Protesters Defend Their Actions in 2019 Climate Change Demonstration at N.H. Coal Plant
1:57 Listen to the testimony of Andrew Jones of western Maine, who said he joined the protest because he felt stymied by the mainstream climate action process. “The speed of bureaucracy is not going to cut it,” said Dana Dwinell-Yardley, who argued that New England’s electric ratepayers have too little recourse for the fact that they subsidize the coal plant through its commitments to provide future power to the regional grid. The next auction of those commitments will be held in early February, an event that could decide whether the plant stays open for several more years. The protest...
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