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DESCRIPTION:   Bayview Hunters Point Residents and Greenaction Celebrate Victory        
       in Long Struggle for Clean Air and Environmental Justice              
              VICTORY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006, 6 PM     
 at HUNTERSVIEW PUBLIC HOUSING, 227 West Point Road, Bayview Hunters Point, 
 San Francisco     San Francisco, CA – The long fight by Bayview Hunters 
 Point residents, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice and 
 allies to close the dirty, outdated and unnecessary PG&E Hunters Point 
 power plant is over, as state and PG&E officials have confirmed the plant 
 has stopped generating electricity.  Residents have also confirmed that the 
 stacks that emitted unacceptable levels of pollution for decades are now 
 quiet and are not in operation.     Julie Gill of the California 
 Independent Systems Operator, the state agency in charge of the power grid, 
 and Robert Harris, PG&E Vice President for Environmental Affairs, have both 
 confirmed to Greenaction that the plant is no longer generating 
 electricity.  The plant will officially close when the “Reliability Must 
 Run” contract is terminated by the Cal ISO on May 15th.  As one of 
 California’s dirtiest and oldest power plants, it had polluted the 
 community for over 77 years.      “This is a great victory for Bayview 
 Hunters Point, for our children and community,” said Tessie Ester, 
 representative of the Huntersview Mothers Committee and resident of 
 Huntersview public housing located across the street from the PG&E power 
 plant. “Our children have suffered for too long with asthma and 
 pollution, but today we celebrate cleaner air and our victory for health 
 and justice.”     The closure and victory come after years of protests, 
 including nonviolent direct actions at the plant.     “Although we will 
 be celebrating this great victory for environmental justice, we must now 
 begin new fights against other polluting industries in our community, and 
 we must also encourage industry and government to support clean, renewable 
 energy, not polluting fossil fuel power plants” said Marie Harrison, 
 community organizer for Greenaction. “We must also oppose the so-called 
 redevelopment plan that could result in evicting the low-income people of 
 color residents of our community who have a right to remain here and enjoy 
 clean air and a healthy environment.”     The Huntersview Mothers 
 Committee and Greenaction invite everyone to a victory celebration  Friday, 
 May 12, 2006 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Huntersview public housing, 227 
 West Point Road, near Evans, in Bayview Hunters Point.   \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/05/05/99913.php
SUMMARY:VICTORY!  PG&E HUNTERS POINT POWER PLANT IS CLOSED!
LOCATION:Huntersview public housing, 227 West Point Road, near Evans, in Bayview 
 Hunters Point.  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/05/05/99913.php
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