by Sarah Lane
In response to our local power company’s proposed construction of a new electrical substation and installation of high voltage power lines in the downtown core area, I decided to investigate possible health and safety concerns related to electromagnetic fields (EMFs), those electrical and magnetic emissions created by all the electrical devices in our lives, from appliances to giant electric towers. I knew the conventional wisdom that there is no definitive link shown through research between EMFs and cancers, including childhood leukemia. But I’ve also walked underneath high voltage …

by Sarah Lane
Both President Obama and his former opponent John McCain endorsed “clean coal” as an important element of their energy plans. But “clean coal” is a fairy tale with a very bad ending, as in the Big Bad Wolf eats and digests Little Red Riding Hood and belches out a black cloud afterward.
The Fairy Tale
Once upon a time (February 2002) George W. Bush promised the people all over the land that he would invest $2 billion dollars over ten years to advance “clean coal” technology. The people said, “What …