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The Cleveland National Forest is One of the Public Lands Threatened by Sempra's Fossil-Fueled Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Proposal

Send a letter to the Editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune today!

Our San Diego Smart Energy Solutions campaign needs you to take immediate action! As you might remember, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently ignored the facts and approved a southern route for the Sunrise Powerlink that slices through the Cleveland National Forest without even requiring SDG&E to use the line for renewable energy.

Yesterday's edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune featured an editorial that read like an SDG&E press release. And very similar to an SDG&E press release, many of the facts were missing! To read the editorial, please click HERE.

We know there are smarter energy solutions than SDG&E's unnecessary Sunrise Powerlink proposal designed to import fossil-fuels from Sempra's power plants in Mexico. As approved, this line crosses public lands with no guarantee it will ever carry one electron of renewable energy. In fact, SDG&E said they would not build this project if they had to agree to binding renewable energy conditions.

Do your part to protect our forest and local communities from the proposed Sunrise Powerlink by writing a letter to the Editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune! This simple, effective action will help amplify our message that there are smarter energy solutions than the fossil-fueled, global warming Sunrise Powerlink.

Helpful tips, contact information and talking points are outlined below.

DO YOUR PART: WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR!

WHO: letters@uniontrib.com

WHAT: Letters must be less than 150 words and include full name, address and phone number.

TALKING POINTS:

• The San Diego Union-Tribune's editorial, "Power plays," omits basic facts about SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink and the California Public Utilities Commission's recent decision approving this line.
• Fact 1: SDG&E said they would not build the line if they had to adhere to a written agreement guaranteeing it would carry renewables. Ironically, this is after years of marketing the project as a renewable energy proposal.
• Fact 2: The Administrative Law Judge overseeing this proceeding recommended the CPUC deny SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink application. This is consistent with the state and federal government's environmental analysis showing there are smarter energy alternatives for the region.
• Fact 3: Experts have shown this line is designed to tap into Sempra Energy's fossil-fueled power plants over the border in Mexico, undermining our region's efforts to reduce polluting greenhouse gas emissions.
• California ratepayers should not be forced to shell out billions for a line that crosses public lands with no guarantee it will carry 100% renewable energy in order to line the pockets of Sempra Energy executives and shareholders.

After you send your letter to the Editor, feel free to email your letter to me in a SEPARATE email at micah.mitrosky@sierraclub.org. Don't copy me when you send your letter, because it is less likely to be published.

Best,

Micah

P.S. Recently the national PBS show "NOW" traveled to San Diego and filmed a piece on the Sunrise Powerlink battle! If you didn't get a chance to watch it when it aired, click HERE to view it online.

Sierra Club's Smart Energy Solutions Campaign 8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite 101 858-569-0294 www.sdsmartenergy.org micah.mitrosky@sierraclub.org