Local #GreenParty activists protest the harmful #aquind electrical interconnector. This will cause huge disruption, loss of green space, #airpollution and potential contamination from digging through landfill sites in #Portsmouth and #Dieppe. Funded by Russian oligarchs and technically legal donations to certain MPs, this is not in the public interest. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/05/labour-writes-to-tory-chair-over-donations-to-34-mps-by-firms-named-in-pandora-papers

#Aquind plan would be devastating for our delicate marine and shoreline wildlife, such as 20 species of waders and the Brent Geese that winter here from Siberia. Laying the cables would also disturb significant amounts of toxic waste buried under Milton Common, threatening families living alongside the route with asbestos. #Portsmouth https://the.organise.network/campaigns/network-it-s-time-to-stopaquind-0ef6658793b2bb03?utm_campaign=N7yOsKl4vK&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share

Of course we should not forget the impact on French communities in #Pourville #Dieppe and #Barnabos who also oppose the destructive and corrupt #Aquind scheme https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/aquind-french-campaigners-joining-forces-with-portsmouth-in-bid-to-halt-controversial-interconnector-project-4008257

CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to continue the fight against the controversial £1.4bn #Aquind interconnector after a High Court judge overturned the decision of the former business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. The plan threatens green spaces in #Portsmouth and cause long term traffic disruption. Not to mention the dodgy Russian #oligarchs behind it. https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/aquind-in-portsmouth-we-fight-again-say-opponents-of-damaging-electricity-cable-scheme-3999901

BBC News - #Aquind: Government & people of #Portsmouth loses bid to block cross-Channel electricity cable
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64388577

A DATE has been set for the judicial review hearing into the decision to reject proposals for the controversial £1.2bn #Aquind interconnector between #LeHavre France and #Portsmouth. November 22 and 23. https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/aquind-hearing-date-set-for-judicial-review-over-controversial-infrastructure-project-3884954

The project is already surrounded in corruption and Russian oligarch money. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/04/russian-tycoons-link-to-alleged-corruption-in-leaked-files-raises-questions-for-tory-ministers