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Re:Rolling blackouts in California have power experts stumped by rbanffy on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:06PM (#24193343)
Wouldn't we see those effects on the animals and plants that live around the power lines?
Re:Rolling blackouts in California have power experts stumped by kryogen1c on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:22PM (#24193467)
observational studies like this would be hard to craft.

we'd have to be doing the studies, first. second, we'd have to know what we're looking for. if the effects were subtle, generational, or multiple and confounding, it would be hard to see even if we were looking. also, im sure the sample size is small. not a lot of people/animals spend years 10 feet from high-volts lines.

also, people are generally pretty change-averse. if there were proof that our current way of life was harmful, not a lot of people would be interested in discovering, spreading, or changing due to this news, least of all the companies with a profit motive. saving the turtles is fine if all you have to do is use a metal straw instead of plastic, but ask people to inconvenience themselves (less TV, less air-conditioning, less hot water, etc) and you've got a different response.

Re:Rolling blackouts in California have power experts stumped by eggy on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:54AM (#24198547)
So the deer I saw with two cell phones and solar panels taped to its head speed dialing Dial-A-Joke was a study animal? ;)
Re:Rolling blackouts in California have power experts stumped by emmelaich on Monday August 17, 2020 @08:17PM (#24193874)
I've seen that claimed. And then attributed to chemicals used around and in the building of power lines.

Sorry no link found right now.