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?

  • Allen Wickenabout 11 years ago Rangeley ME
    You mean beyond the obvious?
  • Joseph Jalbertabout 11 years ago Medford MA
    I spend as much of my time in the White Mountains as possible. One of the reasons is the natural views I see during my hikes which would be destroyed if massive electrical towers were to be constructed. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!!
  • Cynthia Cahillabout 11 years ago Rochester NY
    My husband and I love hiking in the White Mtns ...an opportunity to be in the wilderness, away from modern cities and technology.
  • Carp; Abarabout 11 years ago Waterbury VT
    Continue to enjoy hiking and wilderness. Will also upset wild life.
  • Ann Loreeabout 11 years ago Littleton MA
    Our family enjoys the white mountains every season of the year. I want its pristine beauty to be enjoyed for them long after I am gone and for others who enjoy these special places.
  • Judy Idenabout 11 years ago Upper Black Eddy PA
    If you build the lines above ground you have destroyed the beauty forever. You will never get it back.
  • John Chaseabout 11 years ago Tilton NH
    It will ruin the pristine area and view of this state. Most important New Hampshire doesn't benefit from this at all. If it's important enough for the southern states bury the whole line
  • Paul Bergerabout 11 years ago Milford NH
    For those of u who have not hiked the whites, please believe those of us who have; this project is not worth the cost to our environment.
  • Donnalee Millerabout 11 years ago Shamong NJ
    To preserve the beauty of nature for the generations to come.
  • Jane O'Donnellabout 11 years ago Cambridge MA
    I have hiked in the White Mountains my whole adult life and want to maintain their beauty for the next generations.
  • Kate Robitailleabout 11 years ago North Reading MA
    I hike in the Whites every weekend and often use AMC huts for overnight trips. I am passionate about my hiking and backpacking and about protecting this land I love so much. Please bury the electrical lines and leave this unspoiled land alone!
  • Ken Hargreavesabout 11 years ago Amherst MA
    I just returned from hiking in the White Mountains. It was God's blessing we had four days of beautiful sunny weather. Let's respect this unique landscape.
  • Kelsey Ruedigerabout 11 years ago West Newton MA
    My escape is hiking the White Mountains - not to see power lines in sight. Preserve the natural beauty of the mountains for all generations.
  • Jim Sivakabout 11 years ago Ashland MA
    When I am outdoors, especially walking or hiking, I only want to see nature in its natural state, not man-made structures imposing themselves on my views.
  • Andrew Knightabout 11 years ago Waterville Valley NH
    As a resident of NH and the White Mountains, I am adamantly against the Northern Pass project as currently proposed. Bury the Northern Pass corridor, or don't move forward at all.
  • Benjamin Lockspeiserabout 11 years ago Brooklyn NY
    Keep nature natural. Also, the lines being buried make them less vulnerable to damage from harsh winter weather, SAVING MONEY on disaster response and recovery efforts.
  • Benjamin Lockspeiserabout 11 years ago Brooklyn NY
    Keep nature natural. Also, the lines being buried make them less vulnerable to damage from harsh winter weather, SAVING
  • Doug DeNataleabout 11 years ago Malden MA
    It would be a terrible step backward to let business and out-of-state interests do this to an area that was the birthplace of the National Forest system because of the damage that was done to the area by thoughtless logging a century ago.
  • Laura Gormanabout 11 years ago Conway NH
    you can bury the lines and not destroy our beautiful views you will still impact our wildlife so be careful
  • Rena Linnellabout 11 years ago Westford MA
    I'm old. I want to retire in NH. Maybe in the white mountains somewhere. Not under a transmission line.
  • Dianne Wilkinsabout 11 years ago Falmouth ME
    Bury the lines...do it right or don't do it at all. Do not spoil what little is left of our open natural spaces.
  • carol currierabout 11 years ago Ashland NH
    It will cross my land if built
  • Paul Dodsonabout 11 years ago Wiscasset ME
    I want to preserve the natural beauty of the mountains for the future hikers on NH trails.
  • Lauren Linnellabout 11 years ago Westford MA
    I go hiking in NH to escape power lines, cities and busy polluted life. Lets keep NH beautiful!
  • Ralph Loringabout 11 years ago Jamaica Plain MA
    As homeowners in Thornton NH, our property values will be affected by the transmission lines less than a mile away. More importantly, the wildness of the Whites will be despoiled.

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