Greetings,

Assembly Member Lori Saldaña, flanked by Zachary Schlagel of Congressman Filner's Office, City Council Member Donna Frye and Sierra Club activists, speaks out for smart energy solutions for San Diego.

Send a letter to the Editor of the North County Times today!

Our San Diego Smart Energy Solutions campaign to protect Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the Cleveland National Forest and local communities from SDG&E's unnecessary, destructive Sunrise Powerlink proposal needs you to take immediate action!

Over the weekend, the North County Times reported that Governor Schwarzenegger supports Sunrise Powerlink even though this fossil-fueled proposal is clearly out of sync with his vision to reduce global warming greenhouse gases as outlined in his landmark legislation, AB32. Click HERE to read the full article.

I need your help to educate the Governor that the state's own Draft Environmental Impact Report concluded that this project would increase global warming greenhouse gases and that there are smarter energy solutions that do not harm our local communities and protected lands.

Do your part to protect our park, forest and local communities from the proposed Sunrise Powerlink by writing a letter to the Editor of the North County Times! This simple, effective action will help educate the Governor that there are smarter energy solutions than the fossil-fueled, global warming Sunrise Powerlink.

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

EDUCATE THE GOVERNOR: WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR!

WHO: letters@nctimes.com

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

TALKING POINTS:

• The Draft Environmental Impact Report, released in January, confirms Sunrise Powerlink will lead to an increase, rather than a decrease, in global warming greenhouse gases. This same report confirms we have smarter energy alternatives than the unnecessary Sunrise Powerlink.
• The more environmentally-responsible plan, San Diego Smart Energy 2020, is consistent with California's energy planning policy, called the "Loading Order," and emphasizes clean, local renewable energy over imported fossil-fuels, which Sunrise Powerlink is likely to deliver.
• Power generated locally kept our region's lights on during recent wildfires when transmission lines had to be shut down or were sputtering out. Not only is it risky to put all of our energy eggs in one basket by investing in archaic transmission line technology, it is difficult to fight fires under transmission lines and power lines are known to start fires. San Diego's backcountry cannot afford another fire risk.
• Independent expert analysis has shown over and over that this line is not needed, because we have smarter alternatives.  California taxpayers should not be forced to shell out $7 Billion 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 mmitrosky@sierraclubsandiego.org. Don't copy me when you send your letter, because it will be less likely to be published.

Best,

Micah

P.S. Send a letter to the Editor of the North County Times today! This simple, effective action will help amplify our message to the Governor that there are smarter energy solutions to power our region than the fossil-fueled, global warming Sunrise Powerlink.

Sierra Club's Smart Energy Solutions Campaign 3820 Ray Street, San Diego, CA 92104 619-299-1797 www.sdsmartenergy.org mmitrosky@sierraclubsandiego.org