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Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: environmentalists Source: By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press • Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America’s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size.
As President Joe Biden’s administration plans to fight climate change by weaning the nation off fossil fuels, these large-scale renewable energy projects are the source of conflict within a seemingly unlikely group: environmentalists.
America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups encompassing players such as public lands advocates, animal welfare proponents and hunting organizations have disparate opinions about new renewable energy infrastructure and its trade-offs. While all agree on the need for clean power sources, there are deep disputes about the wisdom of
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JAY Representatives of NECEC Transmission LLC’s New England Clean Energy Connect project answered questions Tuesday night regarding its shoreland zoning permit application for the 7 miles of the proposed transmission line expected to go through the town.
The proposed 145.1 mile high-voltage, direct current electric transmission line would run from the Quebec border to Lewiston to connect with the New England power grid to send “clean, renewable energy to Massachusetts consumers,“ according to developers. The cost is estimated at about $1 billion.
Permitting specialist James Morin presented a short PowerPoint on the project.
Fourteen people, not factoring in six Planning Board members, attended the public hearing. Five or six of those were representatives of transmission corridor and eight were residents, according to town code enforcement officer, Ronda Palmer’s tally.
Updated May 3
Clean energy megaprojects, including in Maine, divide environmentalists
America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups have disparate opinions about large-scale renewable energy projects that could rise during President Biden s tenure.
By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press
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Central Maine Power s hydropower transmission corridor would be in the vicinity of this view of Attean Pond near Jackman, as seen from a scenic pullover. A 150-foot-wide swath of land would extend 53 miles from the Canadian border into Maine s north woods. Associated Press/Robert F. Bukaty
Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America’s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size.
As President Joe Biden s administration plans to fight climate change by weaning the nation off fossil fuels, these large-scale renewable energy projects are the source of conflict within a seemingly unlikely group: environmentalists.
America s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups encompassing players such as public lands advocates, animal welfare proponents and hunting organizations have disparate opinions about new renewable energy infrastructure and its trade-offs. While all agree on the need for clean power sources, there are deep disputes about the wisdom of projects that will impose their own impact on the environment.