KENNEBEC JOURNAL • October 3, 2021
Question 1, if approved on Nov. 2, would essentially invalidate the regulatory approvals obtained by Central Maine Power from the Maine Land Use Planning Commission and the Maine DEP in 2020 for its proposed powerline corridor to bring renewable, hydroelectric power to Massachusetts as part of that state’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change. Instead, this referendum would substitute a political decision by the Legislature. The bottom line is the climate change benefits of the powerline greatly outweighs its negative impacts. I will therefore vote against Question 1. ~ George Seel, Belgrade