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Powerline opposition groundswell: lots of new press

Posted on | July 9, 2009 |

A lot is happening around CapX2020 in southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin in the last week or so.  Here are links to some recent press.  Read the articles, and post comments where you can!

For a good summary of CETF’s petition, read this backgrounder by CETF attorney Paula Macabee if you haven’t yet.

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One Response to “Powerline opposition groundswell: lots of new press”

  1. james gilmer
    July 9th, 2009 @ 9:29 pm

    I live in Sather valley. The proposed power line will come right thru the center of my farm. Sather Valley is one of the prettiest spots in the state and it would be devastated by this project. The loss of the natural beauty of the valley would be heart breaking to the families living here. I want this valley to be here for my grand children’s children. I have deer and turkey and song birds and cototes and timber rattle snakes living here. I have been working to restore the bluff prairies , rid the woods of invasive species and provide the wild life better haitat. Please lets not detroy one of the few places left in the state where one can see so many different species.

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