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Docket #: 44160 & 44161

Agenda Item: 2022 IRP

Date of Hearing: July 21, 2022

Example Comment (copy and paste):

With your vote on the 2022 IRP, Docket # 44160 & 44161, you can send a message that Georgia is ready to embrace clean renewable energy and protect our drinking water resources.

In the IRP, Georgia Power has proposed decommissioning  the last coal units at Plant Wansley by this August. And the utility also proposed closing two coal units at Plant Bowen in Bartow County by the end of 2027. The PSC should not keep Plant Bowen’s coal units open any longer.

The IRP also proposed to excavate and more safely store coal ash at Plant Wansley in Heard County. But Georgia Power still plans to permanently leave approximately 35 million tons of toxic coal ash in unlined pits where it mixes with groundwater at 4 plants situated along the Coosa, Chattahoochee and Ocmulgee rivers. Leaving coal ash in groundwater violates federal law.

The environmental risks and economic indicators are clear: Georgia Power and the PSC need to move on from coal and focus on clean, renewable energy production. Georgia Power also needs to heed federal law and abandon its inadequate plans to leave coal ash in our groundwater. Adopt these important elements in the final 2022 IRP.

let's get a new marine sanctuary!

The call came in and I answered!

Rather, the email alert message arrived and I responded.

Here's the plea!

"Designate the Proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary

Located just over 100 miles southeast of New York City and rivaling the depth and scale of the Grand Canyon, Hudson Canyon is the largest submarine canyon along the United States’ Atlantic coast and one of the largest in the world. Hudson Canyon is rich in biodiversity and provides habitat to a remarkable diversity of marine life, including deep sea corals, sharks, whales, and hundreds of species of fishes, sea turtles, seabirds, and invertebrates.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the Administration is advancing the public process to designate the sanctuary.

The marine waters of New York and New Jersey support an abundance of diverse marine life, robust fisheries, a rich maritime history, and are integral to the region’s economy.

The New York Bight supports one of the highest diversities of marine mammals and sea turtles in US waters. Bottlenose dolphins, sperm whales, and loggerhead turtles call the waters in and around Hudson Canyon home. Hudson Canyon is also home to deep sea corals that provide habitat and refuge for a variety of species and contribute to marine biodiversity. Deep-sea corals grow very slowly, often only a few millimeters per year, and some produce colonies that are over 1,000 years old. Sanctuary designation would prevent oil and gas exploration which could destroy these rare and fragile ecosystems that if damaged would take centuries to recover.

Hudson Canyon provides opportunities for numerous recreational activities that support tourism and the local economy. It is a popular destination for recreational fishing, whale watching, and birding. A sanctuary would help foster partnerships for education and research in communities across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Urge the Administration to designate the proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary so this site can receive the national recognition it deserves."

Sounds like a winner, doesn't it?

Why not add your name to the request?

It's as easy as going right here and filling out the form!

Thanks!