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Word: machiasport (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fuel oil. Because Maine was underdeveloped and had good ports, Occidental Petroleum Corp., Atlantic Richfield and Atlantic World Port each proposed to build a refinery near Machiasport. Another company, King Resources, acquired 300 acres on Long Island in Casco Bay, where it planned to build a huge oil-receiving and storage terminal. At first glance, the projects looked like a bonanza. But few Maine residents rejoiced wholeheartedly. The state's famous thick fogs and treacherous coastal waters made oil spills from tankers a probability-and a potential disaster to Maine's fishing and tourism industries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Payrolls and Pickerel in Maine | 2/16/1970 | See Source »

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