Citizens Energy Task Force

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CETF’s CapX2020 challenge covered by Winona Daily News and LaCrosse Tribune

The Winona Daily News and the LaCrosse Tribune have articles on CETF’s legal challenge of CapX2020.
See Winona Daily News: La Crescent group formalizes CapX2020 challenge or archived here.
See LaCrosse Tribune: Federal utilities group to begin review of CapX2020 project or archived here.

CITIZENS GROUP FORMALLY CHALLENGES DECISION ON CAPX2020 POWERLINE NEED AND ENCOURAGES MN & WI RESIDENTS TO ATTEND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SCOPING MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Citizens Energy Task Force (CETF) has officially challenged The Certificate of Need (CON) decision for the CapX2020 project: On June 12, 2009, Citizens Energy Task Force (www.cetf.us) submitted an official petition* to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC), requesting reconsideration of their approval of the La Crosse Line based upon a number of legal errors, [...]

Power line project gathering opposition (Winona Post)

Opponents of a $2 billion power line project that would cut through Southeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin met Monday in Wilson Township, gearing up to appeal a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) certificate issued for the project.
Read the rest at The Winona Post or archived here.

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    The Citizens Energy Task Force (CETF) is a coalition of neighbors and citizens concerned about the proposed CapX2020 high voltage transmission lines in Minnesota and Wisconsin. As a legally registered "intervening party" in the CapX2020 permitting process, we represent the concerns of citizens who question the need for these particular high voltage power lines, and who support clean, sustainable, locally-generated power sources.

    The permitting process is going on now and we need you
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    YOU BELIEVE citizens should have an influence on what type of energy is produced for Minnesota's and Wisconsin's energy needs and how far it travels.

    ADD YOUR VOICE to the CapX public hearing in your community. Speak up and write - your opinions matter.

    ADD YOUR VOICE to change the unfair eminent domain law, which exempts utilities from laws helping landowners to get a fair price in eminent domain.

    WE NEED YOUR HELP to raise money, inform citizens and get the word out.

    THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to have a voice in our energy future and to impact whether or not these lines will be built.