Seven ways to find out more about the Sunrise Powerlink

1) If you're looking for general information, visit the San Diego Smart Energy Solutions web page. It has

• background information
• alternatives that can be built instead of the "Sunrise Powerlink"
• "Sunrise Powerlink" news archive
• easy steps for stopping the "Sunrise Powerlink" and getting a better energy future

2) Here's what to do to stay caught up on what's happening with the "Sunrise Powerlink."

3) If you're looking for basic information about the project from the California Public Utilities Commission, such as the "Sunrise Powerlink" legal filings and schedule, go here.

4) If you're looking for information about the California Public Utilities Commission's environmental report that identified five environmentally superior alternatives to SDG&E's preferred "Sunrise Powerlink" project, go here. If you want to comment on the report, you have until April 11, 2008.

5) If you're looking for information about how much the "Sunrise Powerlink" will cost the public, visit the Utility Consumers Action Network website.

6) Other information sites about the "Sunrise Powerlink" from environmental and community perspectives include

• Center for Biological Diversity
• California State Parks Foundation
• Desert Protective Council
• Anza-Borrego Foundation
• Protect Our Communities
• Border Power Plant Working Group
• Wilderness4All
• People's Powerlink
• Communities United for Sensible Power
• Rancho Penasquitos Concerned Citizens
• Carmel Valley Concerned Citizens

7) If you want information about the project from SDG&E's perspective, Google "Sunrise Powerlink." You'll find websites for the utility company and the fake grassroots / expensive public relations campaign that promotes the project.

I'm not providing links to the SDG&E-related sites because you can find them easily on your own. And linking to them helps them to rise higher in the rankings of search sites such as Google. Conversely, if you don't like the "Sunrise Powerlink" and you have your own website or blog, you can help out by linking to sites like this blog or those listed above.

Photo: Wildflowers bloom in a beautiful area of the San Diego backcountry that is threatened by the "Sunrise Powerlink."