[Sustain] BAEHP Environmental Justice Air Pollution Protocol

[Eric Brooks]

Hi all,

See the alert below for more information about the Bay Area 
Environmental Health Collaborative and its proposed new pollution 
protocol; which we discussed at tonight's GM meeting. I've also attached 
the protocol as a pdf in case you'd rather read it as a file, instead of 
following the links in the email.

peace

Eric

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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTION ALERT!*

Join the Bay Area Environmental Health Collaborative in demanding that 
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District acknowledge and address 
cumulative and inequitable impacts of toxic air pollution on low-income 
communities of color! 

BAEHC is demanding that the District adopt our proposed  
<http://www.baehc.org/downloadables/baehc_PollutionReductionProtocol_March2009.pdf>Pollution 
Reduction Protocol 
<http://www.baehc.org/downloadables/BAEHC_PollutionReductionProtocol_March2009.pdf>, which 
calls for an end to new pollution and the implementation of pollution 
reduction plans in overburdened communities. 

Recently, the District proposed regulatory changes that were a step in 
the right direction and would have created stricter air pollution 
thresholds in highly impacted communities. 
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However, after pressure from industry forces who demanded to conduct 
"business as usual," the District has now withdrawn their proposal for 
more health-protective standards in communities most impacted by pollution./
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We need your support. Here's what you can do to help :*_
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*(1) *Add your organization's name* to  
<http://baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html>our 
<http://baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html> 
<http://baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html>sign-on letter 
<http://www.baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html>.

(2) *Mobilize with us* for the upcoming Air District Board meetings 
on *Nov. 18th and Dec. 2nd*. Get to the BAAQMD building at 9:30 to check 
in and tell them you're there for the Board meeting at  
<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=1765079976699026846&q=939+ellis+st,+san+francisco+ca&gl=us&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=YXH9SvrANYG8tgOct_GfBw>939 
Ellis St. in San Francisco 
<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=1765079976699026846&q=939+ellis+st,+san+francisco+ca&gl=us&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=YXH9SvrANYG8tgOct_GfBw>. 
 Transportation is available from the East Bay and Southeast San 
Francisco (contact BAEHC for details).

(3) *Call the Air District *Board Member 
<http://www.sparetheair.org/sitecore/content/Home/The-Air-District/Board-of-Directors/Members.aspx>  
<http://www.sparetheair.org/sitecore/content/Home/The-Air-District/Board-of-Directors/Members.aspx>who /should /be 
representing you. Tell them to protect community health and adopt 
BAEHC's Pollution Reduction Protocol. BAAQMD should create regulations 
and guidelines that provide additional protection for communities most 
impacted by pollution. 

*/It's time to speak up loud and clear...//
/No more business as usual!
Stop the pollution in our communities! *
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Bay Area Environmental Health Collaborative
(415) 994-2496
www.baehc.org <http://www.baehc.org>
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