The attached sign-on letter to Carol Browner outlines a consensus position among many national environmental organizations regarding new transmission lines.
Obama and key congressional leaders are supporting new transmission for "renewable energy zones", as well as "Smart Grid" development. Those are not the same thing, and it is important to note that lines like PATH and TrAIL are neither. They are the epitome of "Dumb Grid" development, i.e., building new lines without any integrated planning. Building these is just stupid, and adding a tax makes them even worse.
How to finesse this distinction is a challenge, so hopefully this letter will be useful, and can give you helpful sound bites.
JBK
"Glen Besa" glen.besa@sierraclub.org 3/17/2009 11:23 PM >>>
See attached letter that Sierra Club signed on to.
Glen Besa, Chapter Director Sierra Club-Virginia Chapter 422 East Franklin Street, Suite 302 Richmond, VA 23219 O-804-225-9113 x 104 F-804-225-9114 C-804-387-6001 glen.besa@sierraclub.org
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