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The Clean Energy Corridor will deliver up to 1,200 megawatts of clean, reliable hydropower from Québec directly to Lewiston, Maine.

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Three independent studies have confirmed the science and it’s fossil fuel companies that are paying for all those ads telling you otherwise.

Our climate is worth fighting for.

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The science is clear: We’re running out of opportunities to fight climate change. The Clean Energy Corridor may be one of #Maine’s last chances to make a real impact. #mepolitics 1/3

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By reducing the region’s dependence on fossil fuels for electricity, the Clean Energy Corridor will lower the volume of carbon emissions pumped into #Maine’s air by more than 3 million metric tons per year. That’s like taking 700,000 cars off the road. #mepolitics 2/3

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How does #Maine benefit from the Clean Energy Corridor? #mepolitics

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Because the project was fully permitted, construction has already been underway for nine months. Mainers comprise three-quarters of those hired to work on the Corridor so far. 6/6 #Maine #mepolitics

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Here are some key facts about the Clean Energy Corridor to remember as you go to vote today. #Maine #mepolitics 1/6

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The project has been reviewed and approved by experts from more than two dozen federal, state, and local agencies. It is the most closely scrutinized project in Maine history. 5/6 #Maine #mepolitics

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The claim that the Clean Energy Corridor is being built without public transparency omits the experts at dozens of federal, state, and local agencies that have studied and approved the project. Here they are in 60 seconds. #Maine #mepolitics

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From local climate scientists: "Approval of Question 1 would make virtually impossible any future transmission line development if it crosses public land anywhere, due to requiring a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature." https://t.co/hyZkdmkyzq #mepolitics #Maine

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There have been a lot of myths and disinformation spread about the Clean Energy Corridor over the years. We debunk the 10 most frequently shared myths in this minute-long video. #Maine #mepolitics

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"In approving the Clean Energy Corridor, the #Maine Department of Environmental Protection concluded that the greatest threat to Maine’s natural environment is climate change." - Former State Geologist Walter Anderson writes in the BDN https://t.co/B9rIKlMCQ0 #mepolitics

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People keep asking what #Maine gets from the Clean Energy Corridor. Here it is... in 60 seconds. #mepolitics

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Voting 'NO' on Question 1 has been endorsed by the Press-Herald, Bangor Daily News, Lewiston Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal, Mount Desert Islander, Ellsworth American, and the Portland Phoenix.

No #Maine newspaper has endorsed a 'yes' vote. #mepolitics

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You needn't take our word for it. The Bangor Daily News editorial urging a 'no' vote on Question 1 makes it plain. #Maine #mepolitics

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From local climate scientists: "Approval of Question 1 would make virtually impossible any future transmission line development if it crosses public land anywhere, due to requiring a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature." https://t.co/ff6xVStzOv #mepolitics

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"NECEC could be completed very quickly, immediately eliminating more than 3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the New England power grid every year, making a bigger dent than any other renewable project currently planned" https://t.co/osRAnz2JjX #mepolitics #Maine

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🔥 "I don't give a care about the fight between NextEra and CMP. It's irrelevant to me. What I care about is clean energy and bringing in jobs to #Maine, and I know Q1 stops the delivery of clean energy to the region and, the moment it's passed, kills 400 Maine jobs." #mepolitics