support aquaculture, clamming, scalloping, commercial fishing, lobstering, whale watching and sailing.

http://www.eastportwindjammers.com/beal.html Eastport windjammers

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/communic/statistics/commercial/landings/sum0003_e.htm New Brunswick landings for commercial fishing 2003

We have ferries from Campobello to Deer Island and from Deer Island to Eastport, Maine in the summer, as well as the year round ferry from Grand Manan island to Black's Harbour. These ferries will be interfered with by LNG tanker exclusion zones.

http://www.grandmanannb.com/ Grand Manan

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http://www.deerisland.nb.ca/ferries.htm Deer Island

http://www.eastportme.info/tours.html Eastport

All sources added together give around a half to a one billion dollar/year economy on the Canadian side alone. http://www.bayoffundy.ca/LNG/slideshow/photos/photo21.html

We have good real estate growth coming in and we are developing into more and more of a tourist destinationtourists are drawn by the peace and beauty and the Old World feeling. Twentieth century madness drops away here.

Still, Campobello Island and Deer Island are not readily understood by the tourists who come from the city. We are rich in our surroundings and seem to be managing reasonably well, but we have little disposable money. The question we always get is:

" How do people earn a living here?"

"Creatively", is the answer..

Labor is not all in terms of money, many men build their own houses and cooperate to maintain their houses, cars and boats. Many have freezers with deer meat, moose and fish in them, many have gardens. Families help each other out. The support system is large. The island's community fabric is tight. The people are tough and self sufficient and many families have been here for three, four or five generations. For these people, there is nowhere else they would live. Their roots are too deep to ever uproot.

We had watched the news with some interest as LNG terminals were proposed and fought bitterly and successfully in all the small towns across the border, proposals gradually moving up the coast of Maine as they lost each battle..

http://www.penbay.org/penbaylng.html lobster fisheries and LNG

http://www.fishermensvoice.com/archives/dec04.html Fisherman's Voice

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http://www.penbay.org/prfosifffh41804.html Listen to fishermen online

(The LNG developers are fond of saying that it was NIMBYism in eastern Maine that defeated LNG, but in fact it was the fishermen who banded together and worked tenaciously and finally succeeded.)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2004/07/05/maine_tribe_invites_lng_facility?pg=3 a hand goes up

In June of 2004 we were shocked to discover that an LNG ( liquefied natural gas) terminal was proposed for the tribal reservation just outside the town of Eastport, Maine. Eastport is about two miles away from Campobello Island N.B. and a mile from Deer Island, N.B.

http://www.northernskynews.com/backissue%20pages/LNG%20Divides%20Passamaquoddy.html Passamaquoddy speak out

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/documents.html Memo to Governor Baldacci

Another LNG terminal is now proposed in Robbinston, Maine, just across the narrow mouth of the St.Croix River from the resort town of St.Andrews, N.B. The pier is in a place that would put the LNG tanks, terminal and tankers very close and in full view of this upscale historic resort town. Many people on the U.S. side, Passamaquoddy, and all on the Canadian side- Campobello, Deer Island and St.Andrews- are bitterly opposed to LNG. Soon after that one more LNG terminal proposal surfaced, in Red Beach, next door to Robbinston.. Perceiving a weak point, LNG developers had converged on us in a feeding frenzy. We are close to the Maritimes and Northeast pipeline and much closer to the Middle East than the Gulf Coast of the U.S. New England is gas starved. Less distance is money. According to FERC, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, if all LNG developers submit acceptable proposals, they could all be built.

FERC takes each as they come, on an individual basis. Two Maine sites are now directly across the narrow St.Croix river mouth from St. Andrews.

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/lng_developers.html inside information on the developers involved

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/area_map.html proposed sites flagged

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It takes time to understand the negative local effects of LNG. The developers tell the locals that all is wonderful and there will be jobs and a rosy future, no more taxes and pots of money for everyone in the town that accepts LNG. After 13 months of research the truth becomes clear. We have learned a great deal about the corporate mindset, and there is no free lunch. While LNG burns cleaner than other fossil fuels, the industry itself is no more clean than most heavy industry. The huge tankers burn LNG and Bunker C (something between diesel and asphalt). The oversized tugs, which have to work all the time in these tides, burn diesel, Their emissions together are greater than the on land emissions. The inevitable cogeneration plant also has emissions, as does the terminal.

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/

scroll down to community impact studies

Expect ground water pollution, major air pollution, noise and light pollution, loss of freedom on the water, loss of safety. In Lake Charles, Louisiana, just one LNG terminal and its easily available energy spawned 25 or more heavy industrial plants, giving Lake Charles the nickname " Cancer Alley". (Lake Charles is lauded by the industry as a state of the art terminal).

http://www.agrnews.org/issues/129/nationalnews.html

cancer alley

With three proposals in here we feel that the stage is set for real industrialization to happen. We have legitimate fears about the negative impacts that will be forced on our economy, all our natural resources, our safe existence and indeed our entire life style if any or all of these facilities are built here. We will lose the clean sea air, the night sky and the stars and the silence, eventually we will lose the whales and the marine life, our clean water, our resource based economy, our safe and peaceful villages, our independence and our local control. We will be an industrial bay. You will no longer want to visit us, and if you do you will no longer long to come back..

www.sunriseoncampobello.com describes in pictures the qualities we want to keep. This is the unpopulated east side of Campobello.

http://www.mecep.org/MeChoices05/ch_06242005.htm

sustainable tourism

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The endangered right whale, slow moving, tame and buoyant, was the "right" whale to hunt. Now only 350 or so remain and they travel up and down the east coast, summering with calves in a concentrated nursery area in the Bay of Fundy between the island of Grand Manan and Nova Scotia. Tankers bound for the ports of St. John, N.B. were moving in the major shipping lanes through the right whale herd until the lanes were recently moved east away from the herd concentration to help protect these whales. Now LNG tankers headed for Passamaquoddy Bay will turn left off these shipping lanes at a designated point, and move through the edge of the right whale concentration on the way to Head Harbour passage. At some point they will pick up several large tugs. All the water these ships pass through is finback territory, minke territory and porpoise territory, and Head Harbour funnels nutrients and holds a concentration of these species. Head Harbour passage, rich and diverse, is home to some 2,000 species. All of them need clean water and a minimum of disturbance to thrive.

http://www.scep.org/LNG.html

approach to St. John and approach to Passamaquoddy Bay visualized

ONLINE LNG SLIDE SHOW on the same page decribes economic and environmental impacts in an interesting slide show

http://www.bayoffundy.ca/QuoddyBlog/index.php?catid=3&blogid=1

local recent whale sightings posted by local area citizens and other sightings like red phalaropes

http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/whales/whalesave.html

whale rescue

Safe navigation is an issue in a place of 30-foot tides, ledges, treacherous currents and thick, pervasive, drifting fog. After the Deer Island to St. George ferry ran aground once too often, it was forbidden this year to run in thick fog. This larger year round ferry runs constantly and the captain knows his waters like no other man.

http://www.scep.org/media/tankers.gif LNG tanker size

These 1000 foot tankers will have to run the narrow island and shoal dotted Head Harbour Passage 800 feet from and parallel to the villages along the west coast of Campobello Island. The exclusion zone is usually 1500 ft. from each side of the tankers. They will have to execute a hairpin turn at very slow speed through the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, while passing very close to the city of Eastport, Maine.

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http://www.oldsowwhirlpool.com/ the Old Sow Whirlpool

In those narrow passages our immense tides have shear but no slack in them. They never stop running. The Oklahoma-based industry says new navigational aids make these waters no problem. The local fishermen, who have lost all arrogance around the sea, shake their heads and laugh.

http://www.quoddylng.com/Quoddy_Reports_SSR_Nav_050905.pdf

Quoddy Bay LLC Navigation and Safety analysis If you live here it is clear that this was done by people who never set foot here. The threat of terrorism is another real fear. These tankers carry the equivalent in energy of 50+ Hiroshima bombs. LNG has between 10 and 13% other heavy hydrocarbons in it, like ethane and butane, and in certain concentrations with air can ignite with near explosive force. On water a spill is uncontrollable. The vaporized LNG, colorless and odorless, can travel a long way and still ignite and flash back to the ship.. The fire is ten times hotter than gasoline and impossible to put out. Putting a terrorist threat right on the U.S. international border, in a maze of parks, bays, islands and coves, peninsulas and inlets, with no buffer zone and expecting to secure it is unrealistic. Especially when the Canadian coast guard does not escort LNG tankers. Especially when the Canadian Coast Guard is now marginalized. Lately the U.S. Coast Guard can be seen cruising beyond its home range far into the waters around these Canadian islands and up into the Canadian side of the St. Croix River. Is the Canadian Coast Guard now dysfunctional in this new age of cross border collaboration?

http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/20021202ce.html#ch2hd4a Coast guard audit 2002

http://www.sfu.ca/casr/ft-senate2.htm Coast Guard and security

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/safety_reports.html Safety and pollution issues and studies

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/12/15/172029.shtml Canada's security net

The entire Canadian side of the border, all the provincial politicians from both parties and N.B. Premier Lord, as well as BIA federal minister Andy Scott are against LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay. Much of the U.S. side is also against these proposals.

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/documents.html Proclamations against LNG by area groups

http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/documents.html letters, faxes and news releases against LNG as

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well as legislative debate, hearings and testimony

We are tenaciously fighting with all our abilities and strengths to prevent our bay from becoming a dangerous place to live and a growing industrial corridor that will destroy everything we have worked for all our lives. We are privileged to live in a place that is still wild and beautiful. We have a relatively sustainable economy. We have huge finback whales, small minke whales, the occasional slow moving right whale, and many, many porpoise in our coves. This legendary and productive resource is worth saving from the jaws of corporate greed. Or have we now come to the point where this nation is willing to sacrifice our most scenic and most loved places, ruin the local economy and place the local residents in danger? For an American goal? What is the point of being Canadian?

See www.scep.org

for good pictorial descriptions of: - navigational and geographical, and environmental differences between Passamaquoddy Bay and St John N.B.( Irving LNG terminal) local whale, porpoise and seabird sightings and pictures N.B. politicians fighting the proposals publicly An excellent slide show describing the major issues around LNG

See www.savepassamaquoddybay.org

for a 16 month chronicle of our fight against LNG blow by blow descriptions and new articles month by month major supporting documents descriptions of LNG proposals and related documentation

In order for LNG tankers to get into this bay they have to come through Head Harbour passage, a narrow passage between the two Canadian islands, Campobello and Deer Island. The Law of the Sea now comes into play. If Canada wants to defend its communities from this major threat; it has to do so in terms of sovereignty.

Should Canada be more assertive? Canadians, (and many Americans) living here would very much like to see that happen. We first thought it would be simple for Canada just say to "No!" All of southern New Brunswick is against LNG development in this place. Did we not elect federal politicians to protect our interests? But the tricky business of corporate trade and trade laws and globalization versus human rights and sovereignty is rearing its head even here. The interests being protected federally may not be ours. We are not a third world country, but we feel like one. The weakening of Canadian sovereignty in the last 10 years is astounding! How this erosion could happen without the knowledge or input of the general public boggles the mind! It cannot be constitutional! Are corporate rights stronger now than any nation's constitution? Can Canada protect our rights or are we to be sacrificed, and to what? Corporate greed?

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http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20010430&s=greider soveriegn corporations Joyce Morrell, Campobello Island, N.B. Ph: 506-752-2977 Save Pasamaquoddy Bay Canada member

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Quick Links for LNG Facts and Resources

Media Kit Created by Joyce Morrell

Joyce Morrell or Owen House BB at Campobello has been researching LNG information ever since the first proposal was tabled at Pleasant Point. Media folks and others will find this to be a valuable resource that defines the Passamaquoddy Bay Region and the issues. View the clickable media kit here

LNG Tankers Are Getting Bigger

The current size of LNG tankers is about 290 meters larger than most coastal freighters. The new LNG Tankers will be half again that size at about 435 meters. These are larger than most Ultra Large Crude Carries. Check out the relative sizes here.

LNG at Saint John vs LNG at Passamaquoddy Bay

We believe that Passamaquoddy Bay is the wrong place for LNG facilties. We have taken no position on LNG at other locations. However, we keep hearing criticism from folks who can't see any difference between LNG at Saint John Harbour and LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay. Apart from the richness of the Quoddy Region and the financial losses that will occur, the approaches are so different that it is clear that these critics have not bothered to do a little reseach. Access to Saint John Harbour is characterized by a direct, safe, unobstructed route from the Outer Bay of Fundy to the Harbour. Traffic lanes have been moved to avoid principal Right Whale areas. The Harbour has been active since the City was founded and has modern navigation, security, and safety systems in place.

Approaches to Saint John Harbour

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In contrast, the route to Passamaquoddy Bay passes through a Right Whale Sanctuary, vital fishing and aquaculture grounds, and the primary tourist area for the Bay of Fundy (see the slide show at www.scep.org/LNG). It follows a difficult, narrow, and dangerous passage through upwellings, extreme currents, the Old Sow Whirlpool, and into Passamaquoddy Bay a vital area for tourism, endangered species, research, education and the home of numerous historic and protected sites including St. Croix island an international historic site. There are very limited navigation, security, and safety systems in place. Additionally, the proposed terminals are all sited along the Canada and US Border, increasing security risks in an area which should act as a buffer zone. This is not an area where foreign ships and crews should be passing between our two countries under current circumstances. A quick look at the Google aerials should be adequate to satisfy the most difficult critic.

Approaches to Passamaquoddy Bay

Approaches to Port Hawksbury/Bear Island, NS LNG Debate in the House of Commons and Senate
The Passamaquoddy Bay LNG debate was part of the opening sessions of Parliament and the Senate:

Statements by Senator Michael Meighen Statements by MP Greg Thompson House of Commons, October 18, 2005

Important Habitats Identified by FWS at locations of proposed LNG Terminals

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The Gulf of Maine Coastal Program has completed a project which identifies important habitats within the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Maine watershed.The environmental themes, species maps, and combined data are being made available to assist and focus habitat protection efforts in areas of greatest biological value. You can access their website here. View the Passamaquoddy Bay Map here.

IT'S TIME TO WRITE THE PRIME MINISTER While many folks have written already to various Federal Ministers, it's time to let Prime Minister Martin know how you feel about LNG in the Quoddy Region. Send a copy to your local MLA so your representative will know how constituents are thinking. Right Hon. Paul Martin House of Commons, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0A6 (No postage is required in Canada) Telephone: (613) 992-4211 Fax: (613) 941-6900 Email: Martin.P@parl.gc.ca

PETITIONS SENT TO GREG THOMPSON, MLA Coordinated by SCEP staff at the Information Kiosk at the head of the St. Andrews Wharf, almost 5,000 names were gathered on petitions spread out among the adventure tourism operators and downtown merchants of St. Andrews. 48 percent of the signatures are from Charlotte County, 38% from other parts of Canada, 12% from United States, and the balance from other countries around the globe. These petitions are important because they reflect not only the feelings of local residents, but also a large number of the "users" of our environment and tourism infrastructure. If you would like to add your voice and comments, please sign our Online Petition. If other people wish to sign using your computer, make sure you "log out" first. otherwise other folks will not be able to sign.

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SOLIDARITY AMONG LOCAL POLITICIANS

Premier Lord; Opposition Leader Shawn Graham; MLAs Tony Huntjens, Rock Doucet, Eric Allaby; and MPs Greg Thompson and Andy Scott have all made statements opposing the development of LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay and the passage of LNG tankers through Head Harbour Passage. A meeting sponsored by the Town of St. Andrews was attended by more than 1,000 concerned citizens from around Passamaquoddy Bay. To view pictures from this meeting and Mr. Lord's announcement at the Chamber of Commerce meeting in St. Stephen, go here.

Photos by Kim Reeder

THIRD TERMINAL PROPOSED NEAR DEVIL'S HEAD

Proposed LNG terminals and Tank Farms in relation to St. Croix Island International Park and Passamaquoddy Bay from the Ganong Nature & Marine Park. A NEW THIRD PROPOSAL HAS A SITE NEAR HERE TO THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE PHOTO. Map showing proximity to Deer Island and St. Andrews, NB, Canada Concern over 3 proposed LNG terminals and storage tanks along the Maine shore of Passamaquoddy Bay has galvanized local communities. ACAP St. Croix has initiated a program to establish a national or international protected area for the Quoddy Region. It is hoped that, in cooperation with the Quoddy Community from Maine, that the Cobscook Bay area will be included in an international effort. Did you know?

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Our resource-based enterprises (fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, research, and related activities) bring an estimated 1 billion dollar each year to Charlotte County residents. The Bay of Fundy is considered to be one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World"? Head Harbour Passage is an "Area of Global Significance" for marine birds. LNG tankers may have to pass through our Atlantic Right Whale Sanctuary off Grand Manan and will pass through historic habitat in Head Harbour Passage. No boats of any kind will be allowed inside an exclusion zone that is 2 miles in front, 1 mile behind, and 1000 feet to each side of every LNG tanker. The exclusion zone will result in 30-100% shutdown of resource-based industries in the West Isles area, including traditional fisheries, scallops, rockweed harvesting, clamming, weirs, whale and bird watching enterprises, aquaculture, ferries, existing port traffic, and more. See the slide show below for the whole story.

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As more and more people become concerned about LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay, we are getting more and more questions. We have begun a FAQs page here to help you get answers. Various members of savepassamaquoddybay.org have and will contribute to this. If you have information or a question, please send it to artmackay@scep.org WHAT ARE THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED TERMINALS 1. Other than being unappealing, how will these terminals affect the Bay of Fundy & its communities This is largely an economic story with an important environmental background. The Quoddy Region is one of, if not the most productive areas square kilometer for square kilometer on the east coast. This is created by the huge tides that rush in twice daily through all of the passages between ledges and islands. This condenses plankton and results in gardens of bottom-dwelling invertebrates. These creatures in turn spew larvae and gametes into the water resulting in a localized elevation of productivity that feeds all of the fish, birds, whales, etc. on which our enterprises depend. Its against this background that we have developed over a billion dollar annual economy based on fisheries, tourism, aquaculture, and other resource-based industries. Weve calculated this from available data and this does not include income from: the Maine shore; our small ports; research at the Biological Station, Huntsman, ASF,; various US groups in Cobscook Bay, real estate, the Arts community, etc.. We need to do a detailed economic evaluation of our economy. So... we already have an important economy that supports thousands of residents on the mainland and islands. While there are many concerns about fires, safety, terrorism, displacement of populations, related development of a polluting industrial cluster (which seems to always happen), the exclusion zones create the real and immediate loss. Based on FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) the exclusion zone will be 2 miles ahead, 1 miles behind, and 1000 feet on each side. The zone will be enforced by gunboats (which will be our coast guard - paid for by us?) and all traffic will be excluded. Since there could be anywhere from 2 ships a week to 9 (2 declared developments and 1 rumoured). This could result in the exclusion of all activities along the traffic lane from Grand Manan, through Head Harbour Passage and up to the Terminal across from St. Andrews. The area they are passing through fosters the fish, the birds, the whales, the water, etc. that gives us our wealth, ie this is where there is the most weirs, the most whales to watch, the most scallops to fish,, the most rockweed to harvest, the most aquaculture sites, the most birds to watch, etc. etc. We are being asked to trade a vibrant economy which has great promise in the future for LNG that will employ a handful of Americans and will have only 180 million dollars in benefit over the three years of construction (developer #2), with no benefits flowing to Canada. Those of our neighbours who support these developments do not, apparently, have concerns for those neighbours who will be displaced. We are not alone in our concerns. The entire Maine coast has refused to allow these terminals in. One major concern is the fact that they are usually accompanied by cogeneration plants which draw other heavy industry to the multiple energy sources. Once heavy industry is allowed an opening, other heavy industry rushes in. We have seen that here already with two

proposed terminals and talk about a third. For more information go to this slide show at http://www.bayoffundy.ca/LNG/slideshow . 2. Do we have a copy of their proposed site plans We have the plans from Developer # 2 (Robbinston) Downeast LNG. Developer #1, Quoddy Bay LLC has changed their plans so many times, that there is no concrete proposal. However, there are drawings at savepassamaquoddybay.org. 3. Have the companies submitted zoning, amendment applications and etc to the town? No. Both developers have leased lands. Developer #1 at the Passamaquoddy Reservation, Pleasant Point, and Robbinston; Developer #2 in Robbinston. Developers have presented plans to Robbinston selectmen who have said there should be a vote. Developers have purchased options on private land in both cases. 4. If so, is it the town policy to hold public meetings regarding application? Whats the appeal process? We have conducted over 40 public meetings around the Bay at all communities. Petitions were collected and tabled in the House of Commons. With the exception of Baileyville and Calais, every community has issued a declaration in opposition to the LNG proposed development. As of last week, there is no appeal process. A law has been passed to allow FERC to override all local, regional, and state laws. Once they put their stamp of approval on a site, legally it is done! TRANSPORTATION OF LNG BY TANKER 1. How do these tankers differ from cruise and other transport ships going to the Bayside port? Substantially. They are slightly smaller than the Queen Mary, must be brought in by large tugs not their own steam (never done before through Head Harbour) Please see the following web page for all of the details (They are between 150,000 and 200,000 tons, 950 to 1000 ft long, 12 stories high and need four 5,000 hp tugs to handle them. They draw 40 feet of water. They carry liquid LNG which is flammable, I should say explosive under the right conditions. They carry the equivalent of 55 hiroshima bombs in energy potential. They take five miles to stop. They are blind for mile in front of them. They are most difficult to handle when they are moving the most slowly.) http://timrileylaw.com/LNG_TANKERS.htm 2. In 1976 the Canadian government denied oil tankers from using this passage, what is different now? Stephane Dionne, in response to a question from Greg Thompson, stated that this still stands with a rider something like, based on current information. Times have changed and the Americans have been testing our sovereignty will over the last few weeks with forays into Head Harbour

Passage and recently as far in as Chamcook Harbour. Very strange. Wheres our Coast Guard? Soverneighty is developing as a major issue not only here but in the Northwest Passage and the West coast. Canada will be tested on this issue) 3. What makes the Bay of Fundy hazardous to this type of transportation and product? The Bay of Fundy isnt hazardous. In fact that is one of the reasons why we do not oppose LNG in Saint John. It is, however, hazardous to pass through Head Harbour Passage between Campobello and Deer Island, not to mention taking a sharp right through the Old Sow Whirlpool. Our group has not opposed LNG per se, we do oppose LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay because it is the wrong place and the trade-offs just arent there. The Lake Charles (USA) terminal has a long passage in through marshes. The current is negligable, the winds are kind. Our tidal current is strong, fast, unceasing, with no slack, only shearing. They want an hour or more of slack tide to come in here. They will have no slack tide. There is a rock mount half way across Head Harbour passage that leaves 25 feet at low tide, This cuts the width of the passage in half for these tankers. They have to come in almost against the Campobello shore line, up against the village of Wisons Beach, the village of North Road and the town of Welshpool. We have very thick fog most of the late spring and early summer. We have strong winds in the fall, winter and early spring. SECURITY See Sandia Report 1. If the tankers will be in Canadian waters will our government allow US armed guards into our waterways to escort the ship? We dont know. See comments about recent incursions above. Greg Thompson feels this is primarily a sovereignty issue. Who pays for the escorts? If there are two terminals in here we will have a constant stream of tankers in and out, and possibly more waiting if the weather is bad or the tide is wrong. 2. Is this done anywhere else in Canada? Dont know. 3. How often does the CDN Coast Guards visit the Bay of Fundy? They are stationed in St. John. They visit the Passamaquoddy Bay area infrequently; usually for exercises and to tend navigation buoys.(They used to come on a regular basis to Campobello, but they seldom come now. One Canadian Coast Guard ship was in here a week ago and I was shocked at the poor condition of the ship. Joyce Morrell) MARINE LIFE This is a very long and important topic and its really too detailed to give a satisfactory answer here. Suffice to say that this is one of the richest areas on the east coast with over 2,000 identified marine species, many listed species, the Passage has a global significance designation for marine birds, has a right whale sanctuary, has been designated by Parks Canada with their national significance designation, and has been identified by numerous professionals as an area

in need of protection. 1. Will their habitats be disturbed by the terminals or the tankers and how? Yes. Please see the slide show: http://www.bayoffundy.ca/LNG/slideshow 2. What species will be most affected? Any considered at extreme risk or close to endangered? There are many. The key species that is likely to impact the LNG development is the Right Whale. As you know this is the most endangered marine mammal in the world and it summers in a sanctuary that the tankers must pass through. The biggest hazard to these whales is ship strikes. 3. Do we have independent studies relating to the marine life issues? Many. The area has been intensively studied since 1904. Disaster Planning 1. Its stated should there be an explosion it would wipe out a 6 mile radius. How do we know this? Go to http://www.savepassamaquoddybay.org/documents/safety_reports/ for James Fay Passamaquoddy Study. 2. LNG is not crude oil, please explain the impact of a spill into the Bay of Fundy? A spill will have virtually no environmental impact. If ignited, however, the fire could be catastrophic with severe social and environmental impacts. See http://timrileylaw.com for more than you ever wanted to know. A spill of LNG is much more controllable on land than it is on the water. Industry studies always speak of studies of fire, explosion etc. done on land, they never talk about water. A spill on water is immediately regassified because the water acts as a huge heat sink. The gas cloud hangs low over the water and travels extremely fast due to some synergistic effect between the water and the heavy, cold gas cloud. The gas cloud over water is totally uncontrollable. A gas plume can travel, some experts say, 30 miles and still be ignitable if it reaches any heat source or flame. No one knows the exact nature of the catastrophy that could happen because it cannot be studied on any realistic scale. LNG burning is more than 8 times hotter than gasoline. The fire is impossible to extinguish, it has to burn out. The heat radiation is severe. The LNG that arrives here in tankers is not pure methane, it is a varying mixture of methane and other heavy hydrocarbons like butane and ethane, depending on the source of the gas. When industry says LNG will not explode, they refer to the properties of pure methane. LNG is not pure methane. Also, the impact of a growing industrial corridor in Passamaquoddy Bay would devastate the environment here and end our way of life as we know it. This cannot be quantified and the industry counts on that.

3. What type of disaster planning would be required by Bay of Fundy communities? A total revamp and building of systems in this end of the Bay. The only disaster planning we will have is the planning we provide and fund ourselves. If the tanker blows up in the bay the LLC corporation simply walks away, it has no liability for extreme scenarios. The companies are Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and never admits to any risk. TIMING 1. I understand we have 4 months to make an impact on the provincial/federal government, why? Because of the new law giving FERC siting authority. This could happen very fast. Also, the signals we have been getting from Ottawa up to this time are worrisome in the extreme. 2.There is a meeting with the LNG company on Aug 22, whats the agenda & goal of this meeting? Originally this was with Developer # 2 (Robbinston). He backed out and wants to reschedule for September Developer #1 wants the slot. Mayor Craig has asked Art MacKay to present for the Town, Brian Smith will present for QuoddyBay LLC. Microphones will be present for questions from the crowd. The Mayor indicated he wished to have the arena packed with people from around the Bay. The purpose will be to give the Developers a message, but more particularly to send a clear signal to Ottawa of the magnitude of the opposition. 3. Construction of the terminals is slated for 2007 with a completion goal of 2010, is this correct? Target dates keep changing.