"How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?" -- Robert Nesta Marley, 1979
Two weeks ago, this was a pregnant, female American eel swimming to the Atlantic Ocean to give birth.
On Monday, October 18, 2004 State of Maine officials ceded ownership of the entire 1,000 square mile Sebasticook River watershed to the Arcadia Energy Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia. Arcadia is the owner of the Benton Falls Dam on the Sebasticook River in Benton, Maine which has been mercilessly slaughtering female eels in their turbines for the past 3 weeks.
State of Maine officials ceded the Sebasticook River to Arcadia Energy on October 18 by telling Arcadia it is perfectly legal for the Benton Falls Dam to continue killing every female American eel which tries to migrate past the dam to give birth in the Atlantic Ocean.
On October 18, 2004 the State of Maine requested the Benton Falls dam owner, Arcadia Energy, voluntarily shut off their turbines during the evening hours to stop the ongoing slaughter of American eels, which migrate only at night. Arcadia Energy has refused to do so.
As of October 28, 2004 the turbines of the Benton Falls Dam are still slaughtering female eels each and every night during their fall migration.
Express your views to the man who refuses to stop the killing. His name is Harold Slone and you can send him an email now at: Harold.Slone@arcadiacos.com