Promotional Materials used by opposition to LNG in Passamaquoddy

7/30/2019 Promotional Materials used by opposition to LNG in Passamaquoddy

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QUODDY NEWS BRIEFS - JULY 30TH, 2005

Dateline August 1, 2005

1. INFORMATION KIOSK OPEN HOUSE, Sunday, July 31 at 4 pm. The St. Croix EstuaryProject Inc.(SCEP) will be opening an information kiosk at the Adventure Centre located at thehead of the wharf in St. Andrews. Information about the the Quoddy Region and its importanceand value will be the theme. Organizations such as the Save Passamaquoddy Bay groups, NB

Conservation Council, Town of St. Andrews, and others are invited to have small exhibits. Thebuilding can also be used for meetings of small groups.

2. MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT COMPANY (MEC) SUPPORTS HEAD HARBOUR RESEARCH.

SCEP is delighted to announce we have received a $10,000 grant to do research on HeadHarbour Passage. This will allow us to bring together historical data, set up a summerresearch initiative (hopefully at the Head Harbour Lighthouse - we are currently talking to theBoard of Directors), engage the local community and begin the process of protecting this vitalnatural resource. MEC is an important corporation that champions the preservation of naturalareas that its customers enjoy and we view this as one of the most important awards we havereceived. We are seeking funding partners for this work. For more information, you cancontact me at [email protected].

2. FERC NOW IN CONTROL. As everyone now knows the Energy Bill allowing FERC to siteLNG terminals has passed and is on its way to the White House for the President's signature.

As a consequence, any vote by the Robbinston Selectmen, The State of Maine, or other localregulators is "trumped" by this new provision. Nevertheless, it is clear that there will belitigation in some instances. From a Canadian perspective, there is little that we can do in thisregard, except to provide support to our US colleagues. (Be sure to read about conversationswith FERC in the St. Croix Courier, Tuesday's edition)

3. UN LAW OF THE SEA NOT YET PASSED THROUGH THE SENATE? The UN Law of TheSea Treaty's right of "innocent passage" is much on everyone's mind. According to the UN:

April 2005 - The Law of the Sea Treaty was adopted by the United Nations in 1982 and enteredinto force in 1994. Although the United States played a lead role in drafting the treaty, the

Reagan Administration did not sign it due to concerns relating to certain deep seabed mining

provisions. However, since the negotiations began in 1973, every US Administration has

supported the treaty in its entirety except for the deep seabed mining provisions, and the

United States has accepted and complied with all other provisions of the treaty. In 1994, a

legally-binding agreement altering the treaty was concluded, addressing all US concerns

regarding deep seabed mining. The agreement was subsequently signed by the United States

and must now receive the advice and consent of the Senate before it can be ratified by the

United States. Full text ...

As far as I can tell, there has not been any action on this recently. The last information I could

find is from February, 2005 and it was still with the Senate and getting some flack. This bringsto question the rights of the USA in waters of signing states. Do they have any???? It soundslike they "supported the treaty", but did they sign it? This might be important. If anyone has ananswer , please let me know. Thanks.

4. TERRORISM CONCERNS. I have received some information back from the Governor'smeeting in Connecticut and there will be some interesting news in the St. Croix CourierTuesday. One thing that has emerged is concern that the Law of the Sea is weak relative tothe threat from terrorism. In addition, CANADA HAS OBLIGATIONS TO PROTECT ITSINTERESTS FROM TERRORISM AS WELL! The weak wording of the UNLOSC makesentrance of terrorists on foreign ships like LNG tankers a real concern. Within this context,these ships could be viewed as huge "floating bombs" and Canada, under the UNLOSC will
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ACOA Development Plan Submitted - A development plan, based on the BDA Report

was submitted for consideration by ACOA. You can review the BDA plan here.

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc.

49 King Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB, Canada, E3L 2X3 or, P.O. Box 394, Calais,ME, USA, 04619.Telephone: 506-467-9905, Email: Art MacKay, Ex.Dir. [email protected],

Mary Gilmore. [email protected]
http://www.scep.org/documents/BDAStudy.htm


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Save Passamaquoddy Ba

No LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay!

Save Passamaquoddy Bay is a three nation alliance (CaU.S. and Passamaquoddy) which strongly opposes hindustry anywhere in the Bay and supports sustainable, resfriendly growth. We believe that together we, the people

bay, can nd a better direction for growth; one that is compwith all the other economies in the Bay today, and protectour environment.

We must protect the Quoddy Region and work towardeconomic growth which:

is compatable with our resource-baseeconomy.

does not adversely affect our water,our air, our health or our environment.

There is only One Realistic Way Forward.

St.Croix Estuary Project Inc. is a charitable, non-prot organization

gistered in Canada. You will receive a tax receipt for your donation.

end your much appreciated donations to:

St.Croix Estuary Project Inc.*LNG Education Initiative

P.O. Box 374

St.Stephen, N.B.

E3L2X3

506-467-9905

[email protected]

www.scep.org


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A Healthy Bay is the Only Key to a Secure Economic F

is always better to hold on to local control and autonomy than to

and over control to big outside interests with their own agendas.

We must strongly advocate for our own best interest. We must

and up against exploitation and rmly protect our very way of

fe. The communities around this bay have faced many issues

ver the years, but never have they faced an issue as grave as this

ne. If liquied natural gas terminals are allowed a foothold here

Dont Sell Out Our Future to Others Dreams of Wealth!

everything we love and know will become subordinate t

needs of massive, dangerous and growing heavy industry.

All the communities around this bay on both sides of the border d

on the health of the bay, directly or indirectly, for their eco

security. Heavy industry, once allowed in, will eventually kill th

pollute our air and water and cripple us economically.

Say NO! to the LNG development.(Save Passamaquoddy Bay Canada)


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ur billion dollar economy is threatened by 3 LNG proposals in

Passamaquoddy Bay. Help us continue our work to inform the publicand our governments about the risks and losses; to promote suitable

sustainable development; and to protect our way of life

L N G

Donate to

The Whole Bay CampaignIn Canada donations should be sent to: St.

roix Estuary Project Inc., 89 Prince William

Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB, Canada,

E3L 2X3, (506) 467-9905. A tax receipt will beissued. Donate online at www.scep.org

In the U.S.A. donations should be sent

to: Save Passamaquoddy Bay, c/o The

Commons, Eastport, PO Box 255, Eastport,

ME 04631, (207)853-2574

www.savepassamaquoddybay.org

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Neighbours and Friends:

As we outlined at the St. Andrews Arena on August 22, our billion dollar, resource-based economy is

threatened by 3 proposed LNG developments in Passamaquoddy Bay. If you saw CNNs LNG feature

this past week, you will know how serious this is.

The Whole Bay Campaign is a new 3-Nation campaign of the St. Croix Estuary Project Inc in

Canada and Save Passamaquoddy Bay and Ntulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon (We take care of

the homeland) in the US. This campaign is designed for the long haul and will do three things:

1. INFORMthe public and our governments about the risks and losses that LNG will cause in the Quoddy Region (A

ctions include environmental,economic, and legal research, public presentations, providing information and advice to bureaucrats and politicians in Canada and the US, and more ,

2. PROMOTE suitable, sustainable economic development and enterprises for future generations (Actions - begin the process of developing community-

based business, mentoring, and business incubators for sustainable development)

3. PROTECT our traditional way of life by protecting the environment that is the foundation of our economy (Actions - develop strategies for reestablishingtraditional sheries, sustainable aquaculture, community-based forestry, reclaimation of sheries and marine habitats, pollution elimination and prevention, etc.).

For more than a year, we have been engaged in informing the public at dozens of meetings around the Bay. Consultants for LNG are currently in our communi-

ties collecting information for their application processes. They are serious about their proposals. It is time for us to begin compiling professional social, legal

and environmental information and to continue to inform our citizens and representatives at all levels of government. Please help us continue this work by donat-

ing today. Your contributions are vitally needed to cover our costs for telephone, travel, printing supplies, advertisements, preparation of research documents to

be used in hearings, legal advice, and much more.

You can learn more about our efforts at www.scep.org and www.savepassamaquoddybay.org. Donations will make you a member of SCEP in Canada and you

will receive our regular electronic newsletter letting you know how were doing, as well as up-to-date news about developments in the Quodddy Region.

Thanks,

Art Mackay, Executive Director

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP)

An Important Letter about LNG in Our Quoddy Region

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc., 89 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB, Canada, E3L 2X3

(506) 467-9905. A Canadian tax receipt will be issued.

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St. Croix Estuary Project Inc.Fostering a healthy environment for future generations in the Quoddy Region

We Need Your Donation Today


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Save Passamaquoddy BayA 3-Nation Alliance

PO Box 255, Eastport, ME 04631(207)853-4123

[email protected]

Dear Friends of Save Passamaquoddy Bay:

Today, March 28th, promises to be a challenging day for us all. We will all be with the Perryresidents today as they are called upon to take an unprecedented stand on their relationship with aNative community a relationship forged in 1986 and known as Article 40. We trust in theoutcome.

Our focus for the past 10 months has never wavered. We are committed to keep Passamaquoddy

Bay and the homeland of the Passamaquoddy people free from an LNG industrial site. Today wetrust that our efforts to understand the ramifications of such a project, to educate ourselves and our

communities about the dangers and destruction of this entity, and to follow the path of truth andintegrity in all of our dealings will prevail.

Throughout these months, hundreds of individuals who live in the communities circling

Passamaquoddy Bay many who live with us seasonally, and those who love this place fromafar have supported the efforts of Save Passamaquoddy Bay and We Protect Our Homeland.Financial support, moral support, work on many things from speaking to sign-making, bakingcookies to addressing envelopes, research to outreach efforts have all been vitally needed and mostappreciated. Our work continues, yet today begins a new chapter in this story.

Six Perry residents have been especially courageous in the wake of the Oklahoma developeroffering what has been legally defined as a statutory bribe to influence the Perry voters. These sixresidents have asked the District Attorney of Washington and Hancock counties to call a GrandJury to examine this charge. The 3-Nations which make up the Save Passamaquoddy Bay Alliance Passamaquoddy, U.S., and Canada confirm in the strongest way our intent to stand with

these residents. We know that the way to defeat a bully is to stand up against that behavior, and tobring along some powerful friends to stand up with you. The Perry Six have had the courage oftheir conviction, and we stand with them because we believe that the bribe from Donald M. Smithand Quoddy Bay LLC mocks the sacredness of the voting process.

Today, our message to the media and to the world is that we have been asked to act on behalf of

one of the last natural treasures on the east coast, the rich marine environment that makes itsnursery in these waters, and the cultural wealth of the peoples who have inhabited this land forgenerations as fishermen, foresters, farmers, and those who make a living showing the wonders ofthis place to visitors. We take our role very seriously and whatever the votes is today, we willprotect this place, we will fulfill the commitment we have made to this homeland and bay.

Integrity will be the theme today. The developer from Oklahoma has shown himself and hisassociates to be people who will say and do anything to achieve their ends. We must never forget


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that the developer and those he represents are the ones who stand to gain, and that his role is to getthe fastest, dirtiest, and cheapest deal he can for himself and them. Smith's own words that Iwouldn't want the damned thing in my backyard either, but I've been sent to do a job and that iswhat I'm going to do, speaks for his attitude toward all of us who live in these communities thatsurround the bay. The developer is only a mouthpiece for the ultimate owner an unnamed

multi-national corporation. As the mayor of Everett, Massachusetts said so boldly in the weekendBangor Daily News feature on the LNG project, I'd tell the guy to get out of town. We agree.

First, while the Perry residents are voting, we will have a team sending packets which containcopies of news stories, the ten Quoddy Tides informational inserts we have created, studiesprepared by national experts on safety, economics, real estate values, etc., to the public relations

offices of the possible LNG partners and potential LNG funders of the project who Donald M.Smith has named in the last month. Our message will be, Don't even think of an LNG site here,don't even consider investing in LNG here.

We will point out the degrading and despicable work done by Quoddy Bay LLC, and their public

relations firm, Savvy Inc. We will note that legal action related to Quoddy Bay's bribe of thePerry voters is underway, and that additional legal action is positioned to go forward related tohuman rights violations and environmental justice offenses. We will send media releases informingthe investment world about our actions, which are intended to reach the stockholders of thecompanies Smith has named as possible partners.

Secondly, today we will issue a letter to Governor Baldacci and Governor Francis asking them to

fulfill their leadership roles in several specific ways:

We will ask both Governors to acknowledge the deep hurt that this project has caused withinfamilies, between neighbors, and within the communities, and to create and lead efforts to

achieve unification.

We will ask both Governors to acknowledge the great moral and ethical dilemmas that havebeen placed before our communities, and to applaud those who have acted honorablythroughout these 10 months.

We will ask Governor Baldacci to declare Donald M. Smith apersona non grata in Maine andto direct Smith and his partners in Quoddy Bay LLC to cease all business in Maine related to

development of LNG.

We will ask Governor Francis and his Tribal Council to cease all negotiations with Quoddy

Bay LLC and allow the exclusivity agreement between the Tribe and Quoddy Bay LLC toexpire on May 9, 2005.

We will ask Governor Francis and the entities invested in the $7.2 million dollar housingproject already under construction on the same land desired by the LNG developer to allow thehousing project to proceed as planned and as certified to investors some Maine banks, someMaine regional economic development corporations, Four Directions DevelopmentCorporation with funding from the Maine Council of Churches, Maine State Housing


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Authority, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Services, and two national private investorsall of whom collectively have existing and legal interests in the land lease on this property.

We will ask Governor Francis to guarantee to his people that their traditional religious sites, thesacred sweet grass meadow, Nation Grounds, and archeological sites will remain whole and

untouched. Further, we will ask Governor Francis to honor, and allow to rest in place, theburied remains of both Passamaquoddy and Perry people in grave sites and cemeteries locatednear Gleason's Cove.

We will ask both Governors to support the collective efforts by the 3 Nations of SavePassamaquoddy Bay/We Protect Our Homeland to create new sustainable economic

development efforts which include all of the communities that surround Passamaquoddy Bayand are built upon the natural assets and the creative abilities of area people.

In closing, let us all today put our prayers, meditations, and best thoughts toward an outcome thathonors Passamaquoddy Bay and the homeland that many were born on, and others were born to.

A Circle of Silence for the Bay will be held at noon at Gleason's Cove and all are welcome.

At 7:00 p.m., Save Passamaquoddy Bay/We Protect Our Homeland will gather at the Crohn Centeron Otis Lane, South Meadow Road in Perry. As soon as the outcome of the day is known, ourwebsite will share the word. Whatever the conclusion, the Bay and the Homeland will be safe withall of us now and into the future.

All good wishes,

Linda Godfrey, coordinator for Save Passamaquoddy Bay

A 3-Nation Alliance to Keep LNG From Passamaquoddy Bay and the Homeland


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NO LNG IN PASSAMAQUODDY BAY


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Its Our Tern !

Like This Place?

Well look around this poster...Two US Developers want to putLNG Tanks & LNG Terminals

right out there!

Visit the Quoddy FAQs Kiosk at the head of the


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West Isles Morningby

Art MacKay

This watercolor was painted 18 years ago. It depicts the tranquility of the

Head Harbour Passage area as seen from Deer Island, NB. The small,double-ended carrier, is just getting ready to go to one of the weirs to load

herring for shipment to the sardine factory in Blacks Harbour. The beauty

and quiet masks the vibrant economy that the fshery provides to the area.

HELP SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN

8 x 10 print on archival water paper ready for matting

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PETITION TO PREVENT PASSAGE OF LNG TANKERS THROUGH HEAD

HARBOUR PASSAGE, CAMPOBELLO, NB, CANADA

We, the undersigned, affirm our belief that the Passamaquoddy Region which encompasses all of

Charlotte County, New Brunswick; the eastern corner of Washington County, Maine; and all of

the associated islands offshore to Grand Manan, is a socio-economic unit that earns over a billion

dollars per year from its resource-based industries of fisheries, tourism, aquaculture and

associated enterprises. Further we attest that it is the unique natural richness of the Quoddy

region that provides the waters, the whales, the fish, and the environment that supports theseindustries. The LNG terminals proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay are totally inappropriate to the

area and will, in fact, substantially interfere with the business activities that are the foundation of

this areas wealth as well as our right to enjoy a healthy environment and safety for our families.

We urge the Government of Canada to assert its sovereign rights and to declare no rights of

passage for LNG tankers through Head Harbour Passage based on Canadian law and the

precedent set in 1976 when oil tankers were refused passage.

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P St. Croix file:///C:/Users/Art/Desktop/LNG/WholeBayStudy/po

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POSTERS & MORE FOR YOU TO PRINT

This magnificent creation by artist Joyce Morrell is the signature graphic of the SavePassamaquoddy Bay movement. It depicts an LNG tanker, to scale, entering Head

Harbour Passage by the actual lighthouse.

No LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay Poster. A pdf ready to print on your ink jet. 8.5"x 11". Download it now and post it in your neighbourhood.


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PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release

(approximately 300 words)

December 18, 2005

Campobello Artist Produces Sailabration Calendaras Fundraiser for Save Passamaquoddy Bay

(Graphic is attached)

Artist Joyce Morrell and Jan Meiners of Campobellos Owen House and Dr. Leslie Pinderrecently joined forces to produce a colorful calendar featuring the boats and people thatcongregated in Head Harbour Passage last July to celebrate their love of the Quoddy Regionand to protest the LNG terminal proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay.

The Calendar has photos of the lighthouse at Head Harbour Passage and every kind of boatimaginable. Over 50 skiffs, punts, draggers, lobster boats, sailboats, and high-end yachtsattended the event. It also provides a tidal schedule for 2006 and information about SavePassamaquoddy Bay, an ad hoc organization that is a 3-nation alliance of concerned

Americans, Canadians, and Passamaquoddy from every community around the Bay area.

Supporters are encouraged to buy copies to help support the future of the Quoddy Region.Proceeds are used for operating costs related to providing information about the QuoddyRegion, the proposed LNG developments, and for the Whole Bay Study - an assessment of thesocio-economic impacts of the proposed LNG terminals on our eco-economy. The study is beingcarried out by Yellow Wood Associates and St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. Anyone donating $100or more will receive a free copy of the calendar and a Canadian tax receipt.

Park Address: 350 Todds Point Road, Champlain, NBOffice Address: 89 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB E3L 2X3

Telephone: 506-467-9905, Fax [email protected] | www.ganongnaturepark.org
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Calendars are available at various locations around the Bay and can be purchased online atwww.scep.org. In St. Stephen copies can be purchased at the SCEP office at 89 Prince WilliamStreet in St. Stephen.

In Canada, anyone wishing to make a contribution to The Whole Bay Fund should contact: St.Croix Estuary Project Inc. at 89 Prince William Street, St. Stephen, N.B., 506-467-9905,[email protected] or go to www.scep.org/ to donate online.

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Save Passamaquoddy Bay is a coalition of concerned citizens from the international Quoddy Region.The organization was formed to inform and advise the public about proposed LNG terminaldevelopments in Passamaquoddy Bay. Contact: Linda Godfrey, Coordinator, Save PassamaquoddyBay, 207-853-4123, [email protected], www.savepassamaquoddybay.org

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP) is an independent community organization that fosters a

healthy environment for future generations in the Quoddy Region. It is a charitable, non-profitorganization that was established in 1992 and is one of 14 independent community organizations in

Atlantic Canada that work together through the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) ofEnvironment Canada. Art MacKay. Executive Director, St. Croix Estuary Project Inc., 506-467-9905or 506-529-2606, [email protected], www.scep.org.


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PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release

(575 words)

September 12, 2005

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. Announces International Initiative to Protect the QuoddyRegion

Art MacKay of the St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP), Linda Godfrey of Save Passamaquoddy Bay(SPB) and Vera Francis of Ntulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon (We take care of the homeland), jointlyannounced today the launching of The Whole Bay Campaign, an initiative to insure the future integrityof the social and natural environment of the Quoddy Region.

The Whole Bay Campaign objectives are to: inform, promote, and protect. MacKay said. Our groupbelieves that knowledge and education will lead to informed decisions. It is the purpose of this campaignto inform citizens, politicians, and others about the valuable Quoddy Region and its importance to thefuture of Canada and the United States to actively promote a sustainable community concept throughinvolvement in the development of appropriate enterprises and employment, and to actively work towardsthe elimination of existing pollution, and the prevention of unsuitable industrial development.

Were open for business. Linda Godfrey said, Weve been on the road constantly for over a year nowand many of us have invested heavily in our efforts to inform our friends and neighbors about this uniqueand valuable place we call home. We now are actively soliciting public support for our effort to informpeople about the proposed LNG developments in Cobscook and Passamaquoddy Bays. Also, we arelooking to the future and have become actively involved in forging economic development right herewhere we live.

The Quoddy Region has been challenged by inappropriate industrial development in the past. ArtMacKay said. However, it was the proposal for the LNG terminal at Pleasant Point, over a year ago, andthe two new subsequent proposals that made us realize that we ourselves must define the future of ourinternational community and work proactively towards appropriate sustainable enterprises that will thrivein our unique and rich natural environment. If weve learned anything, it is the true economic value of our

resources and this beautiful place. All of us were astounded to learn that annual income from ourresource-based industries reaches a billion dollars and provides direct employment for thousands ofcitizens. We were equally astounded to learn that the nature of the LNG industry could bar us from thevery waters that provide us with our livings.

Linda Godfrey referred to the work that the three groups have done during the last year. Early on, weinformed ourselves about LNG and a group of concerned citizens initiated a campaign to tell our friends




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and neighbors around the Quoddy Region about the threat to their lifestyles and employment. We havespoken to dozens and dozens of groups, both large and small - students, local organizations, municipalgovernment, politicians - literally anyone who wanted to learn about our rich environment, its valuableeco-economy, and our concerns about LNG.

The LNG developments threaten to disenfranchise my people. Passamaquoddy Leader Vera Francis

warned. We have depended on the richness of the Passamaquoddy area for over 10,000 years andcontinue to do so. It is time for all of us to work together to build and maintain a healthy place foreveryone around the Bay.

In Canada donations should be sent to: St. Croix Estuary Project Inc., 89 Prince William Street, P.O. Box374, St. Stephen, NB, Canada, E3L 2X3, (506) 467-9905. A tax receipt will be issued. Donate online atwww.scep.org. In the U.S.A. donations should be sent to: Save Passamaquoddy Bay, c/o The Commons,Eastport, PO Box 255, Eastport, ME 04631, (207)853-2574 (www.savepassamaquoddybay.org) .

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St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP) is an independent community organization that fosters a healthy environment forfuture generations in the Quoddy Region. It is a charitable, non-profit organization that was established in 1992 and is oneof 14 organizations in Atlantic Canada that work together under the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) ofEnvironment Canada.

Contact: Art MacKay. Executive Director, 506-467-9905 or 506-529-2606


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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release(960 words)

November 12, 2005

SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR QUODDY REGION LNG STUDY

Whole Bay Study commissioned to focus on socio-economic impacts of LNG

The Whole Bay Fund campaign was announced today by the grassroots coalition SavePassamaquoddy Bay, a 3-Nation Alliance. The group is seeking support for a study that willprovide a fair and balanced assessment of the potential socio-economic impacts of proposedliquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals on all communities surrounding PassamaquoddyBay on the border between New Brunswick and Maine.

The 3-Nation Alliance U.S., Canadian, and Passamaquoddy, has commissioned The WholeBay Study to be undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates of St. Albans, Vermont. St. CroixEstuary Project Inc. (SCEP) of St. Stephen, New Brunswick will collaborate in the study throughdata collection and analysis for the Canadian portion of the study.

The choice of Yellow Wood Associates in collaboration with St. Croix Estuary Project comesfrom a desire to have an independent and thorough study, said Linda Godfrey, coordinator ofSave Passamaquoddy Bay. This is a monumental study, and a huge investment for ourgrassroots alliance. We want to have the best information available for all communities andindividuals. We want data that goes beyond what prospective developers have supplied. Wewant the hardest and most in-depth questions asked. We want a study that can stand up to

scrutiny at the local, state, and federal levels.

Yellow Wood Associates was selected for their approach using local real data rather thanapplying templates, simulations or routine models. Yellow Wood Associates completed a similarstudy in Harpswell, Maine for a group calling themselves Fair Play for Harpswell. Contactedfor comment on the process, one of the groups coordinators, Amy Haible said, From the start,no one representing the town or state government could tell us anything about the economic




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impact of the LNG proposal. no one else had really looked at the costs to the communitynot the town, not the state. Not a single public official asked the questions what will this do toour fishermen, to our property values, to the tourism industry no one asked what impact LNGwould have on nearby island communities schools, emergency assistance No one, noteven the state of Maine, had any idea what it would cost state and local officials to provide the

required police, marine patrol boats and security to insure safe passage of LNG.

Haible continued, we decided we had no choice but to commission our own independent study,and we agreed on two things: First, the study had to look equally at the costs and benefits ofLNG because industry numbers looked only at the benefits. And, secondly, the study had to beaccurate beyond doubt. We also agreed that whatever the study showed would be madepublic. Of the resulting study produced by Yellow Wood Associates, Haible said, The YellowWood report asked all those questions and answered them for us.

Believing that Passamaquoddy Bay communities and individuals are in need of a broad viewand specifics related to the whole picture of LNG as it relates to the Quoddy Region, Save

Passamaquoddy Bay members have adopted the same three commitments set out by theHarpswell groupfor the Whole Bay Study to look at costs and benefits, to be impeccable, andto share fully whatever is reported. Shanna Ratner, President of Yellow Wood Associates, willlead the research team for The Whole Bay Study.

St. Croix Estuary Project is partnering with Yellow Wood for this study, said SPB coordinator,Linda Godfrey. SCEP has years of expertise in studying the Quoddy region waters, the lifewithin those waters, and the livelihoods derived from the water. They also have access to socio-economic data related to the Canadian side of Passamaquoddy Bay which will be invaluable. Intheir role as partnering researchers, SCEP will round out the study so that all three nationsU.S., Passamaquoddy and Canada will be well represented in the resulting report. Art

MacKay, Executive Director of SCEP, a marine researcher with more than 40 years professionalexperience in the area will lead the study for SCEP.

Step one is collecting baseline data and reviewing the status of the LNG industry and theproposals that have been made for various sites within the bay. Using these data asbackground, researchers will create a generic model of an LNG site on the bay in bothqualitative and quantitative terms.

Step two will analyze impacts of a proposed LNG site. This portion of the study will cover areasof economic, employment, and environmental impacts overall. Specific topics such ascommunity infrastructure, public safety, property values, local government budgets, housing, airand water quality, public investment, fisheries, tourism, retail operations, transportation, publichealth, endangered species, sovereignty, freedom of access issues, and community lifestyle willbe addressed.

Work on the study is expected to be completed by spring, 2006. Once complete, the study willbe made available to Maine State Governor John Baldacci, New Brunswick Premier BernardLord, Passamaquoddy Tribal Governors Melvin Francis and Robert Newell, and various




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governmental department heads within each nation. The report will also be made available toboth U.S. and Canadian federal legislators and appropriate federal agencies. Each localmunicipal government surrounding the bay will receive the report, and area residents will haveaccess to the entire study.

Save Passamaquoddy Bay members call upon all individuals, no matter if they support, oppose,or are undecided about LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay, to contribute financially to this base-linestudy. New Brunswick Provincial and Maine State agencies, Regional and County economicand development organizations, municipalities, individual citizens, and even the developers andtheir investors are being asked to contribute to this international community study. As the firststudy to address all international issues related to the proposed LNG operations, The Whole BayStudy will provide data and details that all parties concerned with economic development willfind useful and valuable.

The Whole Bay Study will also form the foundation for future collaboration in the QuoddyRegion. Plans call for promoting suitable, sustainable economic development for future

generations through suitably-scaled, community-based businesses and community leadership.Also, future plans call for protection programs designed to blend the local ecosystem,environment and economy by working with other organizations on habitat protection andenvironmental quality.

Anyone wishing to receive an information packet or make a contribution to The Whole Bay Fundplease contact:

United States - Save Passamaquoddy Bay - USA at 207-853-4123 or [email protected]

Canada - Save Passamaquoddy Bay Canada, c/o St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. at 506- 467-9905, [email protected], www.scep.org/WholeBay.html)

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St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP) is an independent community organization that fosters ahealthy environment for future generations in the Quoddy Region. It is a charitable, non-profit

organization that was established in 1992 and is one of 14 independent community organizations inAtlantic Canada that work together through the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) ofEnvironment Canada. Art MacKay. Executive Director, St. Croix Estuary Project Inc., 506-467-9905or 506-529-2606, [email protected], www.scep.org.


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Proposal to Adopt the Whole Bay Campaign CanadaArt MacKay, Executive Director


The St. Croix Estuary Project Inc (SCEP) is a non-profit, registered charity in Canada andregistered as a non-profit corporation in Maine. It was incorporated in 1992 and ismandated to maintain and improve the natural and social environment in the Greater St.Croix and Passamaquoddy Regions and to foster sustainable development that iscompatible with these objectives. As such it can provide tax receipts for appropriate

donations.

While SCEP is one of 14 organizations involved in Environment Canadas AtlanticCoastal Action Program (ACAP), it is an independent community organization workinginternationally in Charlotte and Washington Counties. Its membership is open to allcitizens and there are no special appointees to the Board. The Board of Directors ischosen from its membership on an annual basis. An Environment Canada Window isassigned to facilitate communications between Environment Canada and theorganizations for those projects that are financially supported by Environment Canada. Inrecent years this has been a small contract for outreach, education, and research activities.Other funds come from proposals to other funding groups, donations, and membership.The organization owns and operates the 350 acre Ganong Nature and Marine Park and iscurrently negotiating other coastal properties. It maintains three permanent staff and up to7 seasonal staff and interns.

The Whole Bay Campaign Canada fulfills the objectives of SCEP. To structure thisproperly, I recommend a trustee structure similar to that used during fund raising forthe Ganong Nature and Marine Park.

Over $600,000 was donated over an 18 month period using this organizational structureas shown in the accompanying flowchart. It is a relatively simple structure which allowsthe Whole Bay Campaign Trustees to operate on behalf of the SCEP Board of Directorswith very little interference, if any. The financial structure, checks and balances alreadyexist, and the Campaign has the ability to provide tax receipts in Canada provided thefunds are used for education and information, but not lobbying. The committeestructure is simple. Chairs should be chosen for their expertise and should be allowed tochoose their committees with the approval of the Acting Trustees.

Office Address: 89 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB E3L 1S8

Telephone: 506-467-9905, Fax 466-5176

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The two components to the Fundraising Committee are vital. Large donors wish to knowthat the community backs the endeavour and local fundraising provides this assurance,albeit with relatively small revenue return. Nevertheless, the professional fundraiser willconstantly use these numbers when approaching larger donors and it is vital to have alarge number of small donors.


Telephone: 506-467-9905, Fax 466-5176


SCEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VP Fundraising & Dev. VP Parks & LandsVP Environment Programs

Whole Bay Campaign Acting TrusteesChair, Executive and Members to be representative of communities around the Bay and reflecting

current participants. All members must be members of SCEP to qualify for participation andinsurance. A Board representative to the Trustees will be selected by the Chair of SCEP; probably

the VP Environment Programs and/or the Executive Director.Chair reports to SCEP Board on behalf of the Acting Trustees.

Signing Authority rests with the Board signing officers, but may be designated to Executive ofActing Trustees at Boards discretion.

Chair

Executive Director

Fundraising

Committee

Two components: a

local fundraising chairand a professionalfundraiser that focuses

on major fundingsources. Donationswill flow through

SCEP accounting atL.K. Toombs

Professional Services.Reports to Trustees

and Board as required.

Promotions & Media

Committee

A single, small

committee that directsadvertising &marketing.

Reports to Trustees

Legal Committee

To select and providerecommendations

regarding legalservices.Reports to Trustees.


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The Promotions and Media Committee recommends a marketing strategy as well as alook and feel for all items going out. I would like to warn that this should not have anactivist look and should be professional and verifiable. This committee should vet allpress releases, advertisements before they are issued to insure continuity. Others can draftthese documents for their specific objectives, but they should flow through thiscommittee before release.

The Legal Committee is very important. If legal assistance is needed, the cost could be

high. SCEP will be unable to support any expenditures that are not covered by existingfunds. In fact the Board may not be comfortable being involved with any larege legalchallenges. At that point, an external organization might be formed and funds could bedirected to this group.

Other committees will be appointed on an ad hoc basis if required. As for the largercommunity group, everyone will be engaged in one way or another. Fundraising, inparticular, requires large numbers of people to organize special events and fundraisers. Itis vital that everyone be engaged. This can be accomplished by a regular electronicnewsletter and regular monthly information sessions where the Trustees inform activeparticipants and the public about progress.

Individuals and other groups can pursue their special objectives and coordinate with theExecutive of this group to reach common goals.

This is the basic structure. Hope it is clear enough to provide a starting point.

Art MacKayExecutive DirectorSt. Croix Estuary Project Inc.


Telephone: 506-467-9905, Fax 466-5176



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largest initiative. Learn more about how it was done. More ...


89 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB, Canada, E3L 2X3.

Telephone: 506-467-9905, Email: Art MacKay, Ex. Dir. [email protected], Mary Gilmore. [email protected]
http://www.scep.org/programs/index.html


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SAVE PASSAMAQUODDY BAY

CANADA


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We are ...... part of Save Passamaquoddy Bay,

a three-nation alliance of Canadians, Americans, and

Passamaquoddies from the international Quoddy Region.

In Canada, there are representatives from:

Grand Manan

CampobelloDeer Island

Support also comes from municipalities, businesses, and

organizations and people throughout North America

St. George Area,

St. Andrews Area,St. Stephen Area


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We will ...... cherish this special place that supports thousands of

citizens around its shores.

... oppose the proposed LNG developments

as well as other inappropriate industrial development and

the exportation of our wealth by external interests.

... improve and protect this special place and

build our economy on its natural assets for

the benet of local communities.


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JOIN & PARTICIPATE

Its simple to join. Send us your name, address, phone numbers, and email, along with a statement of your interest and

how you wish to help. We will place you on our contact list.

You can email this to

[email protected]

ll out the form below.


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DONATE

Funds are needed for travel, printing, meetings, phone calls, legal help

You can donate through the St. Croix Estuary Project Inc, a charitable

non-prot organization.

Go to www.scep.org for more information

ordonate right here at the kiosk


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WRITE

Not everyone knows about the value of the Quoddy Region. Its impor-

tant that concerned citizens contact our politicians to advise them of

their concerns. Please write to the ofcials listed below

Go to www.scep.org for more information or take the handout below if

there any left.

PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION


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Neighbours and Friends:

As we outlined at the St. Andrews Arena on August 22, our billion dollar, resource-based

economy is threatened by 3 proposed LNG developments in Passamaquoddy Bay. If you

saw CNNs LNG feature this past week, you will know how serious this is.

The Whole Bay Campaign is a new 3-Nation campaign of the St. Croix Estuary Project

Incin Canada and Save Passamaquoddy Bayand Ntulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon

(We take care of the homeland) in the US. This campaign is designed for the long haul and

will do three things:

1. INFORM the public and our governments about the risks and losses that LNG willcause in the Quoddy Region (Actions include environmental, economic, and legal

research, public presentations, providing information and advice to bureaucrats and

politicians in Canada and the US, and more),

2. PROMOTE suitable, sustainable economic development and enterprises for future

generations (Actions - begin the process of developing community-based business,

mentoring, and business incubators for sustainable development),

3. PROTECT our traditional way of life by protecting the environment that is the foundation

of our economy (Actions - develop strategies for reestablishing

traditional fisheries, sustainable aquaculture, community-based forestry, reclaimation

of fisheries and marine habitats, pollution elimination and prevention, etc.).

For more than a year, we have been engaged in informing the public at dozens of meetings

around the Bay. Consultants for LNG are currently in our communities collecting

information for their application processes. They are serious about their proposals. It istime for us to begin compiling professional social, legal, and environmental information and

to continue to inform our citizens and representatives at all levels of government. Please

help us continue this work by donating today. Your contributions are vitally needed to cover

our costs for telephone, travel, printing supplies, advertisements, preparation of research

documents to be used in hearings, legal advice, and much more.

You can learn more about our efforts at www.scep.org and

www.savepassamaquoddybay.org. Donations will make you a member of SCEP in

Canada and you will receive our regular electronic newsletter letting you know how were

doing, as well as up-to-date news about developments in the Quodddy Region.

Thanks,

Art Mackay, Executive Director

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP)

St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. is one of 14 organizations in Environment Canada's Atlantic Coastal Action Program

89 Prince William Street, P.O. Box 374, St. Stephen, NB, Canada, E3L 2X3.

Telephone: 506-467-9905, Email: Art MacKay, Ex. Dir. [email protected], Mary Gilmore. [email protected]
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Save Passamaquo y Bay

On Sale Here !

Get The Date !

Get The Tides!

Stop LNG!

Sailabration

Tide Calendar


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NULANKEYUTMONEN NKIHTAHQMIKON

T-SHIRTS(We take care of the homeland)

US$5 from each sale goes to support the

Fund for Indigenous Independence

(associated with We take care of the homeland),

the Passamaquoddy arm of the 3-Nation

Save Passamaquoddy Bay from LNG Action.

Price: US$12 each, plus shipping & handling.

Buy directly from:

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release(approximately 1200 words)

December 5, 2005

SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR INTERNATIONAL QUODDY REGION LNG STUDY

Whole Bay Study commissioned to focus on international socio-economic impacts of LNG

The Whole Bay Fund campaign was announced today by the grassroots coalition SavePassamaquoddy Bay, a 3-Nation Alliance. The group is seeking support for a study that willprovide a fair and balanced assessment of the potential socio-economic impacts of proposedliquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals on all communities surrounding PassamaquoddyBay on the border between New Brunswick and Maine.

The 3-Nation Alliance U.S., Canadian, and Passamaquoddy, has commissioned The WholeBay Study to be undertaken by Yellow Wood Associates of St. Albans, Vermont. St. CroixEstuary Project Inc. (SCEP) of St. Stephen, New Brunswick will provide support for theCanadian portion of the study.

The choice of Yellow Wood Associates in collaboration with SCEP comes from a desire to havean independent and thorough study, said Linda Godfrey, coordinator of Save PassamaquoddyBay. This is a monumental study, and a huge investment for our grassroots alliance. We wantto have the best information available for all communities and individuals. We want data thatgoes beyond what prospective developers have supplied. We want the hardest and most in-depth questions asked. We want a study that can stand up to scrutiny at the local, state, and

federal levels and we want it to be international in scope.

In Canada, Art MacKay, Executive Director of the St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. has more than40 years professional experience in the area and will be leading the study. Were delighted tobe part of the very first international socio-economic study; a study that will consider the wholeQuoddy community; Canadians, Americans, and Passamaquoddies, rather than the limited,tightly focused studies that have been produced in the past. This is truly an international




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community and we believe that our future rests with successfully renewing relationships aroundthe Bay.

SCEP has over 12 years of experience in the Quoddy Region and works to foster a healthyenvironment for future generations in the Quoddy Region. It will be our role to collect socio-

economic data for analysis by Yellow Wood Associates. said Art MacKay, Executive Director ofSCEP. In addition, other issues that are strictly Canadian in scope will be researched andpresented as position papers by SCEP in co-operation with other Canadian groups andindividuals. These issues include, legal analyses of Canadian law, consideration of existingCanadian regulations and their application to passage of LNG tankers through Canadian waters,the obligation of the Canadian Government to protect the interests of Canadian citizens underthe Canadian Charter, as well as the compilation of data on the environment and naturalresources of the Quoddy Region in Charlotte County, N.B..

Yellow Wood Associates was selected for their approach using local real data rather thanapplying templates, simulations or routine models. Yellow Wood Associates completed a similar

study in Harpswell, Maine for a group calling themselves Fair Play for Harpswell. Contactedfor comment on the process, one of the groups coordinators, Amy Haible said, From the start,no one representing the town or state government could tell us anything about the economicimpact of the LNG proposal. no one else had really looked at the costs to the communitynot the town, not the state. Not a single public official asked the questions what will this do toour fishermen, to our property values, to the tourism industry no one asked what impact LNGwould have on nearby island communities schools, emergency assistance No one, noteven the state of Maine, had any idea what it would cost state and local officials to provide therequired police, marine patrol boats and security to insure safe passage of LNG.

Haible continued, we decided we had no choice but to commission our own independent study,

and we agreed on two things: First, the study had to look equally at the costs and benefits ofLNG because industry numbers looked only at the benefits. And, secondly, the study had to beaccurate beyond doubt. We also agreed that whatever the study showed would be madepublic. Of the resulting study produced by Yellow Wood Associates, Haible said, The YellowWood report asked all those questions and answered them for us.

Believing that Passamaquoddy Bay communities and individuals are in need of a broad viewand specifics related to the whole picture of LNG as it relates to the Quoddy Region, SavePassamaquoddy Bay members have adopted the same three commitments set out by theHarpswell groupfor the Whole Bay Study to look at costs and benefits, to be impeccable, andto share fully whatever is reported. Shanna Ratner, President of Yellow Wood Associates, willlead the research team for The Whole Bay Study.

The status of the LNG industry and the proposals that have been made for various sites withinthe bay will be reviewed. Using these data as background, researchers will create a genericmodel of an LNG site on the bay in both qualitative and quantitative terms.

Economic, employment, and environmental impacts of a proposed LNG site will be assessed




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covering topics such as community infrastructure, public safety, property values, localgovernment budgets, housing, air and water quality, public investment, fisheries, tourism, retailoperations, transportation, public health, endangered species, sovereignty, freedom of accessissues, and community.

Work on the study is expected to be completed by spring, 2006. Once complete, the study willbe made available to Federal legislators and agencies in Canada and the U.S., Premier BernardLord, Maine State Governor John Baldacci, Passamaquoddy Chief Hugh Akagi and TribalGovernors Melvin Francis and Robert Newell. Each local municipal government around the baywill receive the report, and area residents will have access to the entire study.

Save Passamaquoddy Bay calls upon all individuals, no matter if they support, oppose, or areundecided about LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay, to contribute financially to this base-line study.New Brunswick Provincial and Maine State agencies, Regional and County economic anddevelopment organizations, municipalities, individual citizens, and even the developers and theirinvestors are being asked to contribute to this international community study. As the first study

to address all international issues related to the proposed LNG operations, The Whole BayStudy will provide data and details that all parties concerned with economic development willfind useful and valuable.

The Whole Bay Study will also form the foundation for future collaboration in the QuoddyRegion. Plans call for promoting suitable, sustainable economic development for futuregenerations through suitably-scaled, community-based businesses and community leadership.

Also, future plans call for protection programs designed to blend the local ecosystem,environment and economy by working with other organizations on habitat protection andenvironmental quality.

In Canada, anyone wishing to make a contribution to The Whole Bay Fund please contact: St.Croix Estuary Project Inc. at 89 Prince William Street, St. Stephen, N.B., 506-467-9905,[email protected], www.scep.org/WholeBay.html

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St. Croix Estuary Project Inc. (SCEP) is an independent community organization that fosters a

healthy environment for future generations in the Quoddy Region. It is a charitable, non-profitorganization that was established in 1992 and is one of 14 independent community organizations in

Atlantic Canada that work together through the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) ofEnvironment Canada. Art MacKay. Executive Director, St. Croix Estuary Project Inc., 506-467-9905or 506-529-2606, [email protected], www.scep.org.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

Documents

Promotional Materials used by opposition to LNG in Passamaquoddy