Friends of Sebago Lake FOSL
Since 1992, we have been working to create a sustainable Sebago Lake.
Friends of Sebago Lake Comments on the Environmental Assessment for the Non-Capacity Amendment of the License Dundee Project FERC No. 2942 and Eel Weir Project FERC No. 2984
See FERC submission Friends of Sebago Lake (FOSL) provides these comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Non-Capacity Amendment of the License Dundee Project FERC No. 2942 and Eel Weir Project FERC No. 2984 dated May 2025 submitted by co-licensees Presumpscot Hydro LLC and Relevate Power Maine LLC (“Licensee”).
Canadian Domes of Moisture Emissions Major Drivers Melting Greenland’s Glaciers
READ PRIMER – CLICK HERE Weather stations, located upwind from southwest Greenland, document an extreme tipping point in 1993 along with earlier ones in 1970 and 1980. These tipping points coincide with the building of Arctic mega power stations (AMPSs) in Manitoba’s Nelson River and Quebec’s James Bay Hydroelectric Projects
Russian Domes of Moisture Emissions Engineered to Warm Siberia
READ PRIMER – CLICK HERE This Primer focuses on winter domes of moisture emissions (DOMEs) created by Arctic mega power stations (AMPSs) on rivers in the Barent Sea’s Kola Peninsula and the Kara Sea’s watershed in central Siberia between latitude 50 to 70 degrees North. Rivers upon which AMPSs have
A Hypothesis for Possible Leading Cause of Warming in Subarctic and Arctic Regions and Sea Level Rise
A quantitative analysis and discussion is included in an hypothesis by Stephen Kasprzak about how mega hydro dams are impacting the climate of Arctic regions from Siberia to Greenland. The Primer is a shortened version of the in depth 55 page Environmental Impact Statement on the Impacts of mega dams
The Whole Dam Truth
Click here to read The Whole Dam Truth article “The facts about the far reaching impacts of large dams are now coming of interest by the public, especially so, as climate changes is accelerating and marine ecosystems are further deteriorating. This national article is the first that we know of
WQC letter to Governor Mills August 10, 2023
Governor Janet Mills August 10, 2023 1 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333 Re: A request that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MeDEP) reopen the Sebago Lake Water Quality Certification (WQC) for FERC Project No. 2984-080 to address and correct the following: MeDEP’s justification for their Sebago Lake WQC
WHAT WE STAND FOR
The mission of Friends of Sebago Lake (FOSL) is to promote an understanding of the interconnected harmful impacts of unnatural freshwater flows by dam regulation and to advocate for the restoration of natural freshwater seasonal water flows from inland waters to the seas.
Re-Unification
FOSL’s mission includes the re-unification of fragmented freshwater ecosystems caused by dams impassable to fish. FOSL works for requirements that all dams in Maine have safe and effective fish passage for the full restoration of the historical range of Maine’s diadromous fishes.
We Pay Attention
To serve as a watchdog over those who regulate the flow of freshwater for their pleasure in their adherence to the laws of the Clean Water Act and State and Federal dam license requirements.
In The Name of Science
Promote the need for scientific study of the impacts of unnatural freshwater flow on the water quality and ecosystems of Sebago Lake and other Maine lakes and their water continuums all the way to the Gulf of Maine.
Friendly Restoration
Require the restoration of more natural seasonal cycles of freshwater flow in our lakes and rivers.
Fight For The Fish
Fight for the restoration of access and safe passage of diadromous fish to Sebago Lake and all Maine river watersheds.
From Here to the Sea
Advocate for and support scientific study of the relationship of unnatural freshwater flow on nutrient flux changes impacting coastal phytoplankton populations, coastal ecosystems, ocean acidity, and climate change