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Maine News Update is a news publisher based on a simple premise; too often Mainer’s are not getting the whole story.

Maine News Update is a news publisher based on a simple premise; too often Mainers are not getting the whole story. We will focus on news, initiatives, and real-world issues that the people of Maine care about, including those of us who are from away and those of us not from away. Maine News Update will often take a stand or express opinions. We support projects and campaigns we believe in, progra

ms that are not getting a fair shake, and opportunities for local residents where the facts are being over-shadowed by well-funded special interests and lobbyists.

03/11/2021

Maine voted in favor of Question 1 on Election Day to ban Central Maine Power's electricity corridor.

https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-question-1-cmp-corridor-ban-approved/38145004 #

Maine voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of Question 1 on Election Day to ban Central Maine Power's electricity corridor.

02/11/2021

On Tuesday, November 2, Maine voters will head to the polls.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/groups-for-against-question-1-rally-on-final-day-ahead-of-election-day/97-4e3ab159-ac24-4626-8f4a-586ef587b289

The No on 1 campaign, which supports the CMP corridor/NECEC, held a final campaign event in Augusta with folks who are currently building the corridor.

02/11/2021

The fate of New England’s largest low-carbon energy proposal, a $1 billion transmission line, is on the ballot.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-todays-elections-may-remake-renewables-clean-energy/

Voters go to the polls today in three states that could play major roles in determining the future of U.S. clean energy, renewable power and electric vehicles.

01/11/2021

"The language in the legislation that would be enacted if Question 1 passes would ban high-impact transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec region, which could hamper future efforts to bring hydro-electricity to Maine."

https://bangordailynews.com/2021/10/29/opinion/editorials/a-recap-of-the-bdn-editorial-boards-take-on-novembers-referendums/

We fear that Question 1's passage would send a worrying message to those who may want to develop major projects in Maine that the regulatory environment is too uncertain.

01/11/2021

"The governor’s position on the corridor is not new. It was her support of the project after inking a benefits package with Central Maine Power Co. and its affiliates that set it up for its success in the regulatory realm. She has centered her case for the project on the regional emissions reductions that will come by replacing fossil fuels with hydropower."

https://bangordailynews.com/2021/10/29/politics/daily-brief/janet-mills-defends-the-cmp-corridor-and-shows-why-its-in-trouble/

The governor endorsed the corridor but criticized its main builder, indicating the main problem for fellow opponents of Question 1.

30/10/2021

""I support this project because I have 6 grandkids, and I want to try to do everything in my power to leave a better world for them and their kids." -Lewiston Mayor Mark Cayer

https://www.wmtw.com/article/lewiston-auburn-mayors-announce-support-for-cmp-corridor/38095936

The mayors of Lewiston and Auburn on Thursday announced their support for the CMP corridor and urged Mainers to vote “no” on Question 1.

30/10/2021

"The transmission line will bring clean energy to New England and reduce carbon emissions equivalent to taking 700k cars off the road. I hope Mainers vote NO on ONE to keep this project moving and reliable, affordable, flowing!" -Secretary Granholm

https://bangordailynews.com/2021/10/28/politics/joe-bidens-energy-secretary-wants-mainers-to-back-the-cmp-corridor/

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Thursday encouraged Mainers to vote no in next week’s referendum aiming to block the Central Maine Power corridor.

30/10/2021

"When companies consider investing in Maine, they need to know that they will be treated fairly. This referendum, if passed, will destroy that essential confidence, and tell businesses that Maine is not a place that can be trusted." - Jim Cyr

https://mainenewsupdates.com/changing-rules-after-game-played-is-wrong-dangerous/

When companies consider investing in Maine, they need to know that they will be treated fairly.

30/10/2021

"I support the New England Clean Energy Connect, and I urge you to vote No on Question 1, because it is about climate change." -Gov Mills

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/radio_address/governor-mills-why-i-voted-no-question-one-2021-10-28

People have asked me how I’m voting on Question One, the NECEC Corridor. Well, I voted just the other day at my town office. And I voted No. This is Governor Janet Mills. Let me tell you why. Last night, thousands of Maine people turned up their thermostats to keep warm as the weather gets colder....

29/10/2021

Why Governor Mills Is voting no.

"Our state is the most heating oil dependent state in the country ... I urge you to vote No on Question 1, because it is about climate change."

28/10/2021

Retroactively canceling the NECEC is a dangerous game – for the rule of law and the wallets of all Mainers.

https://mainenewsupdates.com/necec-will-help-maine/

The only thing Big Oil with an agenda enjoys more than money is turning back the clock to reverse progress to make more money. This is why retroactively canceling the NECEC is a dangerous game – for the rule of law and the wallets of all Mainers.

28/10/2021

NextEra is the world’s largest utility company. They are based in Florida and hold a huge portfolio of energy investments in Maine, including power plants.

https://mainenewsupdates.com/manipulate-maine/

NextEra is the world’s largest utility company. They are based in Florida and hold a huge portfolio of energy investments in Maine, including power plants

28/10/2021

This November, we have the chance to embrace clean energy with the New England Clean Energy Connect line.

https://mainenewsupdates.com/maines-clean-energy-future/

Last year the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Maine a C- grade on its infrastructure report card. Our energy production and storage systems are aging and outdated, and many can no longer efficiently handle the electricity the state network demands.

27/10/2021

“Veritable gardens of the sea.”

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/rockweed-protects-maines-vibrant-coastline-heres-why-scientists-are-studying-it

Acadia National Park’s vibrant intertidal zone inspired a pioneering, 19th-century female naturalist’s research. Its organisms may be under threat.

27/10/2021

The state estimates that 535,000 people who worked during the early days of the pandemic will receive a check for about $275.

https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-worker-pandemic-payment-checks/38079325

Hundreds of thousands of Mainers will begin receiving disaster relief payments from the state beginning in November.

27/10/2021

An ongoing, high-stakes dispute between the owner of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire and the New England Clean Energy Connect’s parent company threatens to delay the $1 billion transmission line past a planned 2023 in-service date and hamstring similar clean-energy projects nationally.

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/25/massachusetts-says-utilities-dispute-over-necec-grid-hookup-threatens-climate-change-fight/

The federal-level fight represents yet another obstacle for the western Maine transmission line roughly a week before Maine voters will weigh in on a ballot question aimed at killing the project.

27/10/2021

Much of the 53-mile corridor is within a much larger present-day working forest that has reforested and continues to reforest itself.

https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/10/26/question-1-not-about-a-pristine-forest/

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27/10/2021

“Beneficial electrification” can occur only if renewable electricity can use the grid to reach consumers.

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/27/commentary-question-1-is-a-civil-war-between-fossil-fuels-and-renewable-power/

The Maine woods are the site of this battle, but the fight against climate change is what's really at stake.

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