2001

November 2001

Groups file challenge to Duluth-to-Wausau power line - Nov 29, 2001

Opponents file to block power line - Nov 29, 2001

Citizen Groups File Lawsuit Challenging PSC Decision on Transmission Line - Nov 29, 2001

October 2001

State regulators OK 220-mile power line - Oct 26, 2001

September 2001

Power line challenge dismissed - Sept 12, 2001

Residents aim to fight power line; Obtaining easements to build on private property may not be easy - Sept 10, 2001

Group sues to block power line project; Creation of independent company to operate electric grid violates state constitution, lawsuit says - 
Sept 6, 2001

August 2001

Power tower story has happened before - Aug 29, 2001

Local activists say battle is not over; Will continue to oppose construction of transmission line - Aug 22, 2001

When headlines breed power lines by WI State Representative Spencer Black - Aug 21, 2001

Local industries support PSC's decision to approve power line, landowners disappointed by it - Aug 21, 2001

Replace the PSC with elected members - Aug 21, 2001

Power line battles not over; PSC gives utilities go-ahead, but opponents vow to fight on in court - Aug 18, 2001

Not over: Opponents still have avenues to fight line - Aug 18, 2001

Residents glad power line path rejected - Aug 18, 2001

PSC backs Duluth-Wausau line - Foes prepare to take fight to court - 
Aug 17, 2001

State OKs 250-mile electric transmission line; Utilities cheer; opponents vow to continue battle in court - Aug 17, 2001

July 2001

Power line's legal tangles intensify; Citizen Utility Board says Minnesota Power wants out of project - July 18, 2001

Power line foes may go to court; Opponents of project will file lawsuits if plan is approved by PSC - July 15, 2001

Garvey on PR firms - July 15, 2001

Re: PR firms - July 15, 2001

PR firms - July 15, 2001

Utilities condemnation powers under attack - July 12, 2001

New PSC brochure on EMF - July 11, 2001 (PDF File)

Build capacity or risk the consequences - July 10, 2001

Power line opponents challenge PSC head; Group blasts Bie's ties to McCallum - July 7, 2001

Second Recusal Motion - Chair of PSC Must Step Down Because She is Biased in Favor of the Arrowhead - Weston Transmission Line - July 6, 2001

PSC Violates Las to Transfer Ownership of Transmission Project - 
July 5, 2001

June 2001

Reynolds moves to disband party caucuses [see last paragraph] - 
June 28, 2001

NERC Testifies Before Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (PDF File)- June 28, 2001 

CUB Letter to Mr. Jose Delgado, American Transmission Company - 
June 27, 2001

Wisconsin is full of energy.. - June 27, 2001

Power for the People: Civic Journalism and Wisconsin’s Search for Energy 
Solutions - June 27, 2001

McCallum power plan calls for generation, conservation - June 26, 2001

Governor McCallum's Energy Plan (PDF File)

Incentives for power plants urged; GOP caucus proposes boost in aid to cities - June 26, 2001

American Transmission Company welcomes 18 new contributors; Historic deal blends municipal, cooperative and investor-owned transmission - 
June 25, 2001

McCallum unveils energy strategy; His energy package would double renewable fuel use by 2010 - June 25, 2001

Application to Construct 250-Mile Transmission Line in Northern Wisconsin Must Be Denied - June 22, 2001

American Transmission Company Seeks to Limit Public Input - 
June 20, 2001

Power line firm had role in bill for electric industry - June 19, 2001

See photos and read about the United We Stand Rally June 7
at the PSC in Madison

May 2001

CUB Calls on PSC to Reject Arrowhead Transmission Line; Calls for Investigation of King-Weston Alternative - May 24, 2001

Pair ponder suit to fight power line - May 22, 2001

Public Information Meeting of the Xcel Power Line EIR Steering Committee - May 22, 2001

Energy fixes focus on supply - May 19, 2001

Doyle won't challenge law authorizing power line company - May 18, 2001

Power Already Being Shut-Off in Northern WI; WMC Powerline Report #8 - May 18m 2001 (PDF File)

ATC joins industry coalition in urging senate to make transmission part 
of energy legislation - May 18, 2001

Agenda for ATC generation customer meeting - May 18, 2001

In Energy Plan, Property Rights May Be an Issue - May 16, 2001

New PSC commissioner prepares to walk into a firestorm - May 11, 2001

President Bush to visit St. Paul to outline energy policy - May 10, 2001

Task Force To Propose Legislation allowing the seizure of private property for power lines - May 8, 2001

Boundless Energy - May 3, 2001

WMC Powerline Report #7 (PDF File)

April 2001

Manitoba Hydro destroying environment: U.S. activists - April 25, 2001

Shareholders Challenge XCEL Energy Over Human Rights and Environmental Wrongs - April 23, 2001

Mutual adversary produces alliance Cross Lake joins Hydro fight in ESP - April 23, 2001

Power line decision clears way for lawsuit - April 20, 2001

PSC decision on 250-mile line is delayed - April 15, 2001

Resolution against proposed power line adopted at local Wisconsin Conservation Congress meeting - April 15, 2001

Opponents want PSC to reopen file on proposed line - April 10, 2001

March 2001

Power line would hurt economy and flood lands - March 21, 2001

'Quick fix' solutions won't work - March 18, 2001

Minnesota waives rule for power line segment - March 16, 2001

McCallum proposal would shield utilities - March 9, 2001

UK Scientists Link Power Lines to Child Leukemia - March 6, 2001

Utility Experts Will Discuss Power Issues at Milwaukee Forum - 
March 6, 2001

Power line decision delayed; Commission must review testimony - 
March 5, 2001

February 2001

Public Service Commission faces trial of public confidence - Feb 26, 2001

The other electricity crisis: transmission lines - Feb 20, 2001

PSC Ave Bie Interview "Keeping the Lights On" - Feb 5, 2001

Evidence suggests transmission lines indeed dangerous - Feb 3, 2001

January 2001

Blackouts cast shadow; Power crisis in West hangs over Wisconsin deregulation debate - Jan 27, 2001

Citizens' groups oppose Garvin's appointment to PSC - Jan 18, 2001

Northwestern Wisconsin County Board Votes To Oppose Transmission Line - Jan 16, 2001

Governor-to-be faces key issues; He backs need for new power line - Jan 11, 2001

High tension up north; Citizens group, utilities dig in for fight over 240-mile power line - Jan 6, 2001

PSC Technical Hearing News Release - Jan 4, 2001

PSC Technical Hearings Begin January 3, 2001

Energy Policy Issues - January , 2001

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