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Letter of the day: NIMBY power line opposition as a path toward sustainability

April 17, 2010 at 10:44PM

One Hampton, Minn., area resident along the route for the proposed CapX2020 power project put up a sign to protest the project. (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

I applaud the opponents of high-voltage power lines ("Mammoth high-voltage plan alarms residents," April 11). Here at last is action on climate change: No power lines, less electricity, lower carbon dioxide emissions, reduced global warming. Indeed, if we continue to enforce the "not-in-my-backyard" principle universally, we won't be able to export our environmental woes to other people and, thereby, will truly achieve sustainability. DOUGLAS ALLCHIN, ST. PAUL