the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Sep 2, 2024
Thousands of Maryland homeowners, farmers, and environmentalists packed public meetings in July and August to oppose electric power grid owners’ plan to build a 70-mile high-voltage power line through three counties in central Maryland.
The transmission line would carry electricity through central Maryland to massive data centers being planned in northern Virginia, where residents also organized in opposition.
The line as planned would cut through many family farms instead of following existing power lines, meaning the project threatens to seize access to big strips of farmers’ land through eminent domain. And Marylanders would pay hundreds of millions of dollars for it.
We all need data and electricity, and we use more all the time. But the companies want to grab land to build the line with minimal expense—meaning they want us to pay for it, including with increased electric bills that are already too high!