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Protecting rivers and their communities by resisting megadams and their transmission corridors #TheDamTruth #NoDamWay #ClimateCrisis #StopFakeRenewables
Oct 27, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
The Maine PUC's conclusion that NECEC would prevent the release of 3 million metric tons of GHG emissions per year ignores peer-reviewed science from independent and Hydro-Québec scientists that proves all of HQ's reservoirs emit CO2 and methane.

bangordailynews.com/2021/10/26/opi… Ignoring peer-reviewed science is dangerous and will only drive the world deeper into the climate crisis.
Oct 26, 2021 7 tweets 4 min read
North American Megadam Resistance Alliance and our international network urges Mainers to vote YES on Referendum Question 1 on November 2 to reject the New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission corridor.

Full press release: mailchi.mp/fd908586f5ef/i… To generate electricity for NECEC, Hydro-Quebec will use 61 dams and 28 reservoirs that have flooded and destroyed tens of thousands of square miles of boreal forests, wetlands, and taiga.

Hydropower destroys rivers and forests, violates Indigenous rights, and harms the climate.
Oct 26, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Importing Canadian hydropower via New England Clean Energy Connect = supporting environmental racism and destruction. This energy source is a climate injustice on every level.

mainebeacon.com/opinion-the-cm… "It is essential to highlight that we are not advocating for a different corridor pathway, as we believe hydropower does not have a place in the future of clean energy transition."
Oct 25, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Voting YES on Maine's Question 1 on November 2nd means standing with Indigenous communities in Canada that have been exploited and abused for hydropower generation.

quebechydroclash.com/press-release-… A coalition of five hydro-impacted Indigenous communities where the power for New England Clean Energy Connect (CMP Corridor) would be sourced from vehemently oppose this project.