Wintertime discharges from the company’s dam reservoirs are warming the Gulf of Maine, starving its fisheries and may be a key factor in the decline of Arctic sea ice.
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CMP says ‘inadvertent security lapse’ released data on more than 77,000 customers
The company says human error led to old account information being exposed on a server. The incident has sparked an effort by utility officials to mandate reporting of any data exposures.
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Opponents of CMP transmission line to voice concerns to Somerset County Commission
The group hopes to change the minds of the commissioners, who voted 4-0 in January to support the $950 million project to bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to Massachusetts.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We care about trout and salmon, and CMP’s proposed power line will harm them
Trout Unlimited’s concern is real, grassroots and based on our fears about the impacts of the planned project.
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Rep. Berry: CMP power line project a bad deal for Maine, would hurt clean-energy efforts
Besides negative environmental impacts, there is no clear economic benefit for the state and no clear evidence of greenhouse gas reductions.
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Jim Fossel: A vote on power project may revive Greens
The proposed transmission corridor through Maine could allow the environmentalist party to take the lead on a major new referendum.
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Regulators find CMP, Emera responded ‘reasonably’ to intense October windstorm
The PUC rules the utilities took proper actions based on the weather forecasts, but need to improve how they keep customers informed about outages and efforts to restore power.
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Dark money and blurred alliances drum up resistance to CMP power line project
An unusual mix of opponents, one of them quite secretive, is working at a grass-roots level to block a proposed 145-mile power line through Maine, even though it’s not on any ballot.
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PUC delays next week’s hearings on CMP’s proposed transmission line project
The complexity, heavy interest and other issues force postponement of the sessions for at least six more weeks.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: CMP’s transmission line proposal is more than just a little fishy
The corridor is basically an extension cord from Canada to Massachusetts.