PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 19, 2020
Tony Marple’s recent column (June 1) included numerous false statements about the proposed transmission line that Central Maine Power is promoting through its multimillion-dollar campaign to sell Mainers a project they don’t want. First, CMP wants Mainers to think that an MIT study justifies its project when, in fact, it does the opposite. Second, Mr. Marple and CMP vilify the natural gas industry but fail to mention that CMP’s parent company owns six Northeast natural gas companies. They are not only complicit in bringing polluting fracked gas to our region; they actively profit from it. Finally, CMP disrespects western Maine by downplaying the enormous negative impact 53 miles of new, permanently cleared transmission corridor would have on the North Woods. Don’t be fooled by CMP’s greenwashing. ~ Sue Ely, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Augusta