The Protect Our Communities Foundation

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for Dianne Jacob’s Town Hall meeting in Alpine last Thursday. I personally talked to people from all over the county, not just Alpine. They were here to show their support for our cause and voice their opposition to SDG&E’s flawed and short-sighted plan. For a recap and [...]

Title: Alpine Community Council MeetingLocation: Alpine Women\’s Center, 2156 Alpine BlvdDescription: SDG&E Community Council meeting to discuss impacts to the Campo area from the Sunrise Powerlink. Open to the public.Start Time: 18:00Date: 2010-02-15

Title: Town Hall Meeting
Location: Alpine Community Center
Description: A Town Hall Meeting hosted by Supervisor Diane Jacobs to discuss the impact to Alpine of the Sunrise Powerlink.
Date: 2010-01-14
Time: 6-8pm

There are many large solar and wind projects vying for approval on federal lands in California, including some that are directly linked to the Sunrise Powerlink project. One project seeking approval in the Mojave desert may become a benchmark case in the fight between those seeking to preserve pristine federal lands and the large scale [...]

The fall issue of East County Community Action Coalition’s newsletter includes an eye-opening article about Assemblyman Joel Anderson, who met with POC Board members and refused to take a stand on the Sunrise Powerlink, despite it’s effect on a large portion of his constituents. Read the newsletter here. Also included in the newsletter is another [...]

The federal government awarded over $800 million in bonds for solar funding nationwide, with San Diego County receiving almost 20% of the funding. Over 200 separate projects throughout the county received the grants, with the San Diego Unified School District receiving the most: $74.3 million for 111 projects. Other recipients include the City of [...]

The story by KPBS reporter Ed Joyce features both Donna Tisdale and David Hogan of POC. The article is on the kpbs.org site here, or you can read it now:
The route for the proposed Sunrise Powerlink electrical transmission line would cross a national forest and other public lands in southeast San Diego County. While the [...]

This fascinating article in Scientific American discusses a possible future where solar power is harvested in space and transmitted back to earth. While there are numerous hurdles to overcome, both technologically and economically, it is exciting to see companies out there pursuing this source of energy (including PG&E!). The future is full of fascinating and [...]

‘”Efficiency,” he says with a twinkle, “seems to be a renewable resource.”
And there is the initial lesson from California’s energy experience: efficiency is the foundation of any effort to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. As California has learned, the most cost-effective way to replace coal or natural gas or petroleum isn’t to rely on solar [...]

As mentioned in the previous post, a SEMPRA lobbyist allegedly had an affair with a California State Assemblyman who was vice chair of the Utilities and Commerce Committee and whose duties included overseeing the energy companies and policy in California. There is a another dirty little secret SEMPRA and SDG&E desperately don’t want people to [...]