Maine Residents to Protest Dune Bill and Out of State Involvement in Wind Port Siting

For immediate release

Citizens to Protect Sears Island

protectwahsumkik@proton.me

Monday, April 1, 9:45 a.m.

3rd Floor of the State House, Augusta, ME

The Maine Labor Climate Council has retained services of Greenlight America, a firm

dedicated to “green lighting” renewable energy projects across the country. MLCC has

been pulling strings to pass LD 2266, a bill that would eliminate protections for a sand

dune on Sears Island and pave the way for developing the Island, a move that is deeply

unpopular with locals who either favor using Mack Point, or no development at all.

Greenlight America is a national non-profit working to ensure renewable energy projects

meet little resistance. In this case they are bypassing environmental protections, which

throws scalding water in the face of a ‘just transition’ from fossil fuels to clean energy.

This partnership is to ensure that “Maine Won’t Wait” for proper environmental impact

studies, reviews, or assessments.

No environmental assessments for Sears Island have been released, but Governor

Mills, in conjunction with the AFL-CIO and environmental groups like Natural Resources

Council of Maine, already announced it as the “preferred site” for the offshore wind port.

The people of Maine deserve a transparent and accountable process, and bypassing

environmental protections in the name of “green energy” not only sets a dangerous

precedent, it is in direct opposition to the principles of the Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change, whose report states that retaining intact ecosystems are more useful

in curbing harmful changes in our climate than wind projects.