State broadband officials hope the proposed hydropower transmission project will boost efforts to bring high-speed internet to unserved areas.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Western Maine corridor vote would add new ways to say ‘no’
The anti-CMP power line question would provide more opportunities to veto future climate-response projects.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sense of unfairness fueling continued opposition to CMP plan
Mainers might be more willing to bear compromises with the pristine quality of their environment if they felt they’d be core beneficiaries.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers deserve thorough, open review of CMP corridor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Energy have abdicated their responsibility, though they gave due scrutiny to similar projects in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?
After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Controversial power project gets final permit, but CMP may have to wait for construction to start
A federal appeals court called a halt to some work pending further review of a legal case brought by foes of the hydropower transmission line through western Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
In the Maine woods, preparations signal imminent start of CMP power line project
In court papers Monday, the developer says access road plowing started Monday and construction is expected to begin on or about Jan. 18.
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Québec First Nations assert CMP’s corridor will trample ancestral lands
A coalition of three Québec First Nations are asserting that the hydropower to be transmitted through Central Maine Power’s New England Clean Energy Connect would be generated without their consent or consultation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Opponents of CMP corridor ask judge to prevent construction
The Appalachian Mountain Club, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent work from starting on the corridor in December.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New plan to kill CMP corridor will have unintended consequences
The latest referendum push wouldn’t just block this project but would also create hurdles for other clean-energy proposals.