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Vague and broadly worded laws make for bad energy policy

President Bush recently declared two large regions of the country "national interest electric transmission corridors," opening the door for the federal government to overrule local and state control over where and when transmission lines are located. This is the first of a four part series discussing the ramifications of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with respect to electric transmission lines, local control, eminent domain, and federal authority.

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