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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 ...

California State Parks and the Sunrise Powerlink

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »

Yesterday, I wrote that the State Parks Commission could have no role in the fate of the expensive and unnecessary Sunrise Powerlink. This situation could occur if the transmission line were routed completely within SDG&E's existing right of way through Anza-Borrego Desert State ...

Commission Firings Ominous for State Parks, but Effect on Sunrise Powerlink Unclear

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »

Governor Schwarzenegger's termination of State Parks Commissioners Bobby Shriver and Clint Eastwood serves as yet another example of this administration's hostility to the California State Parks system. While the governor's office denied it, most observers agree that his decision not ...