New British study points to power lines as cause of
leukemia in children, confirms California study done
several years ago
Dan Endsley, The Capistrano
Dispatch
“I recently passed the new high school on my way to
the dump; I mean the regional sanitary landfill. It’s
interesting to see how our $140 million is being
spent. The next day I read an article in the London
Daily Mirror. A new British study points toward high
voltage transmission lines as a cause of leukemia in
children. It also says adults have a higher risk of
several cancers by living or working in close
proximity to the same power lines. The article says
the new study confirms a California study conducted
several years ago. Hello? Aren’t those power lines
crossing the front of San Juan Hills High running
straight from San Onofre? You can’t get any more high
voltage than that.”
Endsley is
San Juan Capistrano resident and business owner and a
columnist for The Capistrano Dispatch.
Dump site not lined in plastic on side nearest to San
Juan Hills High School
Dan Endsley, The Capistrano
Dispatch
“In addition, while touring our world-class dump, I
learned that the whole dump is lined with a heavy
plastic liner that keeps the bad stuff (that’s my
term, not the dump’s) inside the dump with no chance
of leaching out into the surrounding area. That is,
all the dump is lined with plastic except the area
nearest ... you guessed it, San Juan Hills High. The
part nearest the school has a clay lining. Clay is
better than sand but certainly not as goof-proof as
the thick plastic liner. I’m certainly glad my kids
are beyond school age. Maybe they should change the
name of the school mascot to ‘The Electric Slide’ or
maybe ‘The Sludge Master.’ In the words of Dr. Phil
... ‘what were those folks thinking?’”
Endsley is
San Juan Capistrano resident and business owner and a
columnist for The Capistrano Dispatch.
