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Transmission Line Training & Strategy Meeting
Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Cacapon Resort State Park
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
The Sierra Club is sponsoring a one-day meeting to educate activists,
attorneys, public officials, and others on transmission line issues in the
east. The goal of the meeting is to bring together individuals and
organizations concerned about new transmission lines that are intended to
expand coal-fired power generation, with an eye towards the upcoming
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) in particular.
Topics we plan to cover include, among others: the PJM planning process,
how to support transmission for renewables without supporting coal,
alternatives to new transmission, the legal framework for transmission line
siting, and lessons from the TrAILCo line. In mid-afternoon, those who are
interested will break into litigation and organizing strategy groups, which
will focus on concrete next steps to push for greener and more economical
alternatives to coal-by-wire.
Detailed agenda and schedule to follow.
RSVP to Violet Lehrer at violet.lehrer@sierraclub.com or 415-977-5766 at
your earliest convenience and no later than March 6. Please indicate in
your reply whether you plan to attend one of the strategy sessions
(litigation or organizing/lobbying). Please see www.cacaponresort.com for
lodging and travel information, or call 1-800-CALL-WVA or 304-258-1022 to
make a reservation. Lodging is also available in nearby Berkeley Springs.
**Please forward widely to fellow advocates for clean, affordable power.**
Elena Saxonhouse
Environmental Law Fellow
Sierra Club Environmental Law Program
85 Second St., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 977-5765
(415) 977-5793 (fax)
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon@yahoo.com
304.906.6628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.