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Shut Down PG&E Power Plant Banner Drops 7am
Activists drop banners to highlight the City of San Francisco’s Dirty Secret; the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant!
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World Environment Day
Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Helia Rasti 650-520-4363 (cell),
Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant
Activists drop banners to highlight the City of San Francisco’s Dirty Secret; the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant!
Wednesday June 1st 2005 7am
SAN FRANCISCO-As San Francisco City officials prepare for the official World Environment Day and Mayors from around the world enter the city, the Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant is planning to welcome the mayors with a series of banner drops. The banners displaying messages such as “San Francisco’s Dirty Secret” and “Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant” will begin early morning at freeway over passes and continue mid morning on buildings throughout the city to highlight San Francisco’s “Green Cities” hypocrisy.
"We are seizing this opportunity to raise awareness of environmental injustice in Bayview Hunters Point and highlight the hypocrisy of San Francisco posing as a leading "Green City" while we have one of the oldest, dirtiest, fossil fuel burning power plants in the United States", stated Lori Hurlebaus from the Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant.
During the early morning rush hour banners will be dropped in a series of locations as mayors from around the world enter the city of San Francisco from San Francisco International Airport. The banners will be dropped at the following locations:
Holladay Ave & Faith St.
Utah St. & 18th St.
Bayshore & 3rd St.
23rd St. & Vermont St.
Silver & San Bruno Ave.
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World Environment Day
Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Helia Rasti 650-520-4363 (cell),
Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant
Activists drop banners to highlight the City of San Francisco’s Dirty Secret; the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant!
Wednesday June 1st 2005 7am
SAN FRANCISCO-As San Francisco City officials prepare for the official World Environment Day and Mayors from around the world enter the city, the Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant is planning to welcome the mayors with a series of banner drops. The banners displaying messages such as “San Francisco’s Dirty Secret” and “Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant” will begin early morning at freeway over passes and continue mid morning on buildings throughout the city to highlight San Francisco’s “Green Cities” hypocrisy.
"We are seizing this opportunity to raise awareness of environmental injustice in Bayview Hunters Point and highlight the hypocrisy of San Francisco posing as a leading "Green City" while we have one of the oldest, dirtiest, fossil fuel burning power plants in the United States", stated Lori Hurlebaus from the Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant.
During the early morning rush hour banners will be dropped in a series of locations as mayors from around the world enter the city of San Francisco from San Francisco International Airport. The banners will be dropped at the following locations:
Holladay Ave & Faith St.
Utah St. & 18th St.
Bayshore & 3rd St.
23rd St. & Vermont St.
Silver & San Bruno Ave.
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A pattern of environmental destruction follows PG&E throughout California..
The logging done by Sierra Pacific Industries on PG&E leased land on the Lassen volcanic slopes is another example that this utility corporation doesn't give a fuck about anyone except for their bottom line profit..
What PG&E does to the lungs of people in Bayview/Hunter's Point they also do to the ecosystem of the Lassen forests. Sensitive species are becoming threatened because PG&E allows clear cutting by SPI on their claimed land..
Very few people are able to witness this destruction firsthand because the logging is done further away from the road where tourists cannot see. The "No Tresspassing" signs on PG&E land also deter people from witnessing the destruction caused by clearcutting. Even though PG&E doesn't do the clearcutting firsthand, they give SPI carte blanche to do whatever they want with no concern for the habitat residing on the land PG&E claims to own..
This is just one other example of an energy monopoly gone out of control. The potential for SMUD to annex PG&E's Yolo holdings would at least take a small section out of this monopoly, does anyone know the results of the Yolo city council meetings for SMUD annexation??
Then there's the PG&E energy crisis manipulation with Halliburton..
etc..
Candles, starlight and moonlight is another option more pleasing to the eyes..
Time 2 end the PG&E reign of terror in California..
luna moth
The logging done by Sierra Pacific Industries on PG&E leased land on the Lassen volcanic slopes is another example that this utility corporation doesn't give a fuck about anyone except for their bottom line profit..
What PG&E does to the lungs of people in Bayview/Hunter's Point they also do to the ecosystem of the Lassen forests. Sensitive species are becoming threatened because PG&E allows clear cutting by SPI on their claimed land..
Very few people are able to witness this destruction firsthand because the logging is done further away from the road where tourists cannot see. The "No Tresspassing" signs on PG&E land also deter people from witnessing the destruction caused by clearcutting. Even though PG&E doesn't do the clearcutting firsthand, they give SPI carte blanche to do whatever they want with no concern for the habitat residing on the land PG&E claims to own..
This is just one other example of an energy monopoly gone out of control. The potential for SMUD to annex PG&E's Yolo holdings would at least take a small section out of this monopoly, does anyone know the results of the Yolo city council meetings for SMUD annexation??
Then there's the PG&E energy crisis manipulation with Halliburton..
etc..
Candles, starlight and moonlight is another option more pleasing to the eyes..
Time 2 end the PG&E reign of terror in California..
luna moth
SMUD board votes to move forward with planned Yolo County annexation
By Pamela Martineau -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 1:03 pm PDT Thursday, May 19, 2005
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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors voted 5-2 Thursday morning to move forward with annexing 70,000 Yolo County PG&E customers into the public utility.
Saying they are responding to Yolo County officials' and residents' requests to enter SMUD, directors who voted for the annexation said they believed it would benefit Yolo and Sacramento county residents.
Directors Larry Carr and Howard Posner voted against the annexation, saying they believed it involved too much risk.
SMUD staff will spend the next two months preparing a formal application for annexation to submit to the Sacramento Area Local Formation Commission. LAFCO is expected to take from nine to 12 months to analyze the proposal. If LAFCO approves the application, Yolo voters will likely vote on the measure in November 2006.
For more details, see Friday's Bee.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/12916756p-13764887c.html
By Pamela Martineau -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 1:03 pm PDT Thursday, May 19, 2005
Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news. Sign up here.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors voted 5-2 Thursday morning to move forward with annexing 70,000 Yolo County PG&E customers into the public utility.
Saying they are responding to Yolo County officials' and residents' requests to enter SMUD, directors who voted for the annexation said they believed it would benefit Yolo and Sacramento county residents.
Directors Larry Carr and Howard Posner voted against the annexation, saying they believed it involved too much risk.
SMUD staff will spend the next two months preparing a formal application for annexation to submit to the Sacramento Area Local Formation Commission. LAFCO is expected to take from nine to 12 months to analyze the proposal. If LAFCO approves the application, Yolo voters will likely vote on the measure in November 2006.
For more details, see Friday's Bee.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/12916756p-13764887c.html
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