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Power Line Path
Through critical habitat set-aside under the Coachella Valley HCA (Palmwood) and encroaching on residential neighborhoods

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The proposed power line path starts in North Palm Springs at a new sub-station LADWP plans to build. It travels north east of Highway 62 through Desert Hot Springs then crosses Indian Avenue. There it takes a sharp right turn to traverse the hills behind Desert Hot Springs in clear view of the residential neighborhoods of Mountain View, Mission Lakes, Paradise Springs and Rancho Del Oro. It then takes a left over the hills and through the Morongo Basin, Yucca Valley, Pioneer Town, Flamingo Heights, Landers and on to Hesperia where it is planned to connect to power lines into Los Angeles.

Property Values Have Been Hit Hard Enough!
Homeowners already suffering huge loss of property values have no more to give. 

These elected officials and government bodies stand with homeowners to protect property values.

• Congressman Jerry Lewis

• County of Riverside

• County of San Bernardino

• Yucca Valley Town Council

• City of Twentynine Palms

• City of Desert Hot Springs

• Coachella Valley Association of Governments

• Morongo Valley Community Services District

• Joshua Tree Municipal Advisory Council

• Twentynine Palms City Council

• Lucerne Valley Economic Development Association

• Johnson Valley Improvement Association

• Homestead Valley Community Council

• Gorgonio Chapter of the Sierra Club

• Desert Hot Springs Chamber

• Desert Hot Springs Hoteliers

• And You!

Volunteers work petition tables in front of local markets. Thousands of signatures have been collected for presentation to state and federal legislators. 

News Link Archives
Caution Urged Over LADWP Talk Of I-10 Route

Appeals Court Narrows Federal Power Line Rules

What was wrong with LA Measure B?

At The Center Of The Debate

Frederick County Supervisors Ask Governor For Help on PATH

If you don't recognize those hills behind Desert Hot Springs in the picture above, it's because they are adorned with 220 foot tall power lines. Those power lines are not there yet. But they will be if the Los Angeles Department or Water and Power gets its way.
Don't let them. Get involved Now!

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Transmission Line Related News - Across the nation

Prominent power lines dim enthusiasm for green power

Southern California Edison Will Not Seek License

Power Line Proposal Agitates Residents

Power towers would slash thru Mistlin Park

Coalition Building In Valley To Stop LADWP Project
The Coachella Valley Coalition (CVC) announced the Turtle Club is joining the effort to put a stop to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) 'Green Path North transmission line project'. The project would construct power lines through residential and wildlife areas in Desert Hot Springs.

CVC leaders say the if the project is constructed in the Coachella Valley it will only be the first of several changes in the desert. "If we allow Green Path North, next would be gas lines or water lines going through our communities and desert.".

Informational Link: California Desert Coalition

Coalition Still Hammering Against Green Path North 
“No one has told us to give up. This is a good American grassroots story. We’re not losing this battle.” 

Villaraigosa's friends in the desert

Too bad for the upwardly ambitious mayor that maybe, oh, 20,000 travelers a day see a billboard along the I-10. Mayor Villaraigosa holds the key to turn off Green Path North. 

Inland Empire Caucus Agrees To Send Letter To LADWP

In response to presentation made by April Sall of the California Desert Coalition, the Inland Empire Caucus has agreed to write a letter to Nick Patsaouras, President of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Board of Commissioners asking the board to exhaust existing energy corridors before considering new projects, like the Green Path North Project.

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On The National Front

.Assault on Desert Communities  Power Lines Through Desert Top Interior Dept. Priority “We have to connect the sun in the deserts and the wind in the plains to the places where people live.” - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Salazar announced the department is moving aggressively to develop renewable energy zones and transmission lines to carry wind and solar power through desert communities. Senate leader offers plan for `green' power grid WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat on Thursday proposed new federal authority to build special power lines that carry renewable energy — like solar and wind power — from remote places.

The measure would give the president authority to declare "renewable energy zones" that have great potential for generating electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar but which have no high-voltage transmission lines to bring that power to consumers. See also: Electric superhighway

Idaho Utility Runs Into Resistance Over Power Line Plans 
"If the strategists at Idaho Power believe the citizens of Baker and Malheur counties represent the path of least resistance, they are sadly mistaken."  .

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