Clean Air Action Day 2007
Tuesday—August 28th, 2007
Join others on a fun and important journey to S
Schedule:
· 6:00am - Leave
· 7:15am - Bus stops in
· 10:30am - Guided tour of Capitol in
· 12:00pm - Lunch and training
· 1:00-3:00pm - Break into teams and meet with policymakers
· 3:15 pm - Return to
For more information or to register please contact Jenny Saklar at:
(559) 485-1671 extension 118, or email: jenny@fresnometmin.org
Together we can make a difference!
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If you answered is NO, then join us for a very important hearing this Monday, April 27th at 11am!
The San Joaquin Valley Air District is rushing to meet a paperwork deadline that will push back clean air for 17 years! On Monday, the Air District Board will vote on whether to accept an official Clean Air Plan that will postpone achieving clean air until 2024--under this plan, a child born today will be graduating high school before the Valley meets clean air standards!
Health, environmental, community, and civic groups are asking the Air District Board to take more time to refine and improve the Clean Air Plan, to include str ong measures that clean the air sooner, and to craft the Plan so that Valley residents breathe healthy air by 2017--AT THE LATEST. Independent studies conducted by an internationally renown air quality research firm confirms this position*. Join us in telling the District to take the time to get the Plan right!
To send an email directly to Air District Board Members CLICK HERE. or visit: http://capwiz.com/coalitionforcleanair/state/main/?state=CAhttp://capwiz.com/coalitionforcleanair/state/main/?state=CA
For more information on the hearing visit: the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition website at: www.calcleanair.org or the District's website at: www.valleyair.org
What: San Joaquin Valley Air District Hearing on Clean Air Plan
When: Monday, April 27th at 11am (the hearing is expected to run long, so if you want to participate after work hours, you should be able to. You can also watch the hearing by webcast at www.valleyair.org)
Where: Fresno - 1990 E. Gettysburg Ave. (between Blackstone and Fresno streets) Participation by video conferencing is available in Modesto and Bakersfield, for more information visit www.valleyair.org)
Why it's so important: This meeting will set the pace for air pollution clean up in the Valley--if the Board and staff feel strong community support for cleaning up the air faster than they are proposing, then clean air WILL be possible by at least 2017! Your voice makes the difference!
Contact: Liza Bolanos with the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition at 559.313.9485 or Carolina Simunovic with Fresno Metro Ministry at 559.349.3632 for more information on how to participate.
* To read the Clearing the Air Report by International Sustainable Systems Research Center CLICK HERE.
]]>Did you know that areas of the Valley will not breathe clean air until past the year 2024? A child born today will graduate from high school before the Valley achieves clean air. Decisions are being made this month that can change this. Our local Air District is proposing a plan that, as written, sentences the Valley to at least 17 more years of dirty air—BUT THEY CAN CHANGE IT!!! But they must hear from you…
Fresno Metro Ministry and the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition are sponsoring a community workshop on the Valley’s Clean Air Plan. This is the plan that the local air District has created in an effort to clean up our ozone pollution. Unfortunately, the plan is NOT strong enough. We need your help to tell them that this community demands better! Please join us for a training this Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 6pm to discuss the plan and learn how to have your voice heard on this very important clean air decision.
Training Info (flyer attached)
Location:
Time: 6-8pm
Dinner Provided!
Please RSVP to Jenny Saklar by PHONE: 559-485-1416x118 or EMAIL: jenny@fresnometmin.org
If you are not able to make it to the training, please contact us, and attend the important Air District hearing
Monday, April 30th 2007 ~ 11am
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Offices –
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Thank you,
Carolina Simunovic carolina@fresnometmin.org and Jenny Saklar jenny@fresnometmin.org
Fresno Metro Ministry
(559) 485-1416
As you know, the
The San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District has drafted a new rule requiring developers to eliminate pollution from new projects or pay a reasonable fee that would be used to reduce air pollution from other sources. These rules are innovative and reasonable. Everyone has to take part in cleaning up the air. Farmers, manufacturers and oil refineries have taken part. This is an opportunity for developers to be part of the solution--and along the way, they'll not only clean up the air, but also create healthier more livable communities.
There are two ways for you to get involved:
1. Attend the San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District Board Meeting on Thursday, December 15th at . (Located near the South/East corner of
2. And “take action now” by clicking on this link, which will send a support letter of the
Indirect Source Rule (ISR) to the Air District Board members.http://ucsaction.org/campaign/12_07_05_clean_CA_air?source=wacpromo_caOpposition to the rule is mounting from business groups, so your voice of support is needed! Take Action Now!! For more information or to confirm your attendance on December 15th, please contact Laura Fultz, a fellow member of the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition:
Laura Fultz, Campaign/Event Organizer
: 559-493-1034 - lfultz@sbcglobal.net Mobile
working with the
Air Quality & Environmental Health Program
Fresno Metro Ministry
http://fresnometmin.org/airquality
Fresno Metro Ministry's Air Quality Program is recruiting a select group of Air Quality Champions to help us make progress in cleaning our Valley's air. We will be very busy this fall pushing for innovative approaches to curbing pollution from new development and an influx of mega-dairies from Southern California, while getting ready for another legislative season in January.
If you can commit to two hours a week (delicious meals included), then we can provide the know how and training to turn you into an effective and empowered advocate for healthy air. Over fifty Fresno residents joined us this May on our Clean Air Action Days 2005 trips to Sacramento. We are building on that momentum to create some serious community capacity, to demand and
win clean air victories locally and in Sacramento.
With Fresno County having 16% childhood asthma (over twice the national average), and over 1,300 people dying prematurely each year in the San Joaquin Valley, it is time to make clean air a pripority for you and your family. We will begin this program the week of October 17th. Email or call us to find out more and get signed up as an Air Quality Champion.
Best Regards,
Carolina, Daniela, and Mark
Air Quality & Environmental Health Program
Fresno Metro Ministry
1055 N Van Ness Ave, Suite H
Fresno, CA 93728
http://fresnometmin.org/airquality
(559) 485-1416