April 2007 - Sustainability - list.sfgreens.org

Re: [Sustain] [Transpo] Sustainability Working Group Meeting Next Thursday, Apr 26, 7:30pm
by Eric Brooks 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

Yep. We'll try to come up with a plan for a presentation this Thursday. Eric B funking(a)mindspring.com wrote: > Do you think that this (your main topic below) would be a good > workshop topic for the GA? > > There will (hopefully) be press at the state meeting, and it would be > great to hand them a fact sheet or other info about the Green Party's > objections to PG & E's greenwashing campaign. > > Let me know what you all come up with, so we can highlight this > important work to the state and media. > > Thanks for your great work, > > peace, > susan > > On Apr 19, 2007, at 2:23 PM, Eric Brooks wrote: > >> Hey again, >> >> The -Sustainability- Working Group meeting is next Thursday Apr 26, >> 7:30pm at the Green Party office. >> >> The main agenda item will be to strategise a plan for a Green >> counter-attack to the concerted promotion of nukes, 'clean coal', >> biofuels, carbon credit shell games, hybrid vehicles, and PG&E >> greenwashing media blitz, that are all currently taking the world and >> San Francisco by storm; dangerously masquerading as solutions to the >> global climate crisis. >> >> There will also be an exciting update on the now imminent Community >> Choice Energy legislation/project, for a 50% renewable electricity >> powered San Francisco by 2020. >> >> Other topics of discussion will be: >> >> 1) The looming Williams natural gas turbine and Transbay Cable >> installations, both of which would promote a huge increase in cheap >> fossil fuel availability - and threaten the Southeast side with yet more >> toxic pollution. >> >> 2) A quick update on the happy death of pro-nuke and pro liquid natural >> gas moves in California. >> >> and >> >> 3) How the Global Climate Crisis gives us a key organizing window to >> push hard for a massive increase in transit. >> >> peace, >> >> Eric B >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Transpo mailing list >> Transpo(a)sfgreens.org >> https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo >> >

1 1

[Sustain] Transpo Meeting - RSVP Please
by Eric Brooks 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Can I get a sound check on who is planning to attend the Transpo WG meeting tonight? Thanks, Eric

1 0

[Sustain] Fwd: Commercial Biodiesel Station Opens As City Takes Lead in Biodiesel Conversion
by Eric Brooks 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Commercial_Biodiesel_Station_Opens_As_C… Commercial Biodiesel Station Opens As City Takes Lead in Biodiesel Conversion by E. "Doc" Smith, 2007-04-25 At the opening of the City's first fleets-only biodiesel fueling station yesterday, Mayor Gavin Newsom called on “every municipality in the country to do what we have done” as he highlighted the City’s remarkable progress in converting its own fleet of diesel vehicles to a biodiesel fuel blend and in moving toward a Fall launch of the PUC’s program to provide some of that fuel by recycling grease from restaurants. Newsom also announced that all of the recycling trucks that operate in the City are now running on a biodiesel blend. Local fleets are now able to pump B20 grade biodiesel via a card lock system at the Olympian station at 23rd and Third Streets in San Francisco. Although private vehicles are not able to use this station, biodiesel is available locally from the San Francisco BioFuels Cooperative (SFBC), People’s Fuel, and Berkeley's Biofuel Oasis. San Francisco, which has taken a leadership role in implementing local solutions to the problems of global warming and sustainability, is ahead of schedule in converting its diesel vehicles to a biodiesel blend, a goal that Mayor Newsom announced a year ago. Currently 39% of the fleet has been converted to B20 (20% biodiesel, 80% petrodiesel). Even at 20%, biodiesel contributes significantly to reductions in pollution, especially greenhouse gasses. The City plans to convert it's entire fleet by year’s end and to move to higher blends of biodiesel as soon as possible. Mayor Newsom and Ben Jordan of People's Fuel, a worker-owned cooperative Jared Blumenfeld, Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment, urged fleets and school buses to take advantage of this opportunity to reduce the city's pollution, particularly in the Third Street corridor where 1 in 6 children suffer from asthma caused by diesel pollution. E. "Doc" Smith is a musician and recording engineer who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Madonna, Warren Zevon, Mickey Hart and Jimmy Cliff. He is also the inventor of the musical instrument, the Drummstick, a member of the SFBC, and drives a 2002 VW Beetle, which runs exclusively on B99 biodiesel. He can be reached at drummstick(a)earthlink.net.

1 0

[Sustain] Reminders: Transpo (Tonight 7pm) Sustainability (Tomorrow 7:30pm) SFGP Office
by Eric Brooks 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Details below. Please send a quick reply if you are planning to attend either or both... **Transpo** The new -Transportation- Working Group meeting is next Wed, Apr 25, 7pm at the Green Party office. Likely topics of discussion are Free Muni, Daly and Peskins' new Muni Reform Charter Amendment (see http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=3404 ) and how the Global Climate Crisis gives us a key organizing window to push hard for a massive increase in transit. Be there with bells on, and help change the future of the world! **Sustainability** The -Sustainability- Working Group meeting is next Thursday Apr 26, 7:30pm at the Green Party office. The main agenda item will be to strategise a plan for a Green counter-attack to the concerted promotion of nukes, 'clean coal', biofuels, carbon credit shell games, hybrid vehicles, and PG&E greenwashing media blitz, that are all currently taking the world and San Francisco by storm; dangerously masquerading as solutions to the global climate crisis. (We will also discuss the request from some CC members that we prepare a presentation for the state meeting in May.) There will also be an exciting update on the now imminent Community Choice Energy legislation/project, for a 50% renewable electricity powered San Francisco by 2020. Other topics of discussion will be: 1) The looming Williams natural gas turbine and Transbay Cable installations, both of which would promote a huge increase in cheap fossil fuel availability - and threaten the Southeast side with yet more toxic pollution. 2) A quick update on the happy death of pro-nuke and pro liquid natural gas moves in California. and 3) How the Global Climate Crisis gives us a key organizing window to push hard for a massive increase in transit.

1 0

[Sustain] Fwd: [TrueGreen_NoNukes] Calls to Stop Nuclear Subsidies Urged by A4NR Friday, April 20, 2007
by Don Eichelberger 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Calls and letters needed to get CA delegation, at least, to "take nuclear off the table", and not accept nuclear industry disinformation about nuclear needing to be developed to address greenhouse warming. Please see the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility alert below and respond. Thank you, Don >From: "Susan Swift" <vencejo(a)mindspring.com> >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:40:58 -0000 >Subject: [TrueGreen_NoNukes] Calls to Stop Nuclear Subsidies Urged >by A4NR Friday, April 20, 2007 > >Dear Friends, > >We need to act quickly to counter the nuclear power industry's >political strategy to undermine our supporters in Congress and the >California legislature. > >Concerned that Congressional leaders have been misled by nuclear >industry lobbyists, representatives from Public Citizen and the Union >of Concerned Scientists are meeting Friday, April 20th, with members >of Congress to explain that nuclear power is not a sustainable >technology. > >The phrase now bandied about the Halls of Congress, "we must keep >nuclear power on the table as part of the energy mix," is being >repeated by our own Congressional representatives, Speaker of the >House Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein. > >Why is this dangerous? Just this week, California State Assemblyman >Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) invoked Pelosi and Feinstein's names and >identified them as supporters of nuclear power, while urging the >repeal of California's Nuclear Safeguards Act. Thanks to letters from >many of the Alliance's supporters, this bill went down to defeat in >committee on April 16, and the moratorium that prohibits building any >new nuclear power plants until there is a safe, permanent storage for >high-level nuclear waste was upheld. For now. > >We Need Your Help Again > >Please help us stop the redefining of "green" and "sustainable." Call >your representatives, Speaker Pelosi and Senator Feinstein. Ask them >to vote against subsidies for the nuclear industry. Remind them that >including nuclear power in an energy portfolio to reduce greenhouse >gases is in direct opposition to the state's policy prohibiting new >nuclear power development. > >Your phone calls will support the visits by Public Citizen and the >Union of Concerned Scientists and together we will begin to counter >the propaganda that promotes nuclear power as green, and begin to >forge a truly sustainable energy future. > >Yours in Peace and Appreciation, > >Rochelle Becker >www.a4nr.org >********* >Pelosi (415) 556-4862 (202) 224-3841 >Feinstein (202) 225-4965 (415) 393-0707 >Speaker Pelosi will only respond to her constituents' ><mailto:sf.nancy%40mail.house.gov>sf.nancy(a)mail.house.gov >Sen. Feinstein e-mail ><http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe>http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe > >If you are willing to do more, the following list of Democratic >Congressional Caucus follows: > >Member NameDC PhoneDC FAXEmail >Senator Barbara Boxer (D- CA) >202-224-3553202-228-2382<http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm>http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm > >Representative Mike Thompson (D - 01) >202-225-3311202-225-4335<http://mikethompson.house.gov/contact/email.asp>http://mikethompson.house.gov/contact/email.asp > >Representative Doris Matsui (D - 05) >202-225-7163202-225-0566<http://matsui.house.gov/email.asp>http://matsui.house.gov/email.asp > >Representative Lynn C. Woolsey (D - 06) >202-225-5161202-225-5163<http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp>http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp > >Representative George Miller (D - 07) >202-225-2095202-225-5609<mailto:George.Miller%40mail.house.gov>George.Miller(a)mail.house.gov > >Representative Nancy Pelosi (D - 08) >202-225-4965202-225-8259<mailto:sf.nancy%40mail.house.gov>sf.nancy(a)mail.house.gov > >Representative Barbara Lee (D - 09) >202-225-2661202-225-9817<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Ellen O. Tauscher (D - 10) >202-225-1880202-225-5914 ><http://www.house.gov/tauscher/IMA/get_address.htm>http://www.house.gov/tauscher/IMA/get_address.htm > >Representative Jerry McNerney (D - 11) >202-225-1947202-225-4060<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Tom Lantos (D - 12) >202-225-3531202-226-4183 ><http://lantos.house.gov/HoR/CA12/Contact+Tom/Contact+Tom+2.htm>http://lantos.house.gov/HoR/CA12/Contact+Tom/Contact+Tom+2.htm > >Representative Fortney (Pete) Stark (D - 13) >202-225-5065202-226-3805<http://www.house.gov/stark/contact/index.htm>http://www.house.gov/stark/contact/index.htm > >Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D - 14) >202-225-8104202-225-8890 ><http://eshoo.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&>http://eshoo.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content& >task=view&id=68&Itemid=96 > >Representative Mike Honda (D - 15) >202-225-2631202-225-2699<http://www.honda.house.gov/contactmike.shtml>http://www.honda.house.gov/contactmike.shtml > >Representative Zoe Lofgren (D - 16) >202-225-3072202-225-3336<http://www.house.gov/lofgren/emailform.shtml>http://www.house.gov/lofgren/emailform.shtml > >Representative Sam Farr (D - 17) >202-225-2861202-225-6791 ><http://www.farr.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=farr&type=Contact%20Me>http://www.farr.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=farr&type=Contact%20Me > >Representative Dennis Cardoza (D - 18) >202-225-6131202-225-0819<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Jim Costa (D - 20) >202-225-3341202-225-9308 ><http://www.house.gov/costa/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm>http://www.house.gov/costa/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm > >Representative Lois Capps (D - 23) >202-225-3601202-225-5632<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Brad Sherman (D - 27) >202-225-5911202-225-5879<http://www.house.gov/sherman/contact/>http://www.house.gov/sherman/contact/ > >Representative Howard L. Berman (D - 28) >202-225-4695202-225-3196<http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/>http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/ > >Representative Adam Schiff (D - 29) >202-225-4176202-225-5828 ><http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Contact+Information/Contact+Form.htm>http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Contact+Information/Contact+Form.htm > >Representative Henry A. Waxman (D - 30) >202-225-3976202-225-4099<http://www.house.gov/waxman/contact.htm>http://www.house.gov/waxman/contact.htm > >Representative Xavier Becerra (D - 31) >202-225-6235202-225-2202 ><http://becerra.house.gov/HoR/CA31/Hidden+Content/Email+Signup+Form.htm>http://becerra.house.gov/HoR/CA31/Hidden+Content/Email+Signup+Form.htm > >Representative Hilda A. Solis (D - 32) >202-225-5464202-225-5467<http://solis.house.gov/contact/email.shtml>http://solis.house.gov/contact/email.shtml > >Representative Diane E. Watson (D - 33) >202-225-7084202-225-2422<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D - 34) >202-225-1766202-226-0350<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Maxine Waters (D - 35) >202-225-2201202-225-7854<http://www.house.gov/waters/IMA/issue.htm>http://www.house.gov/waters/IMA/issue.htm > >Representative Jane Harman (D - 36) >202-225-8220202-226-7290<http://www.house.gov/harman/emailJane.html>http://www.house.gov/harman/emailJane.html > >Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald (D - 37) >202-225-7924202-225-7926<http://millender-mcdonald.house.gov/>http://millender-mcdonald.house.gov/ >HoR/ >CA37/ >Contact+Information/ >Contact+Form.htm > >Representative Grace Napolitano (D - 38) >202-225-5256202-225-0027<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Linda T. Sanchez (D - 39) >202-225-6676202-226-1012<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Jerry Lewis (R - 41) >202-225-5861202-225-6498 ><http://www.house.gov/jerrylewis/WritetoRepresentativeLewis.htm>http://www.house.gov/jerrylewis/WritetoRepresentativeLewis.htm > >Representative Gary Miller (R - 42) >202-225-3201202-226-6962<mailto:gary.miller%40mail.house.gov>gary.miller(a)mail.house.gov > >Representative Joe Baca (D - 43) >202-225-6161202-225-8671<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Loretta Sanchez (D - 47) >202-225-2965202-225-5859<http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/>http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/ >index.php? >option=com_content& >task=view&id=218&Itemid=17 > >Representative Bob Filner (D - 51) >202-225-8045202-225-9073<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>http://www.house.gov/writerep/ > >Representative Susan A. Davis (D - 53) >202-225-2040202-225-2948<http://www.house.gov/susandavis/IMA/contact.html>http://www.house.gov/susandavis/IMA/contact.html > >__._,_.___ ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/message/28;_ylc=X3oDMTMxN2R…>Messages >in this topic (1) ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJvZXNza2ZwB…>Reply >(via web post) | ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZmxzZm40B…>Start >a new topic ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMzNjY…>Messages >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJndGo2MDZr…>Files >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOHNxODF…>Photos >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJndmp2bTN0…>Links >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/database;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZDFvZ…>Database >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/polls;_ylc=X3oDMTJndDZsZWho…>Polls >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbWI0ZD…>Members >| ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/calendar;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMXFyZ…>Calendar > ><http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaGtrbHVhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE5O…> >Yahoo! Groups > ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJndGJvN25uB…>Change >settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) >Change settings via email: ><mailto:TrueGreen_NoNukes-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email >Delivery: Digest>Switch delivery to Daily Digest | ><mailto:TrueGreen_NoNukes-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change >Delivery Format: Traditional>Switch format to Traditional ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcm1vbGR0BF9TAz…>Visit >Your Group | <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Groups Terms >of Use | ><mailto:TrueGreen_NoNukes-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=>Unsubscribe >Recent Activity > * 2 > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnNWY2NH…>New > Members > * 1 > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJobXJhMmtq…>New > Files ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueGreen_NoNukes;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZHZsMWFlBF9TAz…>Visit >Your Group >2008 Election > ><http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jnctkhf/M=493064.10322718.10977660.9997534/D=…>For >President > >Who are the > >contenders? >Yahoo! Mail > ><http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12ieoe5it/M=493064.9803214.10510208.8674578/D=g…>Drag >& drop > >With the all-new > >Yahoo! Mail Beta >Ads on Yahoo! > ><http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12iu56375/M=493064.9803227.10510220.8674578/D=g…>Learn >more now. > >Reach customers > >searching for you. >. > >__,_._,___

1 0

[Sustain] (fwd) The Helios Talks: 5:30 pm Monday, April 23, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by John-Marc Chandonia 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

Hi, I've added the Transpo and Sustainability meetings this week to our website. There are some interesting talks on biofuels coming up in Berkeley (near the BART, so pretty easy to get to). Steve Chu's talk is tomorrow--he's the head of Berkeley National Lab, where I work, and he's a big supporter of biofuels research (although not necessarily of the current production methods). Whether you're skeptical of these technologies or not, I think you'll find his talk interesting. I've attached a poster for the series of talks. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

1 0

[Sustain] Transportation Working Group Meeting This Wed, Apr 25, 7pm
by Eric Brooks 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Hey again, The new -Transportation- Working Group meeting is next Wed, Apr 25, 7pm at the Green Party office. Likely topics of discussion are Free Muni, Daly and Peskins' new Muni Reform Charter Amendment (see http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=3404 ) and how the Global Climate Crisis gives us a key organizing window to push hard for a massive increase in transit. Be there with bells on, and help change the future of the world! peace, Eric B

1 0

[Sustain] Sustainability Working Group Meeting Next Thursday, Apr 26, 7:30pm
by Eric Brooks 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Hey all, The Sustainability Working Group meeting is next Thursday Apr 26, 7:30pm at the Green Party office. The main agenda item will be to strategise a plan for a Green counter-attack to the concerted promotion of nukes, 'clean coal', biofuels, carbon credit shell games, hybrid vehicles, and PG&E greenwashing media blitz, that are all currently taking the world and San Francisco by storm; dangerously masquerading as solutions to the global climate crisis. There will also be an exciting update on the now imminent Community Choice Energy legislation/project, for a 50% renewable electricity powered San Francisco by 2020. Other topics of discussion will be: 1) The looming Williams natural gas turbine and Transbay Cable installations, both of which would promote a huge increase in cheap fossil fuel availability - and threaten the Southeast side with yet more toxic pollution. 2) A quick update on the happy death of pro-nuke and pro liquid natural gas moves in California. and 3) How the Global Climate Crisis gives us a key organizing window to push hard for a massive increase in transit. peace, Eric B

1 0

Re: [Sustain] Community Choice press conference; Mary Ratcliff just wrote to ask "Wasn'...
by civillib＠cwnet.com 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Hey folks, I'm trying to put together a basic release re: below. HOWEVER, I do need a few things... 1. An update on what is going on tomorrow (news conference w/ammiano, ross, etc. right?). 2. When is the legislation due for a vote? 3. What's the very brief (1 paragraph or 2) history of it...introduced, etc. 4. Summary of the legislation? 5. Couple of quotes (Ann already sent one). It's a new subject to me, and frankly, I've just spent an hour researching it and most of the info is years old...I also can't anything about it on the upcoming Sup agenda, at least for Tuesday. Thanks, Cres At 01:28 PM 4/10/2007 -0700, Don Eichelberger wrote: >All- > >It looks like we have a week to put together a press statement for >the event, and I can help. One focus can be on how local action can >make a statement against the exploitation of Native Lands for any >industrial purpose, which is in line with the Social Justice Plank on >Native Americans of the State Party. >http://www.cagreens.org/platform/platform_justice.shtml#native > >I don't think it would be hard to argue that the city greens would >agree to oppose any energy put in to the SF grid by any source that >violates environmental justice, but I do not believe anything >specific to the subject has passed through general membership >consideration. Should it be a release from the Green Party of SF or >the Sustainability WG? > >I look forward to tonight's event. > >See you there, > >Don > >At 08:41 AM 4/10/2007, ErikaSF(a)aol.com wrote: >>Hi Ann, >>Thanks for your thoughts on this, and for an attempt at a release. >>If no one responded to your thought about writing a release, it is >>because we did not think we needed to. I have written many releases >>for the SF Green Party, and I just write it, send it to the County >>Council for approval, and then distribute it to the media. There is >>no need for the extra step of telling people you might write a release. >>I wish I could help you expand these words into a release, but I >>have to work all day and will not have time. I also know nothing >>about the press conference today. I don't know when it will be, or >>who may be speaking. This is knowledge I would need anyway if I >>were to write a release. >> >>Anyway, thanks for your efforts nevertheless. >> >>Best, >>Erika >>In a message dated 4/9/2007 11:54:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >>anniegarrison(a)mac.com writes: >>I think I not only aimed this at the list but at most everyone else >>in the susainability group, plus Erika (the SF Greens sole >>publicist?), though I know there's at least one more gal in the >>working group, who just moved over here from the East Bay. I really >>wanted an answer 'cause I was still plannin' to try and get myself >>down to City Hall by noon tomorrow. >> >>Has it been postponed? And could someone please remind me of the >>Howard Street address of the Peak Oil Education event tomorrow >>night? 7:30, right? I was planning to try to make both events---on >>time, which, as you know, would be a small miracle, for me. >> >>Please don't make me go racing off to City Hall if this thing has >>been postponed. I'd expect Mary R. to get an announcement of a >>postponement before I would. >> >>This came up because I offered to write a paragraph or so saying >>this means we won't be needing any gas turbine peaker power in >>Bayview Hunters Point or Lakeview-Oceanside-Merced, or any >>coal-fired power from the native Southwest and nobody took me up on >>it, so I hoped that meant somebody had it covered 'cause I don't >>care if I do it; I just hope it's included in the press >>conference. Actually, I'd just as soon see somebody else do it, >>but I will if no one else steps forward. Or maybe I already did: >> >>This legislation means that the CIty and County of San Francisco >>won't be needing any gas turbine peaker power in Bayview Hunters >>Point or Lakeview-Oceanside-Merced, or any coal-fired power from the >>native Four Corners. >> >>There. Done. Can anyone try and get that into the press release? >> >> R&R, for one'n all---A. >> >> >> >> >> >>---------- >>See what's free at <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503>AOL.com. > >

2 1

[Sustain] Peak Soil: Cellulosic ethanol, biofuels unsustainable and a threat to America
by Dennis Brumm 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

Alice Friedemann's latest report (she gave an overview of this at our last SFOA meeting) is now available online - for those who couldn't make last night's "Myths of Biofuels" presentation, and for those who did: http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&…

3 2