<a friend sent me this>
Here are quotes from Governor Manchin's letter to Samuel Bodman, US Dep.
Energy secretary, dated 10/3/2006. Let me know if you want a copy.
"I am writing to extend my congratulations on your efforts regarding
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.... and to provide a
Governor's perspective on the benefits of such designations. West Virginia
is in a unique position. ..we border one of two areas in the nation
identified as severely deficient in electric transmission infrastructure.
To our north and east, we see regional issues of high energy prices, exacerbated
by lack of suitable sites for new generation facilities. To our south and
west, and within our own state, we see low-priced generation in existing power
plants that have been retrofitted to comply wit. new environmental
regulations --- clean coal plants...."
NOW REALLY EVEN MORE SICKENING
"On May 8 of this year, I attended a celebration of the last line splice on
American Electric...Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry 765 kV transmission line....This 90
mile line stretches from West Virginia to Virginia, and provides vital
reliability benefits for a significant portion of my state. Due to a
number of largely unrelated issues, the line took 13 years to site..........The
state of the U.S. electric grid along the urban East Coast is ........a matter
of national security. We must move forward with expediency......so siting
and construction can begin."
Then he says he supports two proposed projects which I believe are PATH and
TRAIL.
Oh he gives a brief mention of wind.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon(a)yahoo.com
304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.