Court: Construction can proceed on hydropower corridor
The clean energy corridor will eliminate over three million metric tons of dirty emission from the New England energy grid each year by replacing fossil fuels with clean hydropower,” [Thorn…
The clean energy corridor will eliminate over three million metric tons of dirty emission from the New England energy grid each year by replacing fossil fuels with clean hydropower,” [Thorn Dickinson, president and CEO of the project] said in a statement. “The Maine AFL-CIO on Thursday endorsed the project, noting it is already producing good-paying jobs for unionized workers clearing trees, setting pole foundations and doing other work. The project is an opportunity to “not only reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, but also to secure good-paying, family-sustaining, union jobs with benefits,” said Robert Burr, business agent for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4.
