Greetings from Roseau, MN, on the Not-so-Great Northern Transmission Line road show! It’s the public hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and there’s another hearing today in Baudette at 6 p.m., and then tomorrow in Littlefork at 11 a.m. and International Falls at 6 p.m.
Be grateful you’re not staying in Big Bog State Park. OH. MY. DOG. It’s a very cool campground — down side is it’s like a parking lot, but if you’re into fishing, the sites along the water have docks! BUT… and that’s a BIG BOG BUT… It’s not just horribly hot. The bugs are beyond belief. I’ve never been so glad to have to take off for a hearing. Covered head to toe in mosquito bites, and THE FLIES! AAACK. They’re stuck in the screens and I don’t think a vacuum can handle it. This is one campground I do not recommend for camping. It’s a fishing camp. All of the others here have HUGE rigs, big RVs or monster trailers, with their boat, so no need to be outside, no bugs and hanging out with air conditioning. Here we are in site 12e, with a dock and no boat.
To see the DEIS, scroll down for links.
COMMENTS ARE DUE BY AUGUST 10, so there’s some time. Send your comments to:
Julie Ann Smith, PhD, Electricity Policy Analyst
DOE NEPA Document Manager
National Electricity Delivery Division (OE-20)
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20585JulieA.Smith@hq.doe.gov
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William Cole Storm, Environmental Review Manager
Energy Environmental Review and Analysis
85 7th Place East, Suite 500
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101bill.storm@state.mn.us
