MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • September 4, 2022
The state supreme court decision rejecting Maine voters’ effortsto stop the corridor is one hard pill to swallow, especially now with many voters’ faith waning in our democratic institutions. The statement from Central Maine Power that Maine needs the clean and renewable energy that the corridor will deliver to achieve its energy goals is misinformation and an alternate reality. Since the 1960s Canada has dammed up major Arctic rivers. Holding the waters hostage all summer, these sea-sized reservoirs flood over thousands of square miles of forest, tundra and permafrost. Melting permafrost releases large quantities of methane gas. New scientific data prove how atmospheric water vapor supercharges the Earth’s greenhouse effect. We have a delicate climate but what the Canadian hydroelectric industry is up to will ensure climate disaster. ~ Clifford Krolick, Parsonsfield