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Hydro-Quebec and Central Maine Power , two foreign energy companies, are proposing a 100-mile corridor through Maine’s north woods to carry green energy from Canada to Massachusetts.
In a $20 million lobbying and ad campaign, CMP promised residents jobs and an economic boom through tax revenue.
Carlson said that initially, most towns along the proposed corridor believed the assessments from CMP and supported the project.
Many residents, like homesteader Duane Hanson, fear their lives will never be the same if CMP gets their way.
Saviello believes the project can be stopped, saving both the environment and the livelihoods of Maine residents, but Carlson noted it wouldn’t be easy.
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