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[Sustain] URGENT ACTION! Demand CEC Reject New Coal Plant in California!
by Eric Brooks 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

URGENT ACTION! Demand CEC Reject New Coal Plant in California! Sierra Club Sierra Club - Explore, enjoy and protect the planet *Don't let a dirty coal plant get built in California! <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=DgBcpYMy-owCtxHYQNACPA>* *Tell the CEC to turn down this dirty proposal. <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=wu64q4v5BQz0LzkUdisa1w>* Don't let coal invade California <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=BVBCTiU6u5WYblABrIwCGg> Send Your Letter <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=4QBC4AoH-C2Z2lqLpLpdLQ> California has made great strides to wean itself off dirty coal. Last year, Los Angeles announced it would be coal free. Other utilities are going coal free, too, and California is on pace to eliminate coal entirely over the next ten years. The efforts to ditch coal have ramifications for the country: as California goes, so goes the nation. *Now, all that progress to move California beyond coal is at risk, as the California Energy Commission considers building a new coal power plant outside Bakersfield, a region with some of the dirtiest air in the country.* *Email the California Energy Commission (CEC) now and urge them to reject this dangerous proposal. <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=XuSuRJRB9Y_zYvWYaUH2WA>* This new coal plant would bring in coal from a strip mine in New Mexico by diesel train to Kern County. The coal would be trucked to the plant (300 trucks per day!) where it would be turned into gas to power the plant. The project would use unproven, risky technology to attempt to capture 90% of the CO2 and inject it into the ground in a neighboring oil field, helping push out the remaining oil from the depleted field (you have to love the irony of capturing carbon just so we can burn more). *Even if the project only emits 10% of the CO2 produced, the project is so massive and coal-intensive, it would be one of the 60 largest sources of carbon pollution in the state! * *Tell the CEC that dirty coal has no place in California's energy mix! <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=KjKULjUS0ajX_W4ES6lcmA>* The coal industry is bending over backwards to call this a clean project, but the truth is anything but. The project would increase the dangerous pollutants that cause asthma, emphysema, and even heart attacks in a region that already can't come close to meeting the standards of the Clean Air Act. The project has issues beyond just dirty air. It will suck up 2.4 billion gallons of water each year, using water that would otherwise be used by local farmers. *You can stop it. You can keep dirty coal out of California. Contact the CEC today. <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=NSN-bzV9F0t4vWnB8AzXJg>* Thanks for all you do to protect the environment, Evan Gillespie My Generation Campaign Sierra Club P.S. After you take action, be sure to forward this alert <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=OxscSN3zVZqyW8kId-aEnA> to your friends and colleagues! Share this page on Facebook <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=0QpDZxK-KmUljReqsDLPAQ>Share this page on Twitter <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=qotjJ9GdfpNRgvTcPnJMNw>Share this page with other services <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=8OWgjp-coxx8yvuRFTuQag>

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[Sustain] IMPORTANT! Free Transit Hearing! Tue Mar 4, 4pm SF City Hall, Rm 400 - PLEASE ATTEND!
by Eric Brooks 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

Hi all, Our first opportunity this year has arrived, to join in strong solidarity with the social justice community, and at the same time strike a key blow to reverse the climate crisis. It is such joining of our movements together toward common objectives that gives us the most power in numbers to make change! **One week from today on Tuesday, March 4, 4pm, SF City Hall, in Room 400, a key hearing is being held on extending and expanding the free youth transit program in San Francisco. (See attached flyer.)** POWER and other social justice and people-of-color organizations are working to permanently expand free transit to more youth, with the ultimate goal of eventually extending free transit to -all- San Francisco riders. It is vital to reversing the climate crisis that we make San Francisco a car free city within the next two decades and the free youth transit program is the first crucial step. POWER has asked us to show up in force to next Tuesday's hearing to show the Municipal Transit Agency (MTA) that the community demands free Muni to be expanded as quickly as possible, starting with all San Francisco youth. PLEASE ATTEND! And please forward this message. Here are the details: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Free Muni for Youth Update for Allies - upcoming decision Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:06:06 -0800 From: jane martin <jane(a)peopleorganized.org> To: Eric Brooks <brookse32(a)earthlink.net> Begin forwarded message: > > *Free Muni for Youth update for allies* > > *March 4th MTA Hearing on the future of the program* > Free Muni for Youth was initially approved a pilot program that will > end in June of this year. On March 4th the MTA Board will be > considering the future of the program deciding whether is ends in June > or continues as a permeant program. We need to organize a strong show > of support at this hearing!!! The hearing is set to begin at 1pm, but > we have asked that the MTA Board accommodate youth coming after school > by allowing youth to arrive > & testify after 4pm. > > *Mayor Lee in support* > This what Mayor Lee said in his state of the city address, /"And > there's one more thing we can do for our working families who rely on > Muni. Last year, the SFMTA, at the urging of Supervisor Campos and > many in the community, began a pilot program to fund free Muni for > low-income youth. The results are in. It's a hit! And our kids need > it. It's time to make it permanent, and I call upon the SFMTA to do > just that in its next two-year budget."/ We did such a good job > organizing last year and enrolling students in this program that the > need for it to continue could not be more clear. Now we to show up > and make sure that the MTA Board does the right thing. SF Chronicle > <http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mayor-Ed-Lee-s-Sunday-parking-pitch-b…> > > *18 year olds* > The one serious flaw in the pilot program was that students who turned > 18 in the middle of their senior year were suddenly no longer eligible > and had to pay full fare to get to school. The community has raised > this concern and convinced the MTA Board to considering whether or > not to expand the program to include 18 year olds. One of the main > reasons that we need a strong show of support on March 4th is get the > MTA to include 18 years olds. If you or someone who know has been > impacted by the exclusion of 18 year olds please come to the hearing > to tell your story. > > *Free Muni for low-income seniors also being considered!* > The MTA Board will be making decisions about the future of Free Muni > for Youth as part of a series of decisions about what to include in > their budget. We need to make sure the voices of Muni riders are heard > so that we win a budget that provides the quality, affordable > transportation that our communities need. There are both good and bad > proposals on the table. MTA Budget Presentation > <http://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/agendaitems/2-4-14%20FY15%20and%20…> > > *Some of the good proposals include: * > - Continuing Free Muni for Youth > - Expanding Free Muni for Youth to include 18 years olds > - Free Muni for low-income seniors and people with disabilities > - Increased Muni service to restore service cuts and ensure that buses > come more often > - More maintenance so buses don't break down as often > > *Some of the bad proposals include:* > - A one dollar surcharge during rush hour on some bus routes > increasing the fare at those times to $3 > - Making it so that you can't use your fast pass during rush hour > unless you buy the more expensive BART + Muni fast pass > - Increasing the youth and senior cash fares > > *Transit Equity* > The MTA will be going to the voters next fall to approve millions in > new revenue for transportation. Member organizations of the Free Muni > for Youth Coalition have been working with other transportation > advocates and Supervisor John Avalos to draft the Transportation > Equity Charter Amendment > <http://sf.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Transit-Equity-Charter…> that > would require the MTA to address existing service disparities (worse > service in low-income neighborhoods) with any new transportation > funding. It also requires the MTA to continue the Free Muni for Youth > program and limits fare increases to no more that the cost of living > increase. Please let us know if your organization can endorse this > effort. CBS > <http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/11/20/supervisor-proposes-prioritizin…> > -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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