MBCA is a proud supporter of CDC and its efforts to defend our desert ecosystems from devastation.
CDC Supporters,
I would like to extend my personal thank you to each and every one of you for your ongoing and essential support in our fight to save our desert from the invasion of LADWP's Green Path North transmission lines. Our efforts have caused politicians and the media, as well as Los Angeles Department of Water & Power officials, to take notice. I also want to tell you about two important upcoming events.
This Friday (September 26) at 2:00 p.m., the Healthy Planet, Healthy Me! show on Los Angeles radio station KPFK FM will be discussing the Green Path North Project and how it really isn't green at all. I and CDC Vice Chair Ruth Rieman will be interviewed on the program, and you can call in with your questions. Tune in to 90.7 FM or listen online at www.sherrybeall.com (click the Live tab at the top, then click the microphone icon).
On November 6, CDC will hold its next public meeting to share with you the status of the Green Path North Project and how your donations have helped us broaden the base of support against it. Please hold open the evening of Thursday, November 6, for this event. More details will be sent to you in late October.Finally, I want you to know that a new partnership begins for CDC on October 1 as we separate from The Mojave Desert Land Trust and join The SummerTree Institute as our nonprofit umbrella organization. Be assured that your donations will follow the CDC and continue to receive tax deductible benefits.
Robin Kobaly, Executive Director of The SummerTree Institute (and Morongo Valley native), welcomes CDC with the following message:
"The SummerTree Institute is extremely pleased to provide a supportive platform for the CDC to continue its impressive campaign.
We support their dedicated and highly professional efforts to inform individuals, officials, local governments, organizations, and agencies about the potential negative impacts of GPN as proposed. We also commend the CDC's efforts to empower all involved entities at their respective levels to take appropriate actions to ensure that this project does not damage our most treasured desert resources.
Under this new relationship, the CDC will be able to continue their campaign without any interruption in momentum. We are very proud to welcome the CDC to SummerTree."
I know that in SummerTree we have found a strong and supportive parent organization that shares our concerns and will provide resources and energy for the challenges ahead in fighting LADWP. Again, thanks for your ongoing support. I hope to see you on November 6.
April Sall
Chair, California Desert Coalition
www.cadesertco.org
MORE INFO ON THIS TOPIC: At California Desert Coalition and on the Energy page of the MBCA Website. Previous posts on this blog: Energy, Green Path North.
