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Aroostook lawmakers back study that could further slow massive wind project

Last February, the utilities commission selected LS Power and Long Road Energy’s King Pine Wind Project for the Aroostook Renewable Gateway.

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Sen Curry introduces bill to protect property owners, improve eminent domain laws

AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Waldo, on Jan. 23 introduced LD 2087, “An Act to Protect Property Owners by Preventing the Use of Eminent Domain to Build Transmission Lines Under

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WindAction | Rural Mainers urge ban on seizing private land via eminent domain for wind project backed by foreign asset funds

Mainers appeared in Augusta on Wednesday to defend their right to private property during a public hearing on a bill which would prevent the state from forcibly seizing private land for the construction of a high-power transmission line. The controversial transmission line, which is without a developer following LS Power’s decision to pull out of the project, would theoretically connect Massachusetts renewable energy customers to a proposed wind farm 92 percent owned by foreign investors.

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Rural Mainers Urge Ban on Seizing Private Land Via Eminent Domain for Wind Project Backed by Foreign Asset Funds

Rural Mainers Urge Ban on Seizing Private Land Via Eminent Domain for Wind Project Backed by Foreign Asset Funds
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Opinion: Aroostook Renewable Gateway benefits Maine in many ways

The current plan prioritizes the delivery of clean energy with minimum environmental impact and maximum ratepayer benefit.

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