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More on the Visual Impact Analysis process
LandWorks, an independent firm skilled in landscape study, is working on the development of a visual impact analysis which is a necessary component of the project’s permitting process. The firm has recently authored a document describing how that analysis will … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, ROW, view shed, visual simulations
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August 2012 Landowner Newsletter
The fifth issue of the Northern Pass Landowner Newsletter is being distributed this week. This issue features an interview with a farmer from Bath, NH who has lived and worked near a high voltage transmission line for his entire life.
Posted in Collateral, newsletter
Tagged community, easement, environment, landowners, ROW
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Landowner newsletter distributed
The fourth issue of The Northern Pass Landowner Newsletter was distributed the week of June 11th. The newsletter is focused on data collection and an explanation of Direct Current.
March 2012 Landowner Newsletter
The third issue of The Northern Pass – Landowner Newsletter was distributed to property owners on or about March 30. The issue focuses on the role of transmission and the unique and important habitat that transmission corridors provide.
HQ: CLF study is flawed
Hydro Quebec recently responded to a study commissioned by the Conservation Law Foundation challenging the amount of carbon (CO2) emissions that may be reduced as a result of The Northern Pass offsetting energy produced by the burning of fossil fuels. … Continue reading
Working to reduce state and regional carbon emissions
“…The Task Force recommends that New Hampshire strive to achieve a long-term reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050…” New Hampshire Climate Action Plan, 2009 Is it any wonder that the New Hampshire … Continue reading
New Environmental Consultants Selected for Northern Pass
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Northern Pass last week entered into a memorandum of understanding with a new team of environmental consultants to lead the environmental impact statement process for the project as required by the National Environmental … Continue reading
Food for thought…
Natural Gas is the dominant source (> 40 percent) of electrical energy production in New England. It is currently cheap, due in part to a relatively new gas extraction technique known as “fracking.” A recent Cornell University study argues that … Continue reading
NPT asks DOE to end Normandeau Associates role in EIS process
The project today asked the US Dept of Energy to end the role of Normandeau Associates as the DOE’s Environmental Impact Statement contractor and to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding that outlined that role. In it’s letter to the DOE, … Continue reading
On Environmental Data Gathering
In this video, Tom True, senior project manager for Coler & Colantonio, discusses the process of gathering environmental data for The Northern Pass project. This is done only after permission is received from landowners along the proposed route of the … Continue reading