Bury or Stop Northern Pass

Dear Governor Hassan,

We applaud your efforts to date to defend New Hampshire's natural and cultural heritage from the proposed Northern Pass transmission line. Please join us in making sure that our children and grandchildren can pass this vital heritage on to their children and grandchildren. Please ask Northeast Utilities and Hydro-Québec either to bury the entire project in New Hampshire or stop it altogether.  

Everywhere we look we see proposals for new high-voltage, direct current transmission lines.  In Maine, Vermont, and New York, new north-south high-voltage direct-current lines are being proposed completely underground or underwater; even Hydro-Québec itself is advancing an underground transmission project to connect with New York. Everywhere we look we see new, innovative underground transmission technology proposals.  Everywhere except New Hampshire.

Governor Hassan, before you host the New England Governors and the Eastern Canadian Premiers here in New Hampshire this July, please make it clear that New Hampshire welcomes each of them to our magnificent state. But please also convey the message that we will insist on smart, well-planned energy projects that advance a clean energy future and we will not welcome any overhead extension cords like Northern Pass that provide little benefit to the state, at the expense of our natural and scenic resources.

Sincerely,

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Why is this important?

  • Rose Woodardabout 11 years ago Sugar Hill NH
    This area is too beautiful to spoil with high wires. Once they are erected, the land is no longer so beautiful and becomes too easy to spoil with other human stuff.
  • Roberta Frenchabout 11 years ago New Durahm NH
    I'm an outdoor enthusiast and don't want to look at this obstruction of views
  • Catherine Skellengerabout 11 years ago Bethlehem NH
    That the power is buried. To preserve our Natural beauty in New Hampshire. Thank you for you time and understanding.
  • sandra steeleabout 11 years ago eaton NH
    ITS OUR HOME IT'S BEAUTIFUL! please don't ruin the land
  • Robert Maloneyabout 11 years ago Holderness NH
    I came to NH in 2007 for the serenity and beauty of the White Mountains and the best smallmouth bass fishing in the northeast. Bury the new lines or don't allow them in NH at all. Bob Maloney
  • Ana Montezabout 11 years ago Longmont CO
    I want to see as much forest and wildlife preserved as possible.
  • John Shieldsabout 11 years ago Meredith NH
    We are avid hikers and want to ensure the beautiful views remain in this wonderful land.
  • Sandra Heaneyabout 11 years ago Bristol NH
    I spend every spare moment in the beautiful woods of NH - it's why I moved here - also I run a B&B - my livelihood is dependent upon tourists wanting to visit our state with its unspoiled views - please don't destroy these!
  • Herrika Poorabout 11 years ago Cornish NH
    We do not need to scar our beautiful landscape with transmission lines. Keep our vistas natural.
  • Phil Statlenderabout 11 years ago Meriden CT
    Human progress & well-being must ALWAYS be balanced with respect for & preservation of this incredible place we inhabit. In the end, it’s all part of the same thing. Is this project an actual necessity? I don’t think so.
  • Chris Broderick about 11 years ago Lebanon NH
    I think there must be a better way to do this.
  • Carroll Goldsmithabout 11 years ago Amherst NH
    Please preserve NH's natural beauty; do not mar it with something that could be completed another way and which many other states have done: bury the power lines.
  • Deborah Showalterabout 11 years ago N. Woodstock NH
    This project would directly affect my local region. Our economy is almost exclusively dependent on tourism, and our local landscape is a vital economic resource.
  • Nancy & George Macneilabout 11 years ago Franconia NH
    If the lines were buried it would preserve the property values in the surrounding areas.
  • Christine Carter about 11 years ago Plymouth NH
    This is ruining what so many New Hampshire residents and tourists love so much, New Hampshire's natural beauty! We need to protect it!
  • Jane Billingsabout 11 years ago Hancock NH
    I see NO benefit for NH and we need to do everything possible to preserve our natural resources . One of the main reasons people visit NH is for it's natural beauty.
  • Kathryn Brandinabout 11 years ago Portsmouth NH
    We MUST use alternate forms of energy--ones that do not rape our landscapes...keep our few remaining pristine forests pristine!
  • TUESDAY GRIFFINabout 11 years ago WOODSVILLE NH
    I LIVE IN NH AND LOVE TO HIKE IN THE MTNS. I DO NOT WANT THOSE UGLY TOWERS IN SIGHT!
  • Jean Sarkisabout 11 years ago Atkinson NH
    We need to preserve our environment for our people and animals. Please don't let ugly transmission lines be installed in NH.
  • John Sibleyabout 11 years ago Gloucester City NJ
    If you can bury the lines underground, why would you not? Safe from ice storms and hurricanes, why would you not?
  • Francis Butlerabout 11 years ago Alexandria NH
    Degrades or natural beauty, detremental to habitant, and opens the door for moresuch projects. Find better ways!
  • Bernard Baronasabout 11 years ago Merrimack NH
    Lies and BS
  • Natasha Martinabout 11 years ago Plaistow NH
    We live in NH and don't want to see its natural beauty destroyed
  • Scott Mullerabout 11 years ago Freeport NY
    Many times in our lives we have the ability to have an effect on future generations in big ways. This is one of those times. Please make the right decision, not for money but for the beauty of the landscape.
  • Chris Withersabout 11 years ago Mont Vernon NH
    Other than temporary jobs, this project does nothing for New Hampshire and permanently scars our landscape and potentially impacts our tourism trade.

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