Mainers have good reason to vote this fall to overturn regulatory approval of CMP’s western Maine corridor.
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Environmental group appeals approval of transmission project
The Natural Resources Council of Maine says the Department of Environmental Protection lacked authority to approve the 145-mile line to bring Canadian hydropower to the regional grid.
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Posted inLocal & State
Lawyers clash – via video – over petitions to let Mainers vote on CMP power line
Maine’s supreme court says it will rule ‘expeditiously’ on disputed petitions needed to proceed with a November referendum on a $1 billion hydropower transmission corridor project.
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Judge rejects lawsuit aimed at derailing vote on CMP power line project
But a PAC that’s backing the project said the decision will likely be appealed to the state supreme court.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Challenge to CMP plan is not ‘liberal versus conservative’ issue
The Mainers who oppose the corridor have legitimate concerns about a proposal by a foreign-owned company that has a history of questionable practices.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine considers limiting foreign spending on ballot questions
The proposal is in response to Hydro Quebec’s spending to support a 145-mile transmission line planned by Central Maine Power Co.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Friends of Baxter State Park: Cherished park not part of power line debate
Hydro-Quebec’s use of Baxter State Park imagery in an ad supporting a transmission line is deceptive and manipulative.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
LePage says he was paid to advocate for hydropower corridor
Maine’s former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the proposed CMP hydropower corridor.
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CMP shrugs off referendum, plans to start work on $1 billion transmission corridor
Central Maine Power, which needs 2 more permits for the power line, says it plans to begin construction this spring and has contracted with 3 Maine companies to provide wooden ‘mats’ it will use to move heavy equipment through the North Woods.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Western Maine power corridor not worth the ‘sacrifice’
We shouldn’t approve an infrastructure project that will benefit CMP stockholders more than it does the climate.