Citizens Energy Task Force

… for a sustainable energy future

Dean Regnier’s CapX2020 Letter to Post-Bulletin Among Best 10 of 2009

Congrats to Mazeppa resident Dean Regnier, whose letter (below and here) made the list of TOP TEN BEST LETTERS OF 2009 for the Rochester Post Bulletin! Say ‘No!’ to CapX2020 transmission line Published Nov. 3, 2009 Xcel Energy claims there is a growing demand for power — that’s why they want to build massive 15-story [...]

Power Line Radiation Harms Human Health?

Yesterday the St. Paul Pioneer Press had an article about EMF’s effects on human health. It points north on a compass. It turns the motors in hair dryers and refrigerators. And it emanates from high-voltage power lines. But is a magnetic field harmful to human health? Read the rest of the article at TwinCities.com, or [...]

Expert Testimony on EMF from Power Lines

See Dr. David O. Carpenter’s in-depth testimony on the neurological effects of EMF here.

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  • Donate to CETF. Funds will support public education initiatives and legal expenses.

    We have hundreds of Wisconsin and Minnesota members. If you'd like to learn more, get involved, become a member or make a donation, feel free to give us a call. Contact Joe Morse at 507-452-8232.

  • About

    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
  • Support Clean Renewable Energy

    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.