In return for the loss of a small amount of forest, the project will reduce the need for dirty electricity.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Scholars Strategy Network: The climate impacts of virtual water
It’s a phrase we’ll have to learn how to use, just as we did with “carbon footprint.”
Maine Voices: Doing our part to protect children from COVID-19
Getting vaccinated, wearing a mask in large groups will help slow the spread of virus in our communities.
Maine Compass: Time to say ‘enough’ to CMP corridor
The project’s benefits aren’t real, and neither are proponents’ scary claims related to “retroactivity.”
Maine Voices: Maine should do more to remediate PFAS contamination
And the federal government should also take steps to make sure that everyone has access to clean drinking water.
Maine Voices: There is a greener alternative to the NECEC power line project
A route through Vermont would pass under Lake Champlain and below ground along roads instead of through the Maine woods.
Bill Nemitz: Adrift without its local news, a Maine coastal town gets its ‘Anchor’ back
A nonprofit model helped relaunch Harpswell’s monthly paper – and now it’s soaring.
Jim Fossel: School choice is not the problem in Portland
Educators should find out why families are choosing one high school over the other, not take away their ability to choose.
Question 1 Pro: There’s nothing strange about retroactive laws
CMP’s supporters are trying to scare people about a very ordinary feature of our laws.
Question 1 Con: We need to act now to avoid climate catastrophe
The only thing scarier than a rapidly warming planet is our inability to do something about it.