San Diego Earth Day Report
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »Groups fighting the Sunrise Powerlink and promoting greener energy options were all over Sunday's Earth Day celebration in San Diego's Balboa Park. On my way to the Friends of Rose Canyon booth (where we spread the word about another "unnecessary infrastructure ...
Sunrise Powerlink Quick Hits
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Stirling Solar gets a boost: Several papers report today that Stirling Energy Systems has acquired funding from an Irish toll road company (a toll road company -- sort of makes you feel warm all over, doesn't it?). Oh, and they've ...
Bride of Sunrise Powerlink in the Offing?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Still from "Bride of Frankenstein." Even Dr. Frankenstein finished creating his first monster before going on to his next mad idea. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, SDG&E has now raised the possibility that two massive transmission lines could ...
Sunrise Powerlink — So San Diego
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 2 Comments »"That's so San Diego!" This was my wife's response to yesterday's excellent column by Dean Calbreath in the U-T, comparing the Sunrise Powerlink with locally generated solar power. In particular, she was responding to the article's conclusion that solar power ...
Sunrise Powerlink: Don’t Get Fooled Again
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 1 Comment »Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the day Kelly Fuller completed her epic walk along one route of the proposed Sunrise Powerlink. It also happens to be the last day to comment on this destructive, unnecessary and anti-green project. In honor ...
Sunrise Powerlink Deception in Print and Video — and What You Can Do About It
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »I did the unthinkable and buried the action item at the end of this post. If you just want to find out about a new action you can take to help stop the Sunrise Powerlink, scroll to the bottom. For ...
A Better Use for SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink Dollars
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »April 8 Update: Good article by the North County Times' Dave Downey on SCE's solar plan, and reactions from Bill Powers and SDG&E. Unsurprisingly, SDG&E dismissed a similar plan for San Diego. Inspired by the popular Michael J. Fox movie "Forward ...
Sunrise Powerlink CageMatch!
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »Opponents face off next week in meetings that will help decide the fate of the Sunrise Powerlink, SDG&E's unnecessary and destructive $7 billion boondoggle (that's the lifetime cost, folks, not just the construction cost). Diane Conklin of the Mussey Grade Road ...
SDG&E Unveils Sunrise Powerlink Disinformation Campaign
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | 1 Comment »SDG&E unveiled its "false choice" advertising campaign yesterday, including this billboard in Kearny Mesa. The company and its "brownroots" support group want to "educate" the public about the Sunrise Powerlink. To do so, they're presenting us with a false choice between ...
Sunrise Powerlink — 10 Days Left to Comment
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Anza-Borrego, Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »The comment deadline on the Sunrise Powerlink Draft Environmental Impact Report is April 11th. As SDG&E rolls out its "False Choice" advertising campaign -- more on that tomorrow -- it's vital that the Public Utilities Commission hear the other side. If you ...
