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Angus King: “Well, I know it worked. I know it happened this winter, because I walked to the shore in my home town of Brunswick and…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2018
Well, I know it worked. I know it happened this winter, because I walked to the shore in my home town of Brunswick and saw on the horizon the Cousins Island oil plant emitting, you know, you could see something coming out of it and I don't think it had run for 10 years, but it was running in January because of that very issue.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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King reflects on the operational status of an oil plant during a winter energy crisis.

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