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Fri February 3, 2012
I Wonder Why ... ?

Why don't we bury our power lines in the Northwest?

Credit The Associated Press
Derrick Lonneker climbs up a downed power pole as he works to repair a transmission line damaged by a falling tree near a substation on Jan. 20, in Olympia.

Did you find yourself in the dark, shivering under blankets, eating cold rations during the recent snow and ice storms? Did it have you wondering why we are so dependent on overhead power poles to keep the lights on?

Could there be a better way?

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