Northern Pass wants to know who donated to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests specifically to oppose its proposed 192-mile extra high-voltage powerline from Pittsburg to Deerfield, according to a memo posted Monday on the state Site Evaluation Committee website.
Northern Pass’ data request No. 5 asks the forest society to: “Provide a list of donations that were made by energy companies or power generators, and others, that were made for the specific purpose of opposing Northern Pass.”
Dan Dolan president of the New England Power Generators Association said: “I can say categorically that we have not provided any funding to the forest society or any other party.” NEPGA is a partial intervenor in Northern Pass.
Jack Savage of the forest society said: “I can tell you that the forest society has not received any donations from any energy companies or power generators for Northern Pass. Period.”
Savage went on to say, “I think Northern Pass is obsessed with this topic because the little support they’ve gotten for their project has come almost exclusively from people and interests who have received money or hope to make money as a result of the project. Apparently, they assume opinions are only ever bought and sold because that’s how they do business.”
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