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Greetings,
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! Last week's San Diego Union-Tribune (UT) was buzzing with energy news. On Thursday, the paper reported that the nation needs new transmission lines in order to tap renewable energy. Unfortunately, the UT incorrectly cited SDG&E's troubled Sunrise Powerlink as a local example. The UT failed to mention that experts have found this proposal is not needed for energy reliability, and SDG&E has admitted under sworn testimony to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that they don't need it to meet state renewable energy mandates! To read the full story, click HERE. The next day the UT also reported that Sempra Energy has officially dedicated its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Mexico. This is the same LNG terminal that will link global warming, imported fossil-fuels from the Middle East and Indonesia with our electricity grid by using SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink. To see how the two are connected, click HERE. To read the full story, click HERE. We know there are smarter 21st century energy solutions than SDG&E's unnecessary, fossil-fueled Sunrise Powerlink proposal! For example, the UT recently reported that the U.S. Department of Energy pledged over $500,000 to San Diego to help make us a national model for solar power production. To read the full article, click HERE. And, KPBS recently reported on practical alternatives that SDG&E is ignoring while the company continues to pursue the ill-conceived Sunrise Powerlink. Click HERE to listen to KPBS' excellent report. 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 San Diego Union-Tribune! This simple, effective action will help amplify our message that the unnecessary, global warming Sunrise Powerlink is standing in the way of better, smarter energy alternatives for San Diego. Helpful tips, contact information and talking points are outlined below. DO YOUR PART: WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR! WHAT: Letters must be less than 150 words and include full name, address and phone number. TALKING POINTS:
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. The Sierra Club San Diego Smart Energy Solutions Campaign has moved along with our local Chapter office! We can now be reached at our new location and phone number below.
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