‘Mom and Pop’ dams across Massachusetts provide clean energy and a trip back in time to Ford’s Folly
Massachusetts has set a goal of attaining net-zero emissions by the year 2050. Throughout Massachusetts, Ted Reinstein finds privately-owned dams providing hydro-electricity
Updated: 8:10 PM EDT Aug 26, 2022
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INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU AND ME. ♪ TED: MASSACHUSETTS HAS SET A GOAL OF ATTAINING NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY THE YEAR 2050. TO MEET THAT THE STATE’S BANKING ON A BIG JOLT OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER IMPORTED FROM CANADA. IF PASSED A PROPOSAL TO PARTNER WITH HYDRO QUEBEC AND ONE TRANSMISSION LINES FROM THE GIANT DAMS DOWN THROUGH MAINE COULD BECOME…