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Originally Posted by Cobrabill
Their land?They weren't the first ones here.Neither were we.
Sorry,but EnviroMENTALISTS don't have enough clout to stop a railroad.Something else is "afoot".
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Sorry Bill but you are wrong about that. They have wanted to build that railroad bridge to take out the dangerous curve for the past 20 years and the very mention of it has the Environmentalists in court. They have also in the past 10 years here in this area stopped any construction of 2 highway bridges, any dams or power plants, yet they are leading the screaming about the need for more power but they want wind power. So about 6 years ago they fund a place up near Burney on the mountain that would work for wind power, got all the permits and everything and guess what. Here came the Environmentalists and took it to court to stop it as it would ruin the skyline for the few people that can actually see that part of it. They lost that fight and last summer they started the job and now the Environmentalists are suing to keep any power lines from being ran from the turbines to any place at that will spoil the urban scenery if you hike 15 miles up these canyons and happen to see one of them. But on a more LOGICAL note for the Environmentalists, they are also demanding more power as they drive their brand new SUVs from city to city to protest anything they can find. The Enviromentallists here have more power than the railroad and sometimes I think the state.
Ron
