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#NewHampshire said "No!" to #HydroQuebec #Massachusetts scheme!
Massachusetts to continue talks with #HydroQuébec for #NorthernPass project
Historic $680M electricity project was 1st approved in January, but rejected a week later by New HampshireThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2018
"Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner #Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
"Hydro-Quebec is counting on the Northern Pass to supply Massachusetts for 20 years, starting in 2020, as part of a historic contract signed with the state in January."It is estimated that the #CrownCorporation could pocket $10 billion in revenue if an agreement is reached.
"The project was rejected by the New Hampshire Site Review Board, which refused to grant a licence essential to Northern Pass's completion in the state.
"The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs says talks on the project could end by March 27.
"In the meantime, conditional negotiations may be conducted for another project, the #NewEnglandCleanEnergyConnect [#NECEC] , which would be carried out by Hydro-Quebec and #CentralMainePower."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #NewHampshirePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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#NewHampshire said "No!" to #HydroQuebec #Massachusetts scheme!
Massachusetts to continue talks with #HydroQuébec for #NorthernPass project
Historic $680M electricity project was 1st approved in January, but rejected a week later by New HampshireThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2018
"Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner #Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
"Hydro-Quebec is counting on the Northern Pass to supply Massachusetts for 20 years, starting in 2020, as part of a historic contract signed with the state in January."It is estimated that the #CrownCorporation could pocket $10 billion in revenue if an agreement is reached.
"The project was rejected by the New Hampshire Site Review Board, which refused to grant a licence essential to Northern Pass's completion in the state.
"The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs says talks on the project could end by March 27.
"In the meantime, conditional negotiations may be conducted for another project, the #NewEnglandCleanEnergyConnect [#NECEC] , which would be carried out by Hydro-Quebec and #CentralMainePower."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #NewHampshirePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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#NewHampshire said "No!" to #HydroQuebec #Massachusetts scheme!
Massachusetts to continue talks with #HydroQuébec for #NorthernPass project
Historic $680M electricity project was 1st approved in January, but rejected a week later by New HampshireThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2018
"Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner #Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
"Hydro-Quebec is counting on the Northern Pass to supply Massachusetts for 20 years, starting in 2020, as part of a historic contract signed with the state in January."It is estimated that the #CrownCorporation could pocket $10 billion in revenue if an agreement is reached.
"The project was rejected by the New Hampshire Site Review Board, which refused to grant a licence essential to Northern Pass's completion in the state.
"The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs says talks on the project could end by March 27.
"In the meantime, conditional negotiations may be conducted for another project, the #NewEnglandCleanEnergyConnect [#NECEC] , which would be carried out by Hydro-Quebec and #CentralMainePower."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #NewHampshirePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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#NewHampshire said "No!" to #HydroQuebec #Massachusetts scheme!
Massachusetts to continue talks with #HydroQuébec for #NorthernPass project
Historic $680M electricity project was 1st approved in January, but rejected a week later by New HampshireThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2018
"Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner #Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
"Hydro-Quebec is counting on the Northern Pass to supply Massachusetts for 20 years, starting in 2020, as part of a historic contract signed with the state in January."It is estimated that the #CrownCorporation could pocket $10 billion in revenue if an agreement is reached.
"The project was rejected by the New Hampshire Site Review Board, which refused to grant a licence essential to Northern Pass's completion in the state.
"The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs says talks on the project could end by March 27.
"In the meantime, conditional negotiations may be conducted for another project, the #NewEnglandCleanEnergyConnect [#NECEC] , which would be carried out by Hydro-Quebec and #CentralMainePower."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #NewHampshirePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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#NewHampshire said "No!" to #HydroQuebec #Massachusetts scheme!
Massachusetts to continue talks with #HydroQuébec for #NorthernPass project
Historic $680M electricity project was 1st approved in January, but rejected a week later by New HampshireThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2018
"Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner #Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
"Hydro-Quebec is counting on the Northern Pass to supply Massachusetts for 20 years, starting in 2020, as part of a historic contract signed with the state in January."It is estimated that the #CrownCorporation could pocket $10 billion in revenue if an agreement is reached.
"The project was rejected by the New Hampshire Site Review Board, which refused to grant a licence essential to Northern Pass's completion in the state.
"The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs says talks on the project could end by March 27.
"In the meantime, conditional negotiations may be conducted for another project, the #NewEnglandCleanEnergyConnect [#NECEC] , which would be carried out by Hydro-Quebec and #CentralMainePower."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #NewHampshirePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine
"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine
"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.
"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.
"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.
"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.
"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.
What is the CMP Corridor?"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.
"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.
Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:
- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/
#NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods
#SaveTheForests #BigElectricity
#MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro -
#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine
"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine
"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.
"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.
"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.
"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.
"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.
What is the CMP Corridor?"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.
"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.
Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:
- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/
#NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods
#SaveTheForests #BigElectricity
#MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro -
#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine
"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine
"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.
"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.
"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.
"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.
"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.
What is the CMP Corridor?"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.
"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.
Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:
- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/
#NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods
#SaveTheForests #BigElectricity
#MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro -
#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine
"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine
"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.
"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.
"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.
"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.
"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.
What is the CMP Corridor?"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.
"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.
Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:
- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/
#NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods
#SaveTheForests #BigElectricity
#MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro -
#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine
"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine
"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.
"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.
"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.
"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.
"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.
What is the CMP Corridor?"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.
"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.
Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:
- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/
#NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods
#SaveTheForests #BigElectricity
#MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro -
Electricity for #Massachusetts! Why not run it through the #Berkshires?! Too many rich white folks, I guess!
#CMP parent company ready to energize controversial corridor by end of year
by Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025PORTLAND (WGME) -- "CMP's parent company, Avangrid, is about to flip the switch and turn on a controversial power corridor through western Maine.
"After years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles, Avangrid now has its final permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect, linking Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts and going right through Maine."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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Electricity for #Massachusetts! Why not run it through the #Berkshires?! Too many rich white folks, I guess!
#CMP parent company ready to energize controversial corridor by end of year
by Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025PORTLAND (WGME) -- "CMP's parent company, Avangrid, is about to flip the switch and turn on a controversial power corridor through western Maine.
"After years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles, Avangrid now has its final permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect, linking Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts and going right through Maine."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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Electricity for #Massachusetts! Why not run it through the #Berkshires?! Too many rich white folks, I guess!
#CMP parent company ready to energize controversial corridor by end of year
by Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025PORTLAND (WGME) -- "CMP's parent company, Avangrid, is about to flip the switch and turn on a controversial power corridor through western Maine.
"After years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles, Avangrid now has its final permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect, linking Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts and going right through Maine."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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Electricity for #Massachusetts! Why not run it through the #Berkshires?! Too many rich white folks, I guess!
#CMP parent company ready to energize controversial corridor by end of year
by Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025PORTLAND (WGME) -- "CMP's parent company, Avangrid, is about to flip the switch and turn on a controversial power corridor through western Maine.
"After years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles, Avangrid now has its final permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect, linking Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts and going right through Maine."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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Electricity for #Massachusetts! Why not run it through the #Berkshires?! Too many rich white folks, I guess!
#CMP parent company ready to energize controversial corridor by end of year
by Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updated Fri, November 21, 2025PORTLAND (WGME) -- "CMP's parent company, Avangrid, is about to flip the switch and turn on a controversial power corridor through western Maine.
"After years of legal battles and regulatory hurdles, Avangrid now has its final permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect, linking Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts and going right through Maine."
#AvanGrid #HydroQuebec #CMPCorridor #PeterMills #JanetMills #Corruption #NorthWoods #SaveTheNorthWoods #SaveTheForests #BigElectricity #MainePol #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro
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When #corporations (and #developers) have more rights than people, this happens!
#Maine's high court rules that #VoterReferendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional
August 30, 2022
by Kevin Miller, Maine Public"Last fall, CMP and its partners were forced to halt construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line in Maine after voters approved the referendum essentially blocking the $1 billion project. But in a decision released late Tuesday morning, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a key portion of that ballot question would violate the developers’ 'constitutionally protected vested rights' by retroactively imposing new requirements after a key permit had been issued."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/08/30/maine-high-court-cmp-power-corridor-unconstitutional
#CMP #CMPCorridor #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro #Corporatocracy
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When #corporations (and #developers) have more rights than people, this happens!
#Maine's high court rules that #VoterReferendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional
August 30, 2022
by Kevin Miller, Maine Public"Last fall, CMP and its partners were forced to halt construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line in Maine after voters approved the referendum essentially blocking the $1 billion project. But in a decision released late Tuesday morning, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a key portion of that ballot question would violate the developers’ 'constitutionally protected vested rights' by retroactively imposing new requirements after a key permit had been issued."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/08/30/maine-high-court-cmp-power-corridor-unconstitutional
#CMP #CMPCorridor #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro #Corporatocracy
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When #corporations (and #developers) have more rights than people, this happens!
#Maine's high court rules that #VoterReferendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional
August 30, 2022
by Kevin Miller, Maine Public"Last fall, CMP and its partners were forced to halt construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line in Maine after voters approved the referendum essentially blocking the $1 billion project. But in a decision released late Tuesday morning, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a key portion of that ballot question would violate the developers’ 'constitutionally protected vested rights' by retroactively imposing new requirements after a key permit had been issued."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/08/30/maine-high-court-cmp-power-corridor-unconstitutional
#CMP #CMPCorridor #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro #Corporatocracy
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When #corporations (and #developers) have more rights than people, this happens!
#Maine's high court rules that #VoterReferendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional
August 30, 2022
by Kevin Miller, Maine Public"Last fall, CMP and its partners were forced to halt construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line in Maine after voters approved the referendum essentially blocking the $1 billion project. But in a decision released late Tuesday morning, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a key portion of that ballot question would violate the developers’ 'constitutionally protected vested rights' by retroactively imposing new requirements after a key permit had been issued."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/08/30/maine-high-court-cmp-power-corridor-unconstitutional
#CMP #CMPCorridor #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro #Corporatocracy
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When #corporations (and #developers) have more rights than people, this happens!
#Maine's high court rules that #VoterReferendum blocking power corridor was unconstitutional
August 30, 2022
by Kevin Miller, Maine Public"Last fall, CMP and its partners were forced to halt construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line in Maine after voters approved the referendum essentially blocking the $1 billion project. But in a decision released late Tuesday morning, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a key portion of that ballot question would violate the developers’ 'constitutionally protected vested rights' by retroactively imposing new requirements after a key permit had been issued."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/08/30/maine-high-court-cmp-power-corridor-unconstitutional
#CMP #CMPCorridor #ProtectTheNorthWoods #QuebecHydro #Corporatocracy
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I find it fascinating that #CMP and utility companies can skimp on trimming trees before damaging storms, and yet have no problem cutting down trees in #WesternMaine for transmission lines that will transmit energy from Quebec to Massachusetts. Makes total sense! (Also, who is going to maintain the pathway once the project has been completed? Let me guess -- #Roundup to the rescue!)
#QuebecHydro #ProtectTheForest #NorthWoods #LocalSolar #KeepItLocal #Glyphosate #Maine
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I find it fascinating that #CMP and utility companies can skimp on trimming trees before damaging storms, and yet have no problem cutting down trees in #WesternMaine for transmission lines that will transmit energy from Quebec to Massachusetts. Makes total sense! (Also, who is going to maintain the pathway once the project has been completed? Let me guess -- #Roundup to the rescue!)
#QuebecHydro #ProtectTheForest #NorthWoods #LocalSolar #KeepItLocal #Glyphosate #Maine
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I find it fascinating that #CMP and utility companies can skimp on trimming trees before damaging storms, and yet have no problem cutting down trees in #WesternMaine for transmission lines that will transmit energy from Quebec to Massachusetts. Makes total sense! (Also, who is going to maintain the pathway once the project has been completed? Let me guess -- #Roundup to the rescue!)
#QuebecHydro #ProtectTheForest #NorthWoods #LocalSolar #KeepItLocal #Glyphosate #Maine
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I find it fascinating that #CMP and utility companies can skimp on trimming trees before damaging storms, and yet have no problem cutting down trees in #WesternMaine for transmission lines that will transmit energy from Quebec to Massachusetts. Makes total sense! (Also, who is going to maintain the pathway once the project has been completed? Let me guess -- #Roundup to the rescue!)
#QuebecHydro #ProtectTheForest #NorthWoods #LocalSolar #KeepItLocal #Glyphosate #Maine
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How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It
The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.
by Mike German
December 15, 2022"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.
"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
[...]
"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."
#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism
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How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It
The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.
by Mike German
December 15, 2022"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.
"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."
#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism
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How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It
The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.
by Mike German
December 15, 2022"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.
"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."
#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism
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How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It
The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.
by Mike German
December 15, 2022"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.
"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
[...]
"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."
#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism
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How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It
The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.
by Mike German
December 15, 2022"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.
"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
[...]
"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."
#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism
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Getting closer to #PrinceEdwardIsland's first large #solar array coming online!
#Summersides' new solar array will add about 12MW or 25% of their energy needs.
PEI buys most of its energy from #nbPower (who often buys it from #quebecHydro). This solar array is a small but important step toward PEI having #green #energyIndependence!
More of this, all day, everyday!
#BuildWindNow #BuildSolarNow #noOil #noGas #noBillionaires #noOligarchs #resist #vote #canada #industrialPower
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My city of #saintJohn in #NewBrunswick #canada has a massive drydock ship building facility which used to build ships, but was shut down and eventually turned into a commercial drywall wall board plant.
It would be the **PERFECT** location to mass produce #windTurbines for #offShort #wind collection.
Studies have already shown that we could **easily** capture more than 150% of our provincial power needs with offshore alone.
No more expensive #quebecHydro. No more #smr's. Just clean wind.
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My city of #saintJohn in #NewBrunswick #canada has a massive drydock ship building facility which used to build ships, but was shut down and eventually turned into a commercial drywall wall board plant.
It would be the **PERFECT** location to mass produce #windTurbines for #offShort #wind collection.
Studies have already shown that we could **easily** capture more than 150% of our provincial power needs with offshore alone.
No more expensive #quebecHydro. No more #smr's. Just clean wind.
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My city of #saintJohn in #NewBrunswick #canada has a massive drydock ship building facility which used to build ships, but was shut down and eventually turned into a commercial drywall wall board plant.
It would be the **PERFECT** location to mass produce #windTurbines for #offShort #wind collection.
Studies have already shown that we could **easily** capture more than 150% of our provincial power needs with offshore alone.
No more expensive #quebecHydro. No more #smr's. Just clean wind.
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My city of #saintJohn in #NewBrunswick #canada has a massive drydock ship building facility which used to build ships, but was shut down and eventually turned into a commercial drywall wall board plant.
It would be the **PERFECT** location to mass produce #windTurbines for #offShort #wind collection.
Studies have already shown that we could **easily** capture more than 150% of our provincial power needs with offshore alone.
No more expensive #quebecHydro. No more #smr's. Just clean wind.
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My city of #saintJohn in #NewBrunswick #canada has a massive drydock ship building facility which used to build ships, but was shut down and eventually turned into a commercial drywall wall board plant.
It would be the **PERFECT** location to mass produce #windTurbines for #offShort #wind collection.
Studies have already shown that we could **easily** capture more than 150% of our provincial power needs with offshore alone.
No more expensive #quebecHydro. No more #smr's. Just clean wind.
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The #Oceans Are Missing Their #Rivers
For billions of years, rivers connected continents to the #sea. Then we came along.
By Erica Gies May 3, 2023
"In many places, the great culprit is the dam: a wall of concrete and stone bisecting a river, diverting its energy and water to human use. There are 58,000 'big dams'—50 feet high or taller—around the globe, with another 3,700 more planned, mostly in lower-income countries in Asia and South America.
"Many of the harms caused by dams are well-documented. They block fish passage and starve subsistence fishers; radically alter natural river regimes and aquatic creatures’ lifecycles; and flood forests, wetlands, villages, and historical sites. (They’re also less climate-friendly1 and reliable2 than is widely believed.) Now scientists are describing another impact that has received relatively little attention but appears to also be profound: Dams block #sediment-carrying river pulses into the ocean."
#Hydropower #QuebecHydro #Dams #Anthropocene #Rivers #FishPassage #Salmon #Flooding
Read more:
https://nautil.us/the-oceans-are-missing-their-rivers-302187/?utm_source=pocket-newtab -
A pattern of government and corporate abuse! Who are they looking out for? Why profit! Don't believe the spin! #Greenwashing is just a PR gimmick!
Power Grab: #Quebec vs. the #Innu Nation
Behind the scenes, Quebec has fought for years to weaken Indigenous authority over their own land. Now that battle is spilling out into the public.
by Christopher Curtis, Mar 13, 2023
"The Innu territory is a sprawling landmass home to a rapidly declining herd of #caribou, some of the best #salmon fishing in North America and a people who’ve thrived there since time immemorial. It also happens to have vast deposits of rare metals and rivers wide enough to power our cities for generations."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForest #SaveMaineForests #Canada #FirstNations #Maine #QuebecHydro
Read more: https://rover.substack.com/p/power-grab-quebec-vs-the-innu-nation
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A pattern of government and corporate abuse! Who are they looking out for? Why profit! Don't believe the spin! #Greenwashing is just a PR gimmick!
Power Grab: #Quebec vs. the #Innu Nation
Behind the scenes, Quebec has fought for years to weaken Indigenous authority over their own land. Now that battle is spilling out into the public.
by Christopher Curtis, Mar 13, 2023
"The Innu territory is a sprawling landmass home to a rapidly declining herd of #caribou, some of the best #salmon fishing in North America and a people who’ve thrived there since time immemorial. It also happens to have vast deposits of rare metals and rivers wide enough to power our cities for generations."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForest #SaveMaineForests #Canada #FirstNations #Maine #QuebecHydro
Read more: https://rover.substack.com/p/power-grab-quebec-vs-the-innu-nation
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A pattern of government and corporate abuse! Who are they looking out for? Why profit! Don't believe the spin! #Greenwashing is just a PR gimmick!
Power Grab: #Quebec vs. the #Innu Nation
Behind the scenes, Quebec has fought for years to weaken Indigenous authority over their own land. Now that battle is spilling out into the public.
by Christopher Curtis, Mar 13, 2023
"The Innu territory is a sprawling landmass home to a rapidly declining herd of #caribou, some of the best #salmon fishing in North America and a people who’ve thrived there since time immemorial. It also happens to have vast deposits of rare metals and rivers wide enough to power our cities for generations."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForest #SaveMaineForests #Canada #FirstNations #Maine #QuebecHydro
Read more: https://rover.substack.com/p/power-grab-quebec-vs-the-innu-nation
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A pattern of government and corporate abuse! Who are they looking out for? Why profit! Don't believe the spin! #Greenwashing is just a PR gimmick!
Power Grab: #Quebec vs. the #Innu Nation
Behind the scenes, Quebec has fought for years to weaken Indigenous authority over their own land. Now that battle is spilling out into the public.
by Christopher Curtis, Mar 13, 2023
"The Innu territory is a sprawling landmass home to a rapidly declining herd of #caribou, some of the best #salmon fishing in North America and a people who’ve thrived there since time immemorial. It also happens to have vast deposits of rare metals and rivers wide enough to power our cities for generations."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForest #SaveMaineForests #Canada #FirstNations #Maine #QuebecHydro
Read more: https://rover.substack.com/p/power-grab-quebec-vs-the-innu-nation
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A pattern of government and corporate abuse! Who are they looking out for? Why profit! Don't believe the spin! #Greenwashing is just a PR gimmick!
Power Grab: #Quebec vs. the #Innu Nation
Behind the scenes, Quebec has fought for years to weaken Indigenous authority over their own land. Now that battle is spilling out into the public.
by Christopher Curtis, Mar 13, 2023
"The Innu territory is a sprawling landmass home to a rapidly declining herd of #caribou, some of the best #salmon fishing in North America and a people who’ve thrived there since time immemorial. It also happens to have vast deposits of rare metals and rivers wide enough to power our cities for generations."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForest #SaveMaineForests #Canada #FirstNations #Maine #QuebecHydro
Read more: https://rover.substack.com/p/power-grab-quebec-vs-the-innu-nation
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From 2020. Don't believe that #QuebecHydro are for preserving nature, or the will of the voters, or respecting #NativeAmerican rights. They are all about making a buck!
Indigenous group launch $4B lawsuit over huge hydro power project
by Marc Montgomery, October 7, 2020
"The #Innu say the project, begun in the late 1960’s and completed in the 1970’s, has flooded a vast area of ancestral lands causing #environmental and #cultural harm to their people.
"In a statement, Innu Grand Chief Etienne Rich said, 'Over 50 years ago, #HydroQuébec and the provincial utility in #Newfoundland and #Labrador now called #NalcorEnergy, through the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, stole our land and flooded it in order to take advantage of the enormous hydro potential of the #ChurchillFalls,' adding, 'This project was undertaken without consulting us and without our consent'.
"The Innu leaders said the flooded area of over 5,000 sq/km has covered traditional #BurialGrounds, hunting areas, #caribou migration paths and habitat for wildlife they depend on. They also said there was no #environmental assessment of the mega project, the second largest power generation project in #Canada, and among the biggest in the world."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForests #SaveMaineForests #Innuit
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From 2020. Don't believe that #QuebecHydro are for preserving nature, or the will of the voters, or respecting #NativeAmerican rights. They are all about making a buck!
Indigenous group launch $4B lawsuit over huge hydro power project
by Marc Montgomery, October 7, 2020
"The #Innu say the project, begun in the late 1960’s and completed in the 1970’s, has flooded a vast area of ancestral lands causing #environmental and #cultural harm to their people.
"In a statement, Innu Grand Chief Etienne Rich said, 'Over 50 years ago, #HydroQuébec and the provincial utility in #Newfoundland and #Labrador now called #NalcorEnergy, through the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, stole our land and flooded it in order to take advantage of the enormous hydro potential of the #ChurchillFalls,' adding, 'This project was undertaken without consulting us and without our consent'.
"The Innu leaders said the flooded area of over 5,000 sq/km has covered traditional #BurialGrounds, hunting areas, #caribou migration paths and habitat for wildlife they depend on. They also said there was no #environmental assessment of the mega project, the second largest power generation project in #Canada, and among the biggest in the world."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForests #SaveMaineForests #Innuit
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From 2020. Don't believe that #QuebecHydro are for preserving nature, or the will of the voters, or respecting #NativeAmerican rights. They are all about making a buck!
Indigenous group launch $4B lawsuit over huge hydro power project
by Marc Montgomery, October 7, 2020
"The #Innu say the project, begun in the late 1960’s and completed in the 1970’s, has flooded a vast area of ancestral lands causing #environmental and #cultural harm to their people.
"In a statement, Innu Grand Chief Etienne Rich said, 'Over 50 years ago, #HydroQuébec and the provincial utility in #Newfoundland and #Labrador now called #NalcorEnergy, through the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, stole our land and flooded it in order to take advantage of the enormous hydro potential of the #ChurchillFalls,' adding, 'This project was undertaken without consulting us and without our consent'.
"The Innu leaders said the flooded area of over 5,000 sq/km has covered traditional #BurialGrounds, hunting areas, #caribou migration paths and habitat for wildlife they depend on. They also said there was no #environmental assessment of the mega project, the second largest power generation project in #Canada, and among the biggest in the world."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForests #SaveMaineForests #Innuit
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From 2020. Don't believe that #QuebecHydro are for preserving nature, or the will of the voters, or respecting #NativeAmerican rights. They are all about making a buck!
Indigenous group launch $4B lawsuit over huge hydro power project
by Marc Montgomery, October 7, 2020
"The #Innu say the project, begun in the late 1960’s and completed in the 1970’s, has flooded a vast area of ancestral lands causing #environmental and #cultural harm to their people.
"In a statement, Innu Grand Chief Etienne Rich said, 'Over 50 years ago, #HydroQuébec and the provincial utility in #Newfoundland and #Labrador now called #NalcorEnergy, through the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, stole our land and flooded it in order to take advantage of the enormous hydro potential of the #ChurchillFalls,' adding, 'This project was undertaken without consulting us and without our consent'.
"The Innu leaders said the flooded area of over 5,000 sq/km has covered traditional #BurialGrounds, hunting areas, #caribou migration paths and habitat for wildlife they depend on. They also said there was no #environmental assessment of the mega project, the second largest power generation project in #Canada, and among the biggest in the world."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForests #SaveMaineForests #Innuit
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From 2020. Don't believe that #QuebecHydro are for preserving nature, or the will of the voters, or respecting #NativeAmerican rights. They are all about making a buck!
Indigenous group launch $4B lawsuit over huge hydro power project
by Marc Montgomery, October 7, 2020
"The #Innu say the project, begun in the late 1960’s and completed in the 1970’s, has flooded a vast area of ancestral lands causing #environmental and #cultural harm to their people.
"In a statement, Innu Grand Chief Etienne Rich said, 'Over 50 years ago, #HydroQuébec and the provincial utility in #Newfoundland and #Labrador now called #NalcorEnergy, through the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, stole our land and flooded it in order to take advantage of the enormous hydro potential of the #ChurchillFalls,' adding, 'This project was undertaken without consulting us and without our consent'.
"The Innu leaders said the flooded area of over 5,000 sq/km has covered traditional #BurialGrounds, hunting areas, #caribou migration paths and habitat for wildlife they depend on. They also said there was no #environmental assessment of the mega project, the second largest power generation project in #Canada, and among the biggest in the world."
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousRights #CulturalGenocide #Hydropower #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine #NRCM #Avangrid #CMP #CleanEnergy #Forests #SaveTheForests #SaveMaineForests #Innuit