BURN: An Energy Journal--The Switch

Power lines down in Bemidji
In this photo taken Tuesday, July 2, 2012, a power pole is bent after severe storms hit the Bemidji, Minn., area, knocking down thousands of trees and causing extensive damage to utility lines, leaving thousands of customers without power in the area.
AP Photo/Bemidji Pioneer, Monte Draper

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