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Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Harold C. Hagen

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Harold C. Hagen (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Hagen was a farmer from Pope County and was president of CURE. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Background. How Hagen first learned about the the powerline project. Routing of line. Power Plant Siting Act - being grandfathered out; decision to come under siting law. Development of opposition groups such as CURE. Informational hearing and hearing process - purpose of; effectiveness of process; issues brought up. EQC - citizen's advisory committee; certificate of need. Reaction by the state and utilities to concerns expressed over powerline. Opposition to line - reasons for such a negative reaction to powerline project; issues over routing of line; why confrontations occurred. CURE - approach to issues before and after utilities came under siting act; role as head of CURE during confrontations; working with the media; working with Governors Wendell Anderson and Rudy Perpich and the legislators; mediation sessions and request for a moratorium; relationship with FACT and the airport in Starbuck. Dealing with the courts - health and safety issues; issues of easement and liability. View of current situation. Personal effect of issue on Hagen's life. Development of energy sources in the future.

Dates

  • 06/01/1977 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 25
  • Accession Number: AV1988.180.13

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 3 hours sound cassette 25 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 180 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

  • Name: Pope County, Minnesota, United States

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