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I haven't won anything. The people of NH will have "won" when this proposal is officially rejected and sent back to the drawing board. PSNH and npass have insulted the people of NH with their underhanded and deceptive tactics and their willingness to put profits before people. Instead of just rolling over, a determined public has met their deceptions with clear cut facts and figures as well as the pertinant laws and our State Constitution. When a public referendum was held in 2006, the public voted 85% to 15% to prevent private companies from using eminent domain to take private property. Who do they think they are? Now they are trying to get reclassified as a "public" utility so they can get around the law. There is going to be a public hearing coming up when the Senate looks at HB648. One of the Republican [but it's non-partisan] Senators suggested personal appearances for those who could make it and emails and letters to Senators for those who can't be there in person. Take a few minutes to draft a letter and then email it to each Senator, find their addresses at: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/ Tell them not to let anyone steal our land, esp. a foreign and out of state company no matter how much money they have and how we don't want to trash our state because they don't want any power plants in their state. Help keep NH beautiful and preserve and protect the NH way of life. Thanks.
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Note the Hearing for HB648 will be held in Concord on May 19th at 1:15 pm at Representative Hall, Second Floor of the State House at 107 North Main Street
There is a request that testimony not be duplicative so if someone has commented previously and your name is called you can stand and state that the issue has been covered.
If you plan on testifying be sure to determine what aspect of the bill you will comment on and limit your comments to 3 minutes or less.
HB 648 is the bill to limit the power of private companies to use eminent domain to steal our land for their profit. If you can't be there, please write or call the state senators. Thanks.
While the Conn. owned PSNH is pushing hard for a transmission line that will put a permanent scar on NH from top to bottom, and is suggested to be just the first of numerous lines to come, Conn. has just rejected that state's first wind power generating project because the 2 proposed turbines would "mar the landscape". I guess the 1200+/- huge metal towers every 800 feet all the way to the Canadian border in our state won't mar their landscape so that's OK with them. This double standard is beyond the pale. If they aren't willing to show us the same respect they require for themselves then they can sit in the dark for all I care. They'll figure it out real fast. One of the main reasons they want the overhead lines instead of going underground is to be able to run additional lines in the future without the additional costs so look for the sequels, - northern pass II, III, IV, V, etc. Once they steal that right of way, they are off to the races. Come to Concord on Thursday the 19th and show your support for hb648 which prohibits private companies from using eminent domain to steal private property for their own financial gain. For those who think nuclear is the answer, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/wo...mc=rss&src=igw
Has anybody seen the ad on TV for northern pass ? It shows all these pictures of happy smiling people and how happy they would be if they had more electricity. If you look close on one of the vehicles it has a Ma. plate on it. I'm still looking for the Ct. one to really set me off.
The company needs to do its part; but I think this could be a very worthwhile project. Likewise I'm not going to stop heading north because there is some power line...
The project sure isn't needed at all. MA and CT should not enjoy lower electricity costs at the expense of NH forests. Most large tracts of land are actually owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. They have a big stake in the fight against eminent domain from the proposed Northern Pass Transmission Line. NH also has a surplus of electricity and does not need any additional surplus generation.
The PSNH issue with the illegal expansion of coal fired plant in Bow was also a big news story a couple years ago as well. They will just run that old plant into the ground even though it is already 50+ years old. If one must replace that plant with generating capacity, natural gas would be better... Conservation measures would further reduce baseload demand. Most in NH already conserve electricity much better than most states.
None of the electricity was for us to begin with but now PSNH is saying they are in negotiation for a small amount so they can say so. We are just the conduit.
None of the electricity was for us to begin with but now PSNH is saying they are in negotiation for a small amount so they can say so. We are just the conduit.
The lawyers had better get ready. I'm sure round one will begin soon. Eminent domain will be a big sticking point obviously. Many parties with like interests against northern pass.
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