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Hi all,<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
peace<br>
<br>
Eric<br>
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTION ALERT!</b></font></span><br
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<br
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<span
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the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1258133729_1"
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style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; cursor: pointer; background-color: transparent;">Bay
Area</span></span> 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! </span><br
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<br
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<span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;">BAEHC
is demanding that the District adopt our proposed<span
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style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><a rel="nofollow"
target="_blank"
href="http://www.baehc.org/downloadables/baehc_PollutionReductionProtocol_March2009.pdf"
style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline-style: none;"> </a><span
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style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><a
href="http://www.baehc.org/downloadables/BAEHC_PollutionReductionProtocol_March2009.pdf">Pollution
Reduction Protocol</a></span></span>, which calls for an end to new
pollution and the implementation of pollution reduction plans in
overburdened communities. </span><br
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<br
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<span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;">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. </span><br
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<i style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><br
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<span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;">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.</span></i><br
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<u style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><b
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<span
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need your support. Here's what you can do to help :</span></b></u></span>
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</b></span><span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;">(1) <b
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Add your
organization's name</b> to<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html"
style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none;"><font
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target="_blank" href="http://baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html"
style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">our</font></a><a
rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html"
style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline-style: none;">
</a><a href="http://www.baehc.org/AlliesSupport.html">sign-on
letter</a></span></span>.</span><br
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<br
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<span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;">(2) <b
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Mobilize with us</b> for
the upcoming Air District Board meetings on <b
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Nov. 18th and Dec. 2nd</b>.
Get to the BAAQMD building at 9:30 to check in and tell them you're
there for the Board meeting at<a
href="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"> </a><span
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Ellis St. in San Francisco</a></span></span>. Transportation is
available from the East Bay and Southeast <span class="yshortcuts"
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Francisco</span> (contact BAEHC for details).</span><br
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<br
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<span
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style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Call the Air District </b><span
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style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><a
href="http://www.sparetheair.org/sitecore/content/Home/The-Air-District/Board-of-Directors/Members.aspx">Board
Member</a></span></span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.sparetheair.org/sitecore/content/Home/The-Air-District/Board-of-Directors/Members.aspx"
style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline-style: none;"> </a>who <i
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">should </i>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. </span><br
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<font style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;" size="4"><br
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<b style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;"><i
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">It's time to speak up
loud and clear...</i></span><i
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</i><span
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more business as usual!</span><br
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<span
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; font-family: georgia,serif;">Stop
the pollution in our communities! </span></b></font></span></div>
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Area Environmental Health Collaborative</span></span></font></div>
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994-2496</span></span></span></font></div>
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