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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (103909)	6/27/2008 12:25:07 PM
From: CommanderCricket	Respond to of 206176

What ever happened to the "Can do" attitude we used to have in this country? The Alaskan hwy was built in something like 8 months. Care to guess what it would take today? A tidbit of trivia The official start of construction took place on March 8, 1942 after hundreds of pieces of construction equipment were moved on priority trains by the Northern Alberta Railways to the northeastern part of British Columbia near Mile 0 at Dawson Creek. Construction accelerated through the spring as the winter weather faded away and crews were able to work from both the northern and southern ends; they were spurred on after reports of the Japanese invasion of Kiska Island and Attu Island in the Aleutians. On September 24, 1942 crews from both directions met at Mile 588 at Contact Creek and the highway was dedicated on November 20, 1942 at Soldiers Summit.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (103909)	6/27/2008 1:08:01 PM
From: James W. Riley	Respond to of 206176

>>The manager of the Bureau of Land Management’s environmental impact study, Linda Resseguie, said that many factors must be considered when deciding whether to allow solar projects on the scale being proposed, among them the impact of construction and transmission lines on native vegetation and wildlife. In California, for example, solar developers often hire environmental experts to assess the effects of construction on the desert tortoise and Mojave ground squirrel.<< May the good Lord help us. Save the planet with solar and wind power, oh wait a minute, what about the poor cactus worms? Those cold winters in Canada are looking better by the minute.