BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 14, 2021
On Nov. 2, a coalition of environmentalists and their allies dealt a huge blow to Maine’s clean energy infrastructure. It’s difficult to comprehend why anyone who considers themself an environmentalist would oppose a renewable hydroelectric power transmission project. Millions of people around the United States are already building our clean energy future. That’s why labor unions and other business groups here in Maine supported the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line. Together we agreed on the overwhelming evidence that points to the New England Clean Energy Connect being good for our environment, our economy, our workforce and our state. With so much of this project already built by union workers who want to keep earning a good wage in their home state, we refuse to just give up without a fight. ~ Tim Burgess, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 104