Maine Indian Tribe OKs Gas Terminal

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Maine Indian Tribe OKs Gas Terminal
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:40 a.m. ET

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's Passamaquoddy Indians have approved building a liquefied natural gas terminal on their oceanfront reservation to help meet the region's energy needs.

The 192-132 vote on Wednesday sets up fast-paced negotiations with Quoddy Bay LLC, an energy development partnership in Tulsa, Okla., to build a terminal on a 42-acre site on Passamaquoddy Bay.

Quoddy Bay spokesman Jim Mitchell said a definitive agreement with tribal leadership will be ironed out within weeks.

The Passamaquoddy support comes in stark contrast to opposition raised by other communities, including Harpswell, where a proposal was voted down, and Fall River, Mass., where a proposal is being fought.

The Maine project would be competing with two projects in neighboring Canadian provinces, as well as at least four other proposals across New England.<snip>