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[Sustain] Psst.... (SF Green Party) Tomorrow 4pm City Hall Rm 250 SPEAK Demand New Mayor Choice Now
by Susan King 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi all, I guess I am not sure why waiting is worse than having the old board vote for Interim Mayor. Of the 4 new Supervisors- 2 (likely Mark Farrell) 6 (Jane Kim), 8 (Scott Weiner) and 10 (likely Malia Cohen), the composition of progressive to moderate is about the same. It is hard to imagine anyone worse than Alioto Pier in 2, so even if Mark Farrell is moderate to conservative his vote would not be significantly different than Michaela's. Jane Kim in D 6 is progressive, replacing progressive Daly; Scott Weiner in D 8 is a moderate replacing moderate Bevan Dufty, and Malia Cohen- a mayor's person- replaces Maxwell in D 10, who was never a solid progressive vote and allowed Lennar and PG &E to run roughshod over Bayview residents. Add to the mix that at least four of our Supervisors (Ross, Chui, Campos, Dufty) on the current board- 3 of whom remain next year- will be looking for an Interim Mayor that will not compete with their bid for the office in November of 2011. That leaves the very likely scenario that no one on the board will garner the 6 votes (since they cannot vote for themselves) either now or when the new board is seated. Of the names bandied about as a 'seat warmer Mayor', only Steve Kawa, Newsom's right hand man (and likely the person who has actually been running the City) is the downtown guy, and no progressive Supervisor will vote for him under any scenario. If the other progressive would- be-Mayor Supervisors put their own ambitions before the needs of the City then we could end up with someone like Ed Harrington or Sherriff Hennessy, since they have both explicitly stated they have no intention to run for Mayor. The bad news here is that we need someone to lead, not just keep the seat warm. To that end, I am promoting my boss, Livable City Executive Director and BART Board Member Tom Radulovich for interim Mayor. He's smart, knows how the City works- and how it doesn't- has electoral experience and a solid progressive voting record. He would not run in November, but would accept the post until the new Mayor takes the helm and would leave our City in much better shape than any of the other possible mentions. Spread the word: Tom Radulovich for Interim Mayor! peace, susan On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Ann Garrison wrote: > Seems pretty clear that, should the Board insist on voting, Chiu > wants them to do so in January, rather than this December, for > obvious reasons. > > KPFA News: San Francisco Supes Meet Re Who Will Be Mayor, 4:00 P.M. > Tuesday, City Hall > http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/11/15/18664255.php > > And BTY, once again, this is some of the only news produced AT KPFA > rather than ABOUT KPFA that's going to appear in a web search FOR > KPFA now, or before now, for that matter. The others that appear > are my Weekend News segments, mostly about East/Central Africa, but > news at least, is just a couple steps away from getting this done. > They have the transcripts; they have the mp3s; they have the host's > summary intros. They just need to get them up on the appropriate > KPFA pages, with discreet URLS, tags, and headlines, which would > make it possible to find them by subject search, in a Web browser, > and without listening to the whole newscast. > > > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Eric Brooks <brookse32(a)aim.com> > wrote: > Hi all, > > TURN OUT TOMORROW 4PM CITY HALL > > Turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main chamber) > 4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the Board of > Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January. > > Because San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Lieutenant > Governor's race, and will take that office in early January, the > Board of Supervisors must appoint his replacement. > > But there is a -big- problem. Downtown big business and real estate > developer interests allied with Newsom, are maneuvering behind the > scenes in private meetings with our City supervisors, to convince > them to back down, not make this choice, and instead delay the > decision so that it will be made by the far less experienced newly > elected Board of Supervisors in January. > > This is extremely alarming. San Francisco is in the midst of one of > the worst budget crises in its history, and it is vital that the > current Board of Supervisors make a choice this month for Mayor > Newsom's replacement, so that the Board and new Mayor can begin > working together right now to assure the best possible budget deal > for the upcoming year. We cannot afford a two month delay during > which secret backroom politics, influenced by corporations and > developers, will determine how our Mayor is chosen. The budget > deeply impacts every issue that we are working on as organizers. > > To avoid this very bad outcome, Supervisor John Avalos and others > have put forward a measure to be voted on by the Board of > Supervisors tomorrow, Tue, Nov 16, in an open hearing at 4pm, > during which we will be able to speak on that item. Supervisor > Avalos' measure will make sure that the Board makes a choice for > Mayor right away and in front of the people of San Francisco. > > So turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main > chamber) 4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the > Board of Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January. > > If you absolutely can't make it, call Board President David Chiu > TODAY! > > The President of the Board of Supervisors, David Chiu, will be the > key swing vote on this measure and may hesitate to support it > because he is experiencing high lobbying pressure from downtown > elites. > > It is vital that we flood Board President Chiu's office with phone > calls -today- insisting that he take a stand for the public good > and vote in favor of the current Board choosing our new Mayor right > away, in an open public process. > > CALL David Chiu at: > > 415-554-7450 > > WITH THE MESSAGE: > > "Please vote in favor of Supervisor Avalos' measure to convene the > current Board of Supervisors, in a public hearing, to choose the > new Mayor of San Francisco this month!" > > If you are calling after hours, or get a recording, leave your > message as voice mail. > > If you get a busy signal, call David Chiu's staff at either: > > 415-554-7451 or 415-554-7453 > > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Ann Garrison > Independent Journalist, > 415-287-4259 > cell: 415-240-2761 > _______________________________________________ > San Francisco Green Party Active Members List > To unsubscribe or edit your options, go here: > https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/active

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[Sustain] CRITICAL! Tomorrow 4pm City Hall Rm 250 SPEAK Demand New Mayor Choice Now
by Eric Brooks 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi all, TURN OUT TOMORROW 4PM CITY HALL Turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main chamber) 4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the Board of Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January. Because San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Lieutenant Governor's race, and will take that office in early January, the Board of Supervisors must appoint his replacement. But there is a -big- problem. Downtown big business and real estate developer interests allied with Newsom, are maneuvering behind the scenes in private meetings with our City supervisors, to convince them to back down, not make this choice, and instead delay the decision so that it will be made by the far less experienced newly elected Board of Supervisors in January. This is extremely alarming. San Francisco is in the midst of one of the worst budget crises in its history, and it is vital that the current Board of Supervisors make a choice this month for Mayor Newsom's replacement, so that the Board and new Mayor can begin working together right now to assure the best possible budget deal for the upcoming year. We cannot afford a two month delay during which secret backroom politics, influenced by corporations and developers, will determine how our Mayor is chosen. The budget deeply impacts every issue that we are working on as organizers. To avoid this very bad outcome, Supervisor John Avalos and others have put forward a measure to be voted on by the Board of Supervisors tomorrow, Tue, Nov 16, in an open hearing at 4pm, during which we will be able to speak on that item. Supervisor Avalos' measure will make sure that the Board makes a choice for Mayor right away and in front of the people of San Francisco. So turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main chamber) 4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the Board of Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January. If you absolutely can't make it, call Board President David Chiu TODAY! The President of the Board of Supervisors, David Chiu, will be the key swing vote on this measure and may hesitate to support it because he is experiencing high lobbying pressure from downtown elites. It is vital that we flood Board President Chiu's office with phone calls -today- insisting that he take a stand for the public good and vote in favor of the current Board choosing our new Mayor right away, in an open public process. CALL David Chiu at: 415-554-7450 WITH THE MESSAGE: "Please vote in favor of Supervisor Avalos' measure to convene the current Board of Supervisors, in a public hearing, to choose the new Mayor of San Francisco this month!" If you are calling after hours, or get a recording, leave your message as voice mail. If you get a busy signal, call David Chiu's staff at either: 415-554-7451 or 415-554-7453

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Re: [Sustain] [Transpo] CRITICAL! Tomorrow 4pm City Hall Rm 250 SPEAK Demand New Mayor Choice Now
by Eric Brooks 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

If we push hard enough, Chiu might well back down. He will lose a lot of progressive support if he delays this vote for his own benefit at the behest of developers. On 11/15/2010 4:18 PM, Ann Garrison wrote: > Seems pretty clear that, should the Board insist on voting, Chiu wants > them to do so in January, rather than this December, for obvious reasons. > > *KPFA News: San Francisco Supes Meet Re Who Will Be Mayor, 4:00 P.M. > Tuesday, City Hall* > http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/11/15/18664255.php > > And BTY, once again, this is some of the only news produced AT KPFA > rather than ABOUT KPFA that's going to appear in a web search FOR KPFA > now, or before now, for that matter. The others that appear are my > Weekend News segments, mostly about East/Central Africa, but news at > least, is just a couple steps away from getting this done. They have > the transcripts; they have the mp3s; they have the host's summary > intros. They just need to get them up on the appropriate KPFA pages, > with discreet URLS, tags, and headlines, which would make it possible > to find them by subject search, in a Web browser, and without > listening to the whole newscast. > > > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Eric Brooks <brookse32(a)aim.com > <mailto:brookse32@aim.com>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > TURN OUT TOMORROW 4PM CITY HALL > > Turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main chamber) > 4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the Board of > Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January. > > Because San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Lieutenant > Governor's race, and will take that office in early January, the > Board of Supervisors must appoint his replacement. > > But there is a -big- problem. Downtown big business and real > estate developer interests allied with Newsom, are maneuvering > behind the scenes in private meetings with our City supervisors, > to convince them to back down, not make this choice, and instead > delay the decision so that it will be made by the far less > experienced newly elected Board of Supervisors in January. > > This is extremely alarming. San Francisco is in the midst of one > of the worst budget crises in its history, and it is vital that > the current Board of Supervisors make a choice this month for > Mayor Newsom's replacement, so that the Board and new Mayor can > begin working together right now to assure the best possible > budget deal for the upcoming year. We cannot afford a two month > delay during which secret backroom politics, influenced by > corporations and developers, will determine how our Mayor is > chosen. The budget deeply impacts every issue that we are working > on as organizers. > > To avoid this very bad outcome, Supervisor John Avalos and others > have put forward a measure to be voted on by the Board of > Supervisors tomorrow, Tue, Nov 16, in an open hearing at 4pm, > during which we will be able to speak on that item. Supervisor > Avalos' measure will make sure that the Board makes a choice for > Mayor right away and in front of the people of San Francisco. > > So turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main > chamber) 4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the > Board of Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January. > > If you absolutely can't make it, call Board President David Chiu > TODAY! > > The President of the Board of Supervisors, David Chiu, will be the > key swing vote on this measure and may hesitate to support it > because he is experiencing high lobbying pressure from downtown > elites. > > It is vital that we flood Board President Chiu's office with phone > calls -today- insisting that he take a stand for the public good > and vote in favor of the current Board choosing our new Mayor > right away, in an open public process. > > CALL David Chiu at: > > 415-554-7450 > > WITH THE MESSAGE: > > "Please vote in favor of Supervisor Avalos' measure to convene the > current Board of Supervisors, in a public hearing, to choose the > new Mayor of San Francisco this month!" > > If you are calling after hours, or get a recording, leave your > message as voice mail. > > If you get a busy signal, call David Chiu's staff at either: > > 415-554-7451 or 415-554-7453 > > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org <mailto:Transpo@sfgreens.org> > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo > > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Ann Garrison > Independent Journalist, > 415-287-4259 > cell: 415-240-2761

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[Sustain] IMPORTANT: CEQA Continued: Alioto-Pier CEQA Measure Now Continued To December 6th
by Eric Brooks 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Hey gang, The Alioto-Pier CEQA item was just continued to the December 6 Land Use meeting. No need now to show up today to testify. Eric B

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[Sustain] (Correction 1pm) Reminder - Monday: Alioto-Pier Attack On CEQA In Land Use Committee
by Eric Brooks 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Michela Alioto-Pier's legislation to limit local access to CEQA procedures is in the SF Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee this Monday, SF City Hall Room 263, 1pm. Full Agenda at: http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=37172 Eric B

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[Sustain] Reminder - Monday: Alioto-Pier Attack On CEQA In Land Use Committee 1:30pm
by Eric Brooks 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Michela Alioto-Pier's legislation to limit local access to CEQA procedures is in the SF Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee this Monday, SF City Hall Room 263, 1:30pm. Full Agenda at: http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=37172 Eric B

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[Sustain] IMPORTANT! Please Set Pacific Environment's Rory Cox Straight On Military Env. Impact
by Eric Brooks 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Hi all, Rory Cox with Pacific Environment (an activist and group which have done some really good work) has just written a piece for the Bay Citizen which praises the U.S. military for its supposed great strides for the environment (based on nonsense which he apparently read in some bogus New York Times piece). Please take a quick look at Rory's op ed, and then take a minute to send him an email to set him straight on his unacceptable use of praise of the military to promote environmental action. AND PLEASE FORWARD THIS WIDELY so that Rory gets a -LOT- of reality checks in his email box. The op ed is at http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/citizen/what-california-can-learn-military-… Rory's email is: rcox(a)pacificenvironment.org More Info For more military/environment background information, check out this nice concise report on Redeye radio from Canada which gives a good 14 minute portrait of the massive environmental impact of the military, just from its fuel use and resulting emissions, and from the impacts of the use of depleted uranium plated munitions (which is not even to speak of the devastation of the attacks and bombings themselves). http://www.radio4all.net/files/redeye@coopradio.org/91-1-Military_and_envir… Please take a second to act on this all. We must send a strong message of deep entroubledness to environmentalists who praise the military to promote environmental causes. thanks Eric Brooks

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[Sustain] Important! Turn Out Nov 8 For Env. Benefits of Local Hiring Mandates!
by Eric Brooks 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Hi all, John Avalos' Local Hiring mandate ordinance, which will support the local economy and also cut down on commuter polluting, has its first hearing in the Board of Supes Land Use Committee on Monday, November 8th at 1pm in SF City Hall Room 263. Avalos needs a -BIG- turnout from the environmental and local sustainability communities to pull this off. Please show up and speak at public comment on the 8th! Here is Joshua Arce's email with the details. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: Environmental benefits of LOCAL SF Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:57:52 -0400 From: Joshua Arce <josh(a)brightlinedefense.org> Here is more information and Sup. Avalos is asking for support for as many environmental organizations as possible... Josh Joshua Arce Executive Director Brightline Defense Project -----Original Message----- From: AvalosStaff(a)sfgov.org<AvalosStaff(a)sfgov.org> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: Environmental benefits of LOCAL SF Some great news! Supervisor John Avalos is working on passing legislation called LOCAL-SF that will have a beneficial affect on our environment. Also known as Local Hiring, this ordinance would require that 50% of the jobs for the City's public works program go to SF residents. The boon to the City's economy if this legislation passes is obvious, as 80% of those positions now go to workers living outside our city. However, the environmental gains may also be substantial. For instance: -Transportation is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions generated in the Bay Area. -35% of San Francisco residents take public transit to work, versus 15% in Alameda, 13% in Contra Costa, 11% in Marin, and 9% in San Mateo counties; and are up to half as likely to drive alone to work. (2003 data) -Work commuting generates 23,000 tons of CO2 daily from Bay Area residents. Therefore, making it easier for San Franciscans to obtain employment where they live is a huge environmental bonus. Many workers will be able to take transit, walk, or bike to work; and if they drive, will rack up fewer vehicle miles traveled (VMT) than someone commuting from out of the city--leading to better air quality and less global warming. In addition, with the looming crises of climate change and peak oil, this will help us relocalize, i.e. transition to a low-carbon economy less dependent on fossil fuels. We really need to get the environmental community involved to get the word out about this important pro-environment legislation. Board of Supervisors District 11 City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Room 244 San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 (415) 554-6975 FAX: (415)554-6979 TDD/TTY (415) 554-5227

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[Sustain] Tell DOE/Congress: no $ for French government nukes (and more)
by Eric Brooks 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

web banner 6930 Carroll Avenue, #340, Takoma Park, MD 20912; 301-270-6477; nirsnet(a)nirs.org <mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org>; www.nirs.org <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hhl3Z3vPx78ubgUgXjeG3…> *TELL DOE AND CONGRESS: DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT TAXPAYER LOANS TO FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOR NEW NUKES IN U.S.! PLUS: THE VIRTUAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON CONTINUES GROWING--JOIN IN NOW!* October 27, 2010 Dear Friends: It's official: Constellation Energy wanted out of the Calvert Cliffs-3 nuclear reactor project so badly that last night they agreed to sell their 50% share of it to Electricite de France (EDF) for $140 million, plus EDF will give back about $100 million in stock it owns in Constellation. Here is a Baltimore Sun story <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gcKfAtS2w70x1ALC2dwQd…>on the deal. In other words, Constellation thinks the $240 million or so it's getting is worth more than 60 years of electricity sales from a $10+ billion nuclear power plant. That should tell you something about nuclear power's economic viability when ratepayers aren't forced to subsidize new reactors. *But it's not clear our public officials are getting the message.* Some Maryland politicians--like House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and a lot of nuclear industry advocates, are hoping EDF can somehow resurrect Calvert Cliffs-3 and the entire nuclear "renaissance," which is crumbling before their eyes. *Incredibly, they're even hoping EDF will still get, and accept, the $7.5 Billion loan the Department of Energy promised before Constellation backed out of the project!* But Electricite de France is exactly what its name sounds like: it's part of the French government. Why on earth should U.S. taxpayers provide a loan to the French government to build dangerous, dirty and extraordinarily expensive nuclear reactors in the U.S.? The answer, of course, is we shouldn't. *If you agree, please send a letter now here. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=k4LysalwfHCEkpqP%2BYy…> *It will go to Energy Secretary Chu, loan guarantee program chief Jonathan Silver, and your members of Congress. And if you can help us continue (and expand!) our winning campaign against the nuclear "renaissance" and all taxpayer subsidies to the nuclear industry, please make a tax-deductible donation, of whatever you can afford, here. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Hy4HkMEhg2YmoqDuxU%2F…>We know many people are giving money to political candidates this time of year, but we rely on your contributions to do this essential work. Your support shows us we're going in the right direction and enables us to do even more! It's not only Constellation that is backing out of new reactors. Yesterday, the chief planning officer for nuclear giant Entergy said new reactors are not "economically attractive." <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DL6PQYpKVad1WETNCyuTA…> *And it's not just a minority of us that are opposed to taxpayer nuclear loan guarantees. *Yesterday, the Civil Society Institute released a new poll on energy and climate <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bf%2BDHAouzWZWtVLpg3y…>(and in particular, what Independents and Tea Party backers think about these issues). *Among the findings: only 23% of the American people support taxpayer loans for new reactors! *On the other hand, 56% support such loans for renewable energy projects. The entire poll is fascinating and well worth looking at. The DOE and Congress need to hear from us now. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TR6hqHcCn0SNhpKV49LyI…>Tell them no loans to the French government; indeed, no loans at all for new nuclear reactors! *The Virtual March on Washington* We hope you've had a chance to take a look at the growing Virtual March on Washington! You can do so on the front page of NIRS' website. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pPJanQjnpL7uyPyBWeX3T…> From now through April 26, 2011--the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe--we'll be adding new photos to the march; we'll also soon be adding videos of march "speakers." We hope you'll stand and be counted, and join us in this virtual "march." It couldn't be easier. Just send your photo to us at nirsnet(a)nirs.org <mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org>. If you'd like a sign to hold, you can download and print signs here <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AU1HJI%2FhVAAFJrS2tyu…>, or make a sign of your own. Send a photo of yourself, take a photo with friends and/or your group, take a photo at a protest you're already doing. *But please join the hundreds who already have sent in their pics and let's keep this march growing!* Thanks for all you do, Michael Mariotte Executive Director Nuclear Information and Resource Service nirsnet(a)nirs.org <mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org> www.nirs.org <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oROf8tb2EGeS%2FWp4Rlv…> empowered by Salsa <http://www.salsalabs.com/?email>

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[Sustain] Fwd: Big news! And take action now: No Nuke $ in Lame Duck
by Eric Brooks 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

web banner 6930 Carroll Avenue, #340, Takoma Park, MD 20912; 301-270-6477; nirsnet(a)nirs.org <mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org>; www.nirs.org <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y4rESk8BZu3ShOrinbREI…> *NEW REACTOR AT CALVERT CLIFFS STOPPED! AND NUCLEAR "RENAISSANCE" SPUTTERS! SO INDUSTRY PRESSURES CONGRESS TO MAKE IT EVEN EASIER TO GET TAXPAYER MONEY.... _ACT NOW _TO PREVENT NEW NUKE SUBSIDIES DURING LAME DUCK SESSION ...AND, PLEASE JOIN THE VIRTUAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON!* October 12, 2010 Dear Friends, *This is a huge victory: Over the weekend, Constellation Energy announced it is pulling out of the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 reactor project in Maryland, which effectively ends this new reactor.* *NIRS has spent more than three years fighting this reactor tooth and nail.* We've intervened twice in Maryland Public Service Commission proceedings. We're the lead intervenor in NRC licensing proceedings for Calvert Cliffs--and our contention against foreign ownership in this project (it's dominated by the French government through Electricite de France and Areva) has proven a major stumbling block. And with all our allies in the Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition we've been in the streets, the media and the public arena demanding an end to this boondoggle. *And, on Saturday, we won!* Here is a link <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mRaOPgsSDagCsTwseelLx…> to our statement released Saturday. Here is a link <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4nDPT3m58dcuTBdmfY8vc…> to a New York Times article on some of the reasons behind this decision. And here is a link <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=y9jY5OtBgYFsRJ0aL95td…> to an article I wrote in August predicting exactly this outcome. Please act now to protect this victory at Calvert Cliffs, and to stop any more taxpayer money being wasted on new reactors, by writing your Senators and Representative here <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=x8pAh5XpidUaXq6YIksFS…>. Here's why: In its statement announcing it is shelving Calvert Cliffs-3, Constellation claimed it was doing so because the terms of a $7.5 Billion loan the Obama administration was ready to give the company were too "onerous." For this $10 Billion+ reactor (the French government was going to chip in another $2.9 Billion), the administration wanted the utility to either put up $880 million of its own money (called a credit subsidy cost, kind of like the down payment you would have to put on a mortgage), or $300 million and guarantee sales of only 75% of the reactor's electricity. This was too risky and "onerous" for Constellation Energy. In other words, they admitted they wanted taxpayers to take ALL the risk of this project. In fact, that was just a smokescreen. Constellation would have cancelled Calvert Cliffs even if there had been no credit subsidy cost at all--the economics of the project simply didn't make sense. And it's telling that Constellation shares skyrocketed up in the first day of trading after their announcement: investors were delighted Constellation got out of this dumb deal. *But the nuclear industry is already working in Congress to not only get more taxpayer money for nuclear loans, but to force the administration to make taxpayers take _all_ of the risk for those loans. And they're hoping they can sneak such legislation through in the lame duck session that begins in mid-November.* All year, with your help, we have blocked the industry from receiving any new funds for nuclear loans. Now we have to act again. Please protect this victory at Calvert Cliffs, act to stop any more taxpayer money being wasted on new reactors and to make sure taxpayers don't have to take all the risk of new reactor construction, by writing your Senators and Representative here. <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vcwQPz3HfS%2Bmxt3Bf6x…> Here is a link to this action that you can forward to your friends and colleagues who will want to take action too: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=43…. The industry lobbying effort will be strong and well-financed, and it will take as many of us as possible to counter them. We are, of course, walking on air that our long battle over Calvert Cliffs was successful (as, so far, has been our campaign to stop new taxpayer subsidies for new nukes). But these successes are only possible with your help and support! Please celebrate this victory by making a tax-deductible donation to NIRS today. You can do so online here <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jFnKJT%2Bn89kxuspDaDu…>, or send a check to NIRS, 6930 Carroll Avenue, #340, Takoma Park, MD 20912. *Virtual March on Washington* Have you joined the Virtual March on Washington yet? Stand up and be counted! It's easy and it's fun. An outgrown of the actions of International Radioactive Waste Action Day, the virtual march will keep building between now and April 26, 2011--the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. All you have to do to join is send in a photo of yourself to nirsnet(a)nirs.org <mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org>. If you'd like to hold a sign (and we encourage that!), you can download and print a sign here <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qSOBA4EggGCdOHoXlXiYV…>, or make one of your own. You can also see a slideshow <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xDszj7IBAVHZ6uFZgefRp…> of the growing number of people who have joined in so far. So send your pictures in today, and let's get thousands of people to join in this Virtual March on Washington! Thanks for all you do, Michael Mariotte Executive Director Nuclear Information and Resource Service nirsnet(a)nirs.org <mailto:nirsnet@nirs.org> www.nirs.org <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tDWBvCbMXX38USJGolQHB…>

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