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March 14, 1999
The articles provided below were initially compiled during the past week by the SUN DAY Campaign (ph. 301-270-2258; fax: 301-891-2866) for the 36 member organizations of the Sustainable Energy Coalition (list available upon request).
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FEDERAL ENERGY BUDGET & TAXES
1.) House Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee:
At a March 11 House Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Chairman Ron Packard (R-CA) noted a great disparity between the photovoltaics and nuclear budgets compared with their budget allocations. Packard claimed that nuclear generates about 20% of the nation's electricity, while ridiculing PV's "three-thousandth of one percent...that's point zero-zero- three percent" of electricity generated. He went on to say that he didn't foresee any new nuclear plants or large hydro dams in the future, noting that this means we are moving toward greater long-term reliance on fossil fuels, which he said is "bad." He went on to call for a new emphasis on nuclear power. In passing, he said that renewable energy technologies were good, but discounted their potential, saying that the U.S. must concentrate on new development of nuclear power. Finally, Packard said that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other agencies must work together to overcome the barriers which have stalled such things as new nuclear development. He said that regulatory reform and changes in attitudes are needed so that faster progress can be made on new (i.e., nuclear) energy development.
2.) Science Committee Views on Renewable Energy:
In a 1-page statement released last week, Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) - chairman of the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Energy & Environment - charged that "in recent years DOE has non-competitively awarded tens of millions of dollars to Washington, DC-based trade associations -- tens of millions of dollars that were diverted from worthwhile research and development activities." However, he also noted that he was "pleased that there are substantial increases [in the Administration's FY'00 budget request] to several programs the Subcommittee has supported in the past, including fundamental photovoltaic research, applied wind research, and core research and development in hydrogen." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy of the statement.
3.) Wind Production Tax Credit:
We have received a 2-page list of the 76 members of the House of Representatives and the 17 members of the Senate supporting extension of the wind energy production tax credit. Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
4.) VA/HUD Appropriations Subcommittee Members:
We have received a 2-page list of the Republican and Democratic members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on VA/HUD which oversees the budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The list includes the staff contact for each member as well as each member's office address, phone number, and fax number. Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING
1.) Administration/Renewable Portfolio Standard:
The Clinton Administration has revised its restructuring bill to increase the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) from 5.5% by 2010 to 7.5% by 2010 -- roughly doubling the amount of new renewables that could potentially result from the Administration RPS. The bill retains a cap on renewable energy credit prices of 1.5 cents per kWh and a 2015 sunset date. There will also be new sections in the Administration bill promoting distributed generation and combined heat and power projects. However, the Administration has apparently decided to not increase the Public Benefits Fund nor include additional emissions reduction measures such as caps and/or generator efficiency standards.
2.) Renewables/Restructuring Principles:
The Renewable Energy Alliance (REA) has released a paper, "Electric Industry Restructuring Principles: Realizing the Benefits of Retail Electricity Choice" which lists the policies it believes to be necessary for a state to have a "vibrant, competitive retail market for renewable power." REA calls for states to establish meaningful price competition; open competition to all customer classes simultaneously; avoid unnecessary regulatory barriers to customers who want to switch; disclose accurate fuel source information; and make renewable energy policies friendly to the market." The full text of the report can be found at https://www.realliance.org.
3.) EIA's State Restructuring Update:
The Energy Information Administration has updated its extensive state-by-state review of the status of electric utility deregulation to reflect activity through March 1. It can be found at https://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/chg_str/tab5rev.html.
4.) Massachusetts Restructuring Problems:
The "Boston Globe" (March 2) notes that Massachusetts deregulation law called for a 10% reduction in utility bills in 1998 plus another 5% cut starting September 1999. However, "most consumers probably won't see another significant break in prices for close to two years, although businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities are starting to get lower prices from alternative providers." The 2-page article adds that "expectations that alternative providers would scramble to serve residential customers have yet to materialize...because the initial electric rates set under the deregulation law were too low -- below the cost of producing power -- [which] makes it uneconomical to market to individual residential customers." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy of the article.
CLIMATE CHANGE
1.) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Views on Kyoto:
"Electricity Daily" reports that the American Society of Mechanical Engineers believes the Kyoto Protocol timetable for reduction in greenhouse gases to be "unrealistic" and the compliance problems to be "enormous." Noting the time -- often decades -- needed to develop, test, and implement major changes in technology, ASME warned that "in order to make major progress in meeting the timeframe set by the Kyoto Protocol for the U.S. severe distortion in fuel utilization must be accepted, and large capital expenditures for technology development and deployment will be required." ASME is also calling for "a new generation of nuclear fission reactors" noting that "the nuclear option must be included in any long-term strategy for the reduction of carbon emissions." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy of the 1-page article.
2.) Philadelphia Inquirer - Gas Guzzler Editorial:
In a 3-page March 6 editorial, the "Philadelphia Inquirer" urged that CAFE standards "be methodically raised over the next 10 years" and that "light trucks, vans, and SUVs be held to the same, higher fuel standards as cars." It also noted that "higher federal taxes on gasoline may be needed to make America as fuel-efficient as tax-heavy Europe" with the revenue "used to support mass transit and to help U.S. industry do its part to combat global warming by reducing smokestack CO2." The editorial warns that "America's driving miles have been steadily climbing 2% a year and now that low-mileage vans, light trucks, and SUVs account for an extraordinary 50% of new cars sold in America, gas mileage is going that way too. ... The United States, with less than 5% of the world's population, accounts for more than 25% of global oil consumption. Air pollution, global warming, and the destruction of fragile ecosystems are the results." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
3.) Comments on CAFE Rider to Transportation Appropriations Bill:
The Sierra Club reports that people wishing to submit written testimony to the House Transportation Appropriations Committee regarding a CAFE-freeze rider to the FY'00 Transportation Appropriations bill must do so by March 26 . Four copies of testimony must be sent to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2358 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. The Sierra Club has made a 5-page summary of its own testimony available for those who would like to review it as a possible model for their own statement. Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
4.) Biofuels' Role in Climate Change:
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a new, 6-page paper "Biofuels: A Solution for Climate Change." It notes that the nation's biomass resource base is extensive -- about 200 million dry tons of various waste feedstocks are available annually. Using a fraction of this resource could probably supply the equivalent of 350,000 barrels of oil in 2010, or 3.6% of the projected light-duty vehicle energy demand. "Increasing biomass use would accelerate the displacement of fossil fuels and the reduction of transportation greenhouse gas emissions." The paper can be found at http:www.biofuels.nrel.gov/rdbriefs/bfreports.html.
5.) Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy-EPA Air Goals:
Working with state environmental offices and state energy offices, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released the first part of a guidance document that enables states to include the air quality benefits of voluntary energy efficiency and renewable energy actions as an integral part of their air quality attainment strategies. Entitled, Guidance on Establishing an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE/RE) Set-Aside in the NOx Budget Trading Program, it is available on EPA's website. Most of DOE's EE/RE programs currently receive no SIPs credit(s). This document is a first step in demonstrating how accelerated adoption of energy efficiency and renewable energy in residential, commercial and industrial sectors can reduce emissions of criteria pollutants and how those emissions reductions can be credited in state air quality attainment mechanisms.
MISCELLANEOUS
1.) House Renewable Energy Caucus Grows:
Craig Cox (BLA) reports that Rep. Bruce Vento (D-MN) has joined the House Renewable Energy Caucus bringing it up to 142 members.
2.) Energy Information Agency/Renewables:
A new report, "Hydroelectricity and Other Renewable Resources" from the Energy Information Administration predicts that "while renewable energy sources are not expected to gain market share, they are expected to retain an 8% share of world energy use through 2020." EIA further predicts that by 2020, total consumption of renewable energy will reach 50 quadrillion Btu -- an increase of 67% over 1995 levels. Renewable energy use is projected to increase by 1.3% annually in North America over the next 25 years and account for about 10% of total projected energy use in the region by 2020. In the U.S., most growth in renewable energy use for power generation involve municipal solid waste (primarily landfill gas), wind, and biomass. Details can be found at https://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo98/hydro.html.
3.) Ethanol Industry Outlook:
The Renewable Fuels Association has released a publication, "Ethanol Industry Outlook for 1999 and Beyond," which notes that in 1998 the industry has set a new production record of more than 1.4 billion gallons per year. This level of production increases net farm income of $4.5 billion; boosts total employment by 195,200 jobs; adds over $450 million to state tax receipts; improves the U.S. trade balance by $2 billion; and results in a net savings to the federal budget of $3.6 billion. The full report can be found at https://www.ethanolrfa.org.
4.) Christian Science Monitor - Wind Farms:
A 2-page article in the "Christian Science Monitor" (March 9) notes that "the country's wind-power capacity will have jumped 50% in 18 months" particularly due to the expansion of wind generators on agricultural land throughout the Midwest. It adds that "industry advocates hope that within 10 years wind power will be cheaper than energy produced by coal and other fossil fuels" and observes the growing number of consumers switching energy suppliers to take advantage of green power. Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
5.) Low-Impact Hydro Certification Program:
A 4-page memo from Green Mountain Energy Resources and American Rivers outlines "a final draft of Low Impact Hydropower Criteria, along with a Certification Package outlining the process for certifying and marketing Low Impact Hydropower." The groups are seeking final public comments on these drafts by April 9 and plan to begin accepting applications for certification in early May. Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
6.) Hydro Relicensing Legislation Pending:
The current issue of "Environment & Energy Weekly" reports that Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) and Rep. Edolphous Towns (D-NY) will head a drive to change the hydropower licensing process in the 106th Congress with identical bills set to be introduced shortly in the Congress. The legislation would direct FERC to set a deadline of not more than a year for a federal resource agency (e.g., U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Forest Service) to impose its conditions after a license application is filed. The hydropower industry says that some licenses have taken as many as 24 years to be issued. Conceding that the proposed legislation could be labeled as anti-environmental, Towns said possible environmental attacks on the legislation can effectively countered if the industry presents its difficulties accurately.
7.) Oil Imports Rise:
In the March 1999 "Short-Term Energy Outlook," the Energy Information Administration notes that total petroleum net imports (including finished products) amounted to an estimated 51.6% of total domestic demand in 1998. This is projected to rise to 52.2% in 1999 and 54.3% in 2000. For all of 1999, EIA expects growth in petroleum demand to be around 2.9% above the reported 1998 level of 18.68 million barrels per day. For details, see https://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html.
8.) Coalition Opposes Exxon-Mobil Merger:
On March 10, Public Citizen coordinated a news conference to announce the Coalition to Stop the Exxon-Mobil Merger comprised of national and state organizations including Consumer Federation of America, Grey Panthers, the National Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, U.S. PIRG, Friends of the Earth, and Survivors of the Exxon-Valdez Spill. For details, see https://www.citizen.org/cmep/empressconf.html. Incidentally, March 24, 1999 is the tenth anniversary of the EXXON Valdez accident.
9.) Nuclear Power on Twentieth Anniversary of TMI Accident:
A 4-page article in the "New York Times" (March 7) argues that the nuclear industry "is doing better now" than it was at the time of the Three Mile Island accident on March 28, 1979. "Today, reactors are quietly producing about one- quarter more electricity each, and the level of radiation exposure to workers is down along with the number of automatic shut-downs. Uranium fuel is cheap and plentiful, and with low interest rates, so is nuclear power's biggest ingredient, capital. The industry has also happily achieved a lowered public profile." However, the article also notes that "extinction is in sight" for the nuclear industry whose reactors "are technological artifacts of an era slipping into history." It notes that the "real reactor killer is deregulation in the utility industry" and suggests that if electricity is completely deregulated, about 28 nuclear plants will be unable to compete." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy.
10.) Financial Times: Nuclear Prospects:
A 3-page article in the "Financial Times" (March 2) notes that the nuclear industry "battling against environmental, political, safety, commercial, and economic concerns, appears to be approaching meltdown. ... In all of western Europe and North America, only one new plant is under construction. ... The most formidable hurdle, still to be resolved by most governments, is how to store safely the growing stockpile of spent fuel and waste, some of which will still be radioactive at the end of the next millennium. ... Even though few new plants are being built and fewer still planned, the existing ones are taking forever to close down, and some are having their operations extended. ... One of the biggest factors in the industry's favour is global warming [because] many western countries will not be able to meet the environmental commitments they signed at the Kyoto conference on climate change in 1997 if they close down their nuclear plants. ... Over the next 10 years, the issue of whether to extend the life of old reactors - rather than close them down - may become the new battlefield over nuclear power. ... It would be a bitter irony if, as a result of public worries about the safety of nuclear power, governments decided to extend the life of old (and inherently less safe) reactors, rather than to build new, safer ones." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy of the article.
11.) Worldwatch Institute: Nuclear Peaking:
In a 2-page paper released March 5, the Worldwatch Institute reports that "in the last decade, nuclear power has gone from being the world's fastest growing energy source to its slowest [because] it is simply no longer competitive with other, newer forms of power generation" and adds that in 1998 world nuclear generating capacity fell by 175 MW. It further observes that "in increasingly competitive power markets ... as many as one-third of US and Canadian reactors are vulnerable to shut down in the next five years." It concludes that "global nuclear capacity will begin a sustained decline by 2002 at the latest and the U.S. Department of Energy projects that it will fall by half in the next two decades." The article can be found at https://www.worldwatch.org.
12.) Richardson/Nuclear Waste:
The current issue of "Environment & Energy Weekly" notes that while the House Energy & Power Subcommittee has effectively rejected the proposal, the Senate Energy Committee may be open to discussion the Administration's nuclear waste proposal. DOE Secretary Richardson's plan would require DOE to take title to high-level nuclear waste until a permanent underground facility, being considered at Yucca Mountain, is ready to take the waste, which could be in 2010 if it passes site suitability tests. However, the Administration has yet to put its proposal on paper. The article notes that Richardson's proposal has been welcomed by a few members of Congress, but a majority is skeptical; the proposal is also opposed by the nuclear industry and he environmental community.
FEDERAL ENERGY BUDGET & TAXES
1.) Fiscal Year 2000 Budget - Early Rumors:
We have received an unconfirmed report that congressional leaders are talking about a FY'00 budget increase of 5 percent over FY'99 for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) program. If that eventually proves to be correct, it would bring EE/RE funding roughly up to the level it had achieved prior to the Republicans taking control of Congress in 1995.
2.) Tax Report - Republican Initiatives:
On March 2, Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) held a joint press conference to talk about targeted tax relief bills they plan on introducing next week. They both mentioned the importance of Alternative Minimum Tax relief, and Johnson spoke especially forcefully about the importance of a permanent extension of the business R & D tax credits.
Johnson also noted that there were other provisions that she was open to, and Grassley added that he had some "environmental" provisions that he was intending to put in his package. When asked, he said that the wind energy production tax credit was the only one he had decided on so far, but that he was planning on cosponsoring the bill with Sen. Feinstein, and he expected that she might have some that she wanted to include. Johnson went on to point out that the wind credit had been cosponsored by a majority of the Ways and Means Committee members, and spoke quite encouragingly about its prospects.
3.) T.J. Glauthier - Nomination to be DOE Deputy Secretary:
On February 25, the Senate Energy Committee voted to approved T.J. Glauthier's nomination as DOE's Deputy Secretary. He had earlier served at the Office of Management and Budget where he was a strong voice in support of funding federal sustainable energy programs. A date has not been set yet for full floor action.
ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING
1.) Rep. Barton - Restructuring Legislation Plans:
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is planning to have field hearings on utility restructuring during March. He and ranking member Rep. Ralph Hall (D-TX) may each host one and there is the possibility that other committee members will also hold field hearings. The hearings will focus on generic restructuring issues rather than on specific bills. Barton says he wants to work with committee Democrats to fashion a "coalition bill" and expects to mark up a bill in late May or early June. However, he reiterated his decision not to have any set-asides in the bill for renewable energy. An article in "Congress Daily" (March 3) reports that Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) is reintroducing this "states rights" deregulation bill which does not impose a date certain for competition and aims to protect the restructuring laws passed by about 20 states thus far. The bill includes a provision to remove the line-of-business restrictions in PUHCA and to "reform" PURPA. Thomas claims that Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK) favors the principles of his bill but he did not know if the chairman would cosponsor it. Last month, Murkowski said he would introduce a narrow bill in late March or early April that would "deregulate where we can and streamline where we can't."
2.) Restructuring Survey - Green Energy:
"Wind Energy Weekly" (March 1) reports that a new survey of 1,000 consumers (including 250 in California) by the Yankee Group, a Boston-based consulting firm, found that 25% of respondents say they would select an environmental organization as a supplier if offered the option. In addition, more than half of all utility customers in the U.S. would switch from their current electricity supplier if offered a 10-15% discount in cost.
3.) Deregulation May Increase Rural Rates:
The "National Journal" (March 5) reports that a draft Department of Agriculture study concludes that electricity deregulation could actually raise power rates for homeowners in 19 rural states. While deregulation could yield rate reductions in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas, it would cause power costs to rise - and trigger a tumble in the gross domestic product - in regions of the country that now have lower than average electric rates or are served by rural electric cooperatives. The analysis predicted that deregulation would cause price hikes in Alabama, Idaho, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The findings are likely to put a damper on congressional attempts to pass a federal electricity deregulation bill -- particularly in the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee which is dominated by legislators from rural areas.
CLIMATE CHANGE
1.) AFL-CIO Issues Energy Statement:
In a 2-page AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on U.S. Energy Policy issued on February 17, the AFL-CIO "reaffirm[ed] its opposition to the Kyoto Protocol" claiming that the treaty "could have a devastating impact on the U.S. economy and American workers ... implementation would significantly raise the cost of all forms of energy, affecting workers in manufacturing, transportation, construction and service industries, as well as those involved in energy production and distribution. Economic forecasts have shown that more than one million American jobs are at risk, energy prices could increase significantly, and the United States will have created an additional incentive for American companies to locate offshore." Noting that "the licenses to operate many of our nuclear and hydro electric facilities will expire" in the near future, the AFL-CIO concludes "we must maintain all current generating option, including fossil fuels, nuclear, hydro, and renewables to ensure a stable, reliable and low-cost supply of electricity for the United States." Let us know if you would like us to fax or e-mail you a copy.
2.) Climate Change Costs:
The "Washington Post" (March 1) notes that reporters covering the AFL-CIO executive council meeting at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach during Presidents' Day week received a fax from the business-backed Competitive Enterprise Institute with a list of suggested questions the group thought reporters should ask Vice President Al Gore about global warming when he stopped by to visit the labor leaders. According to the article, "it was a big surprise to many reporters to learn when they checked out of the hotel that they each had been charged $1 to receive the fax. Chalk it up to the free- enterprise system."
3.) Early Action Legislation Introduced:
On March 4, Senator John Chafee (R-RI) reintroduced his "credit for early action" bill along with the original cosponsors, Sens. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Connie Mack (R-FL). In response, six national environmental groups including U.S. PIRG, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and the National Environmental Trust criticized the bill because it contains too many loopholes, does not focus on emission reductions within the United States, and allows for "unproven" offsets. They noted the bill would reward companies that close domestic factories and shift pollution overseas; punishes newer, cleaner companies relative to older, dirtier firms; relies too heavily on 'sequestration' methods; and extends a lifeline to the nuclear industry. Let us know if you want us to fax you the groups' 3-page news release or a separate 2-page release from Ozone Action and eight other groups.
4.) Climate Change Environmental Impacts:
The "Washington Post" (March 5) reports that a State Department study has found that record sea temperatures triggered the largest mass die-off of tropical corals in modern times last year, destroying in some areas more than 70% of the reef-building creatures whose elaborate homes form the backbone of ocean ecosystems. It suggests a combination of El Nino and global warming is to blame and that recent trends suggest that the threat to coral reefs will only increase with time. Further losses could have profound consequences for biodiversity, fisheries, and tourism. In a separate report by NASA, researchers report that Greenland's ice sheet has thinned dramatically at the southern and eastern edges, many parts of which have lost three to six feet in thickness per year since 1993. Nearly all of the shrinkage found was at elevations below 4,900 feet, in the "peripheral regions which ... are likely to be most susceptible to climate change" the authors report in the current issue of the journal "Science."
MISCELLANEOUS
1.) Solar Power Plant Accident:
The "Los Angeles Times" (February 27) reports that a storage tank exploded at the Solar Energy Generating Station (SEGS I) solar power plant near Barstow, California last Friday. The 900,000-gallon tank was holding a heat-transfer fluid called therminol - a hydraulic fluid that is heated to about 850 degrees and run through pipes to solar panels to help generate electricity. No injuries were reported although the accident sent flames and billows of smoke into the sky for hours forcing fire officials to evacuate a half-square-mile area around the facility.
2.) New Photovoltaic World Record:
In a 2-page news release, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers announced on February 25 that they had set a world record for thin-film solar cell efficiency. The measurement of 18.8 percent efficiency for the copper indium gallium diselenide (CIS) cell topped the previous record, also set at NREL, by more than one percent. NREL added that "we can begin to visualize the day when energy from the sun will be generating a significant portion of the country's electric power demand." Let us know if you would like us to fax you a copy of the release.
3.) Nuclear Waste Legislation:
The "Environment & Energy Update" (March 4) reports that House Energy & Power Subcommittee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) expects a full committee markup and floor action on the nuclear waste bill H.R.45 within two weeks of a vote in the subcommittee; this means that the bill could pass the House by mid-April. Barton has indicated that DOE Secretary Richardson's proposal to have DOE take legal title to high-level nuclear waste as not viable and just a strategy to buy time. Public Citizen is circulating a proposed 2-page op-ed that activists may wish to use as the basis of letters submitted to their local newspapers; let me know if you would like me to fax you a copy.
4.) Environmental Revolution:
In a 2-page article in the March/April issue of "World Watch Magazine," Lester Brown suggests that "the world may be on the edge of an environmental revolution comparable to the political revolution that swept Eastern Europe. ... [T]here are now some clear signs that the world is in the early stages of a major shift in environmental consciousness." He notes, for example, that "while oil and coal use have expanded by just over 1% a year since 1990, the use of solar cells has expanded by 16% per year and wind power by a prodigious annual rate of 26%." Let us know if you would like us to fax or e-mail you a copy or go to https://www.worldwatch.org.
5.) Cheap Oil Prospects:
A 7-page article, "Cheap Oil: The Next Shock," in the most recent issue of "The Economist" suggests that the current low price for oil could drop even lower -- perhaps as low as $5/barrel. However, it suggests that, for a number of reasons, low oil prices may not necessarily lead to increased oil use. Let us know if you would like to see the article.
6.) TMI - 20th Anniversary:
For those who may want to sponsor a media or other event to mark the date, note that March 28 is the 20th anniversary of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
7.) Organizations Directory Available:
The SUN DAY Campaign has issued the fifth edition of its "National Directory of Sustainable Energy Organizations" which provides a zip-coded listing of 1,000 citizen groups and other non-profit organizations working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related environmental issues. Each entry provides the group's name, address, and phone number; most include contact names and fax numbers; a majority also include e-mail and/or web addresses and a brief description of the group's activities. Copies of the 96-page directory (hard copy only) can be ordered for $18 (pre-paid) from SUN DAY, 315 Circle Avenue, #2; Takoma Park, MD 20912-4836.
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