Last week, the Washington State Energy Site Evaluation Council rejected the proposed coal-fueled power plant in Kalama because it failed to meet standards for greenhouse gases that cause global warming and harm human health. However, Energy Northwest recently said it will put its lawyers to work to submit a new application, on the ratepayers’ dollar. If your Public Utility District (PUD) is listed below, you are paying for a new coal-fueled power plant proposal. Please tell your PUD Commissioners that you do not want to buy into a new coal-fueled power plant in Kalama.
After wasting millions of dollars in a misguided attempt to build a new coal-fueled plant in Kalama, the public utilities that make up Energy Northwest should drop all plans for a coal plant, and instead focus on conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy not a coal project that poses a serious threat to our air, water, fish and wildlife.
Please email or call your PUD Commissioners and Manager on the list below to oppose a new application for a coal-fueled power plant in Kalama. Also, please write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Particularly important are letters to The Daily News (Longview) frontdoor@tdn.com, and The Columbian (Vancouver), letters@columbian.com. For ideas, see Columbia Riverkeeper’s Sunday op-ed in the Columbian, available here:
http://www.columbian.com/opinion/news/2007/12/12022007_Local-View-Abandon-plans-for-Kalama-coal-plant.cfm
Thanks for your support and help,
Columbia Riverkeeper
Please visit www.columbiariverkeeper.org to learn more about the proposed LNG projects or to make a contribution specifically to help stop the proposed coal plant on the Columbia River. You mailto:can also contact Dan Serres at dserres@gmail.com for additional information.
Find your county and Contact your PUD commissioners and managers:
Asotin County PUD
Tim Simpson, General Manager,
509-758-1010
tsimpson@asotinpud.org
Judy Ridge, District 1 Commissioner
Don Nuxoll, District 2 Commissioner
Gary Hicks, District 3 Commissioner
Benton
Jim Sanders, General Manager
509-582-1225
gm@bentonpud.org
Jeff Hall, Commission President
509-786-2666
Lori Sanders, Commission Vice President, 509-727-0394
Robert (Bob) Bertsch, Commission Secretary, 509-735-2781
Email Benton Commissioners at:
commission@bentonpud.org
Chelan
Dennis Bolz, District 3 Commissioner at-large, (509) 661-4264
dennis.bolz@chelanpud.org
Ann Congdon, District 3 Commissioner
(509) 661-4239
ann.congdon@chelanpud.org
Norm Gutzwiler, District 1 Commissioner, (509) 661-4286
norm.gutzwiler@chelanpud.org
Werner Janssen, District A Commissioner at-large
509-661-4313
werner.janssen@chelanpud.org
Chelan (cont’d)
Randy Smith, District 2 Commissioner
(509) 661-4263
r.smith@chelanpud.org
Cowlitz
Main phone: (360) 423-2210
Buz Ketcham, District 1 Commissioner (Kelso, South Cowlitz County)
bketcham@scattercreek.com
Mark McCrady, District 2 Commissioner (Longview)
mamccrady2005@yahoo.com
Ned Piper, District 3 Commissioner (West Longview, North Cowlitz County)
nedpiper@adelphia.net
Ferry
Roberta Weller, District Manager
(509) 775-3325
rweller@fcpud.com
Chris A Kroupa, District 1 Commissioner
district1@fcpud.com
Nathan D. Davis, District 2 Commissioner
district2@fcpud.com
Gregg B. Caudell, District 3 Commissioner
district3@fcpud.com
Franklin
Jean Ryckman, Manager
509-546-5947
Chuck Hall, Commission President
CHall@FranklinPUD.com
509-547-5824
Bill Gordon, Commission Vice President
BGordon@FranklinPUD.com
509-544-0231
Stuart Nelson, Commission Secretary
509-545-6202
SNelson@FranklinPUD.com
Grant
Email the following commissioners at: commissioners@gcpud.org
Terry Brewer, Commissioner, District 1 Greg Hansen, Commissioner, District 2
Randall Allred, Commissioner, District 3
Thomas Flint, Commissioner, District A-At large
Bob Bernd, Commissioner, District B-At large
Grays Harbor
Main office: 360-532-4220
Kittitas
Main office: 509-933-7200
kittitaspud@fairpoint.net
Klickitat
Dan Gunkel, Commissioner
541-980-1208
Ray Mosbrucker, Commissioner
509-773-3189
Randy Knowles, Commissioner
509-493-2052
Mason PUD #1
General email: general@masonpud1.org
Karl Denison, Commissioner, District 1
360-898-2618
Ron Gold, Commissioner, District 2
360-426-0308
Jack Janda, Commissioner, District 3
360-877-5867
Mason PUD #3
Wyla Wood, Manager
WylaW@masonpud3.org
Linda Gott, Commissioner
LindaG@MasonPUD3.org
Bruce E. Jorgenson, Commissioner
BruceJ@MasonPUD3.org
John H. Whalen, Commissioner
JohnW@MasonPUD3.org
Okanogan
John Grubich, General Manager
09-422-8485
johng@okpud.org
David A. Womack, Commission President, 509-826-5314
davew@okpud.org
Ernest J. Bolz, Commission Vice President, 509-486-2553
ernieb@okpud.org
Trish Butler, Commission Secretary
509-422-5211
trishb@okpud.org
Pacific County PUD #2
Main office: 360-942-2411
Skamania
Bob Wittenberg, Manager
bwittenberg@skamaniapud.com
Snohomish
Commission office
425-783-8611
City of Richland
Main office: 509-942-7390
Tacoma Power
Energy Information Center
253-502-8377
power@cityoftacoma.org
Seattle City Light
Executive Office: 206-684-3331