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In article <1993Nov10.161536.26788@dale.ksc.nasa.gov>, lrobbins@dale.ksc.nasa.gov (Lloyd Robbins) writes:
|> 
|> Saturday, in the midst of our cleaning, the homeowner's association
|> people came by and gave us the wonderful news that Florida Power and
|> Light (FPL) has decided to put high tension lines along an easement on
|> the lot next to us.  These lines are designed to carry 140,000 volts
|> on six lines strung on 100 foot high concrete poles.  These poles will
|> be about 100 feet from our house.  FPL has been asked to bury the
|> lines, and has refused on economic reasons.  Obviously we are
|> concerned about the damage to our property value from these unsightly
|> poles, and the possible (yes, I know it hasn't been <proven> yet)
|> health risks to ourselves and our two pre-schoolers. 
|> 
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Most of Pennsylvania is arguing this one since Duqesne Light in western PA is
trying to run high energy lines all the way to New Jersey.  This has been
going on for years.  Up here there are environmental impact studies, economic
studies (you have to prove it's going to be beneficial), etc.  And all over
the state there are home owners and lawyers on both sides fighting or
supporting it.  It's a zoo.  You might try contacting an environmental group
(Greenpeace?  or one of those) and seeing what ideas they have for preventing
this stuff.  I'd at least dash out to the library and do a search through
periodicals or whatever and see what other places in the country have been up
to.  There must be years worth of material on the one up here.

Good Luck!

Audrey


 Audrey Dorofee       Software Engineering Institute     Carnegie Mellon Univ.
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