Desert Rock Power Plant Hearings Scheduled

As you may already know, Sithe Global and Diné Power Authority want to build a 1,500 megawatt coal plant near Burnham, NM. Hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Desert Rock Power Plant are scheduled and the public comment period is open until August 20th. It’s important that the BIA hear from as many people as possible who oppose the plant.

A sample comment to send in:

DATE

Dear Coordinator Yazzie:

I oppose the “Desert Rock Energy Project” proposed for San Juan County, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. I am submitting this as my comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Project, the comment period being open through August 20, 2007. While it is clear that new methods of economic development and “fuel diversity” are needed for the Navajo Nation, I do not support the construction and operation of this proposed coal-fired power plant and its related facilities. I strongly urge the BIA and its coordinating agencies to withdraw the Desert Rock Energy Project proposal.

Sincerely,

NAME
ADDRESS

Click here to check out a flier produced by Dooda (No) Desert Rock

Mail comments on the DEIS to: Harilene Yazzie, Regional NEPA Coordinator, Desert Rock Energy Project EIS, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Regional Office, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup N.M. 87305.

You can e-mail comments through the project Web site: www.desertrockenergy.com

List of scheduled hearings where you can learn more about the project and comment in person:

5 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 17, the Farmington Civic Center

10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 18, Ute Mountain Casino, Towoac, Colo.

5 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 18, the Iron Horse Inn, Durango, Colo.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m., July 19, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque

1 p.m. to 4 p.m., July 20, Larrazolo Auditorium, Runnels Building, Santa Fe

10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 23, Chapter House, Shiprock

5 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 23, Chapter House, Nenahnezad

10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 24, Chapterhouse, Burnham

5 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 24, Veterans Memorial Center, Sanostee

10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 25, Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, Ariz.