What I don't get is that there is no evidence of massive cancer clusters in power workers. Lets face it, someone who's has spent their life ontop of, beside, sitting on, having lunch near etc high voltage AC cables would be the most likely person to have any problems.
So, I'd say if the power workers have been doing it for over a century it can't really be that big of a deal.
I'd agree though, I wouldn't fancy a power line that close to my house. Noisy and ugly!
I'd be far more concerned about getting sunburnt than I would be about A/C power lines to be quite honest when it comes to cancer risks.
Smoking, Pollution, excess use of volitile cleaning chemicals, pesticides, radon gas, dental and medical xrays and their overuse.. food additives etc seem to pose far more of a risk.
I'm not even very concerned about mobile phones. Ionising radiation sources and chemicals are what worries me most!
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 06-20-2005).]
