GDG- A new battle at Gettysburg

[Laurence Schiller]

Christ - I completely agree with you, but this is being shoved down  
our throats with little thought - IMHO. We can't preserve every acre  
and we have to have roads, electric lines, etc., BUT, they don't have  
to go through the corridors that have been proposed.

I"ll let it be at that before I get into real trouble...

best,

Laurie
On Jul 17, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Christ Liebegott wrote:

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
>>> Laurie Schiller wrote: "Robert - yet another example of an  
>>> administration
> which claims to be against 'big government' but uses the power of the
> Federal government to run roughshod over local and environmental  
> issues to
> favor big corporations every time.
>
>
>
> Sheesh...
>
>
>
> Laurie Schiller<<
>
>
>
> Laurie,
>
> I don't want to get into contemporary politics (and get the infamous
> "HOOK"), but I think there's another side of this story.  The power  
> grid is
> old and inadequate and cannot serve the needs of an ever-increasing
> population and industry.  The black-outs of a few years ago have  
> shown that.
> There has to be some new high-powered hiways for getting  
> electricity to the
> places that need it-including the Midwest;>}.  The power companies  
> will
> spend many millions on this project to affect that.  I've read where
> historical groups, environmentalists, etc. have proposed other  
> corridors.
> However the costs of these would take the price tag even higher.   
> I'm not
> affiliated with any power company (except for the lines running  
> into my
> house, and the monthly $ I have to pay for them.), and I don't like  
> the idea
> of looking up from atop Little Round Top to see high tension lines  
> running
> along the skyline, but there are certain realities that must be  
> considered.
> I very strongly hope that compromises can be made to exclude the  
> lines in
> the effected historical areas.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Christ Liebegott
>
>
>
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Dr. Laurence Dana Schiller
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Maitre d'Armes
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