Re: [GBlist] underground lines vs. overhead

[Donna Watkins <donna@theherbsplace.com>]

Hi Elizabeth!

Yes, I've also heard of those kinds of reports and back in AL, they [the
power companies] would come into the homes and test for levels.  I had a
friend who lived near a large power line.

I know when we lived in the city they added some buckets to the power lines
out on the street for a new computer center about a mile away.  Me and our
son really noticed it on our nervous systems [hubby was gone most of the day
and thought we were a bit wacky at the time till he read more on it].

One of the responses that was sent to me was that it doesn't matter whether
they are buried or not - same effect.  That's a sobering thought.

Blessings to you!
Donna
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> From: "Martin&Caruso" <itchpeople@islc.net>
> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:02:24 -0400
> To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> Subject: [GBlist] underground lines vs. overhead
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I read the postings about underground lines and I have to say I found it
> interesting because when we first started looking into the building codes here
> (Beaufort SC, which to borrow from luke skywalker, if there is a bright spot
> in the universe this is the place it's farthest from) we were told that all
> new construction is required to have the lines buried.  Of course we still
> have all the old overhead lines but it would seem that my community, at least,
> is against putting up any more.  What I wonder about though, is that I have
> heard and read from lots of different sources that the radiation or whatever
> it is from power lines and transformers can have bad effects on living things,
> such as possibly causing cancer.  There was a program on discovery a few years
> ago about a community where several families lost many of the members to
> cancer and it was attributed to the presence of a transformer on their street.
> I also remember reading something about a dairy farmer whose cattle were
> having problems that seemed unexplainable until they were removed from the
> area of the power pole.  Did anyone else ever hear this?
> 
> Elizabeth
> 


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