From energie@NETAXIS.QC.CA Wed Mar 11 00:44:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from mail7.netaxis.ca (root@mail7.netaxis.ca [207.253.48.117]) by lox.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA03269 for ; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 00:44:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from yul23.netaxis.ca (yul30.netaxis.ca [207.253.49.130]) by mail7.netaxis.ca (8.8.8/8.6.9) with SMTP id AAA11721; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 00:08:08 -0500 Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 00:08:08 -0500 Message-Id: <2.2.16.19980311000955.09a78ba6@mail.netaxis.qc.ca> X-Sender: energie@mail.netaxis.qc.ca (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: solidarity list From: Tom Holzinger Subject: Lower Churchill announcement Status: OR Montréal, 10 March 1998 Dear Environmental Warriors, That was a tremendous job by everyone, confronting the Lower Churchill announcement with demonstrations, counter-announcements, and threats of boycotts. Congratulations, especially to the folks at Sheshatshiu and Sept-Iles (Mamit Innuat). As a result, the Canadian press gave our side LOTS of favourable coverage. Here in Montréal, the very fast reaction of American environmental groups impressed friend and foe alike, and I have had numerous requests for their text. So it is typed out below and can be generally distributed. Special thanks to John Clark of Burlington and Andy Mason of Albany. This will be a long tough battle against the Lower Churchill mega-project, but it appears no tougher than the one we fought and won against Great Whale. And a footnote about Great Whale: Premier Bouchard said yesterday on television that it is a good thing that Québec had not tried to build Great Whale; it would have ended up being too expensive!! Perhaps he will now be gracious enough to send a thank-you note to us Cree and non-Cree protesters for having saved everyone some money. The text from the USA follows below. In solidarity, Tom * * * * * We, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with the Innu people of Québec and Labrador (Nitassinan) who oppose further construction on the Churchill River without their consent. We further state that we, as concerned citizens and organizations, will oppose the import and distribution of power from the Lower Churchill, and refuse the purchase of electricity from this and other environmentally and socially irresponsible developments. We, the intended customers for the power generated from the Lower Churchill development, shall oppose all bond issues and purchase contracts needed to finance this destructive project. Signed: Friends of Nitassinan, Burlington, Vermont James Bay and Northern Waters Network, New York State Friends of the Earth, USA contact: Brian Dunkiel Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter, New York Delaware-Otsego Audubon Chapter, New York Solidarity Committee of the Capitol District, New York PROTECT, New York MUASK Support Committee, New York City Center for Vision and Policy, Portland, Maine Peace Action, Maine Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maine Renewable Energy Assistance Project, Pam Prodan, director New Hampshire Greens Wild Earth, Vermont Vermont Consumers' Coalition for Energy Responsibility Native Forest Network, Eastern North America, Vermont Peace and Justice Center, Vermont Socially Responsible Committee, Unitarian Universalist Church, Vermont Sierra CLub, Vermont Chapter Citizens' Environmental Coalition (New York State) Contact: John Clark, Friends of Nitassinan 802-425-3820 * * * * * _____________________________________________________________ Tom Holzinger tél/fax 514-271-0564 5160 Jeanne-Mance e-mail energie@netaxis.qc.ca Montréal H2V 4K1 personal t.holzinger@netaxis.qc.ca _____________________________________________________________