Wow!, them North Islanders really get worked up about nothing. [Linked Image]
Especially when it's for the good of themselves and everyone else.
What I'm talking about (as Kiwi will be more than aware), is the plans for Transpower, the owners of the National HV Grid, to start on upgrading the existing 220kV sections of the system to 400kV.
The basic outline of the first part of the upgrade can be seen here .
However, this idea hasn't gone down all that well, as this story proves. [Linked Image]
(Warning:Bad language on the protesters placard!, never saw it when posting the story)
The local media have been having a field day here with all of the protesting and other rubbish going on.
There have been calls, for the 400kV work to be all undergrounded, however, this is a lot easier said than done and the cost would be horrendous.
Even the Green party is in on the act, with this comment
Also, with the advent of Over-head reticulation being mentioned, all the Environmentalists are jumping up and down about the effects of the pylons on the landscape and the effects of the EMF's on people that will have to live near the lines.
(These are the same Environmentalists, that protested on the roof of a coal fired power station last week.)
To the south of Christchurch, (where Kiwi lives), there are 220kV O/H lines everywhere, no-ones worried about them too much, as long as the lights stay on.
Some people just need to get real!. [Linked Image]

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[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 03-04-2005).]