Activists Protest PG&E's Broken Promises in Hunters PointRita Mandelenisbyline‚ Apr. 12‚ 2006Many braved the rain yesterday to protest contradicting PG&E statements to set closure dates of a power plant in Hunters Point. Five people, amongst about 30, lined up along Evans Street holding homemade dolls in their arms to represent the children that PG&E has killed. They also wore masks on their face to show what residents need to protect themselves from the polluted air. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice organized the protest because in September PG&E officials declared to the California Independent System Operator that the plant would be shut down by April. Now that this date has passed, Hunters Point residents are fed up and are willing to close down the plant themselves since the government is not taking action. The life expectancy of this plant was 25 years, but the plant has been in operation for 77 years. PG&E Vice President told an environmental representative that they will begin the closure process “eight days after the rain stops.” |