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Alberta's power line legislation will add new costs to power bills
Controversial legislation that will limit public debate on plans to erect billions of dollars worth of new power lines across Alberta is the latest twist in a saga that reads like a cheap detective novel.
Two years ago, Alberta's energy regulator was accused of spying on opponents of the power lines during public hearings.
As a result, Premier Ed Stelmach was forced to replace the head of the utilities commission. The regulator's head of security was forced to resign and the hearings were scuttled.
November 25, 2009
by Jim Macdonald
in The Canadian Press
EDMONTON - Controversial legislation that will limit public debate on plans to erect billions of dollars worth of new power lines across Alberta is the latest twist in a saga that reads like a cheap detective novel.
Two years ago, Alberta's energy regulator was accused of spying on opponents of the power lines during public hearings.
As a result, Premier Ed Stelmach was forced to replace the head of the utilities commission. The regulator's head of security was forced to resign and the hearings were scuttled.
Joe Anglin, one of the founders of a grassroots protest movement against the power... [continue via Web link]
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