If the Globe could not find a pattern of misstatements by May, they are simply not looking. Then again, Peter Howe handled most of the coverage in the past and was deep in May's pocket, ignoring as much as the Energy Facilities Siting Board. May is deep in corrupted MA politics for sure.

How ironic that in an article regarding CEO Tom May's misstatements of fact, an NU flack compounds the damage with more misstatements. Having listened carefully to the webcast of May's remarks, he said what he said. Attempts at ex post revisions don't hold water and detract even more from NU's corporate credibility. NU tells the markets that building more transmission is an important driver of future earnings, and that Northern Pass is an important part of the transmission build-out. Investors therefore expect careful, balanced and accurate communications from NU about the significant barriers Northern Pass faces in New Hampshire. We expect the truth about the delays and uncertainties surrounding the project. Instead we get a one-sided marketing pitch and bizarre detours from the facts. Investors are confused about Northern Pass. Will it happen or not? Fortunately investors can look to a litmus test for NU's credibility on this project coming up in the next several days. NU has long advertised that it will announce a new route for Northern Pass by year end. The route announcement will of course be meaningless if NU has not assembled all the necessary property rights for the new route (just like NU's illusory first route announcement which merely drew lines across a map). Let's see if NU keeps its promise. Will NU unveil a new route that's fully under its corporate control, or will this be just another example of NU's smoke and mirrors?

Where will we get the electricity to power our iPads and electric cars if we shut down coal fired plants, oppose fracking to produce clean natural gas, object to windmills because they kill some birds, and reject Northern Pass and its cheap Canadian hydropower?