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The CHPE project reportedly links ral. But she adds, “We deliberately to hydro or maybe nuclear generation sought that wide comment last June. – whichever, a rumor of non-carbon, We are aiming for a transparent fed- non-fossil electricity. For many an- eral government.” chorage grounds opponents, this Kutkiewicz said that federal law re- (possibly) green power source gives it quires an environmental impact state- a pass, gives it precedence over ship- ment. For the Coast Guard, core issues ments of dirty oil. Green power is the include safety, the environment and future, asserts this bias; oil is the fad- the fact that this is a request from a pri- ing economy. Therefore, many com- vate sector group. Kutkiewicz was not menters assert, if the Hudson must aware of the CHPE cable project and be impacted, a so-called green power parallel issues, such as the anchor snag project delivers greater public bene