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for example, can be challenged by the SCC, Dominion and others, Graham added.
“Leave the SCC with the impression you care,” he said. “This auditorium should be full." The room can seat about 1,200.
Personal narratives work, Graham suggested. Tell the SCC stories about the effects the proposed line would have your lives, property and so on, he said.
Turnout for last Tuesday’s meeting disappointed PEC president Chris Miller.
*Tm sorry that more folks aren’t here," he said.
PEC recently mailed a fourpage, tifcfoM-styfe newsle^ to 80,000 addresses in the counties affected by the proposed line. Among other things, the publication notified residents of last Tuesday’s meeting.
The group also sent about 4,500 e-mails, reminding people of the July 17 meeting. Also, it mailed 1,000 letters about the meeting to landowners in or adjacent to the proposed corridor and an alternative one, which would track Interstate 66.
“Don’t rest on your laurels," Miller said. “Don’t sit down and let other folks do the work.”
Power-line opponents face a “long fight,” he said. “It’s complicated. There are lots of fronts."
These “fronts” include the state government and federal government, Dominion and the public.
PEC’s efforts include helping to establish and influence energy policy in Richmond and Washington, D.C., persuade Dominion to abandon the line proposal in favor of conservation as a way to control electricity use and inform consumers about
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