No cambies este río por una sucia planta de energía

The Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation and Earthjustice are opposing Calpine Corp.'s request to build the 275-megawatt Mission Rock Energy Center on the banks of the Santa Clara River (Utom). The project is criticized for threatening a sacred Chumash site, endangering species like the southwestern willow flycatcher and Bell's vireo, and adding significant pollution to Santa Paula, a community already struggling with air quality standards. The authors argue the plant is unnecessary and contradicts California's transition toward clean energy.

• Calpine Corp. has applied to the California Energy Commission to build the Mission Rock Energy Center, a 275-megawatt natural gas power plant on the banks of the Santa Clara River, also known as Utom.
• The proposed plant would emit over 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually, which is equivalent to the emissions of nearly 90,000 cars, making it the largest source of toxic pollution in Santa Paula.
• The project threatens the habitat of endangered species, specifically the southwestern willow flycatcher and Bell's vireo, through plant pollution and the installation of high-voltage power lines.
• The Santa Clara River is a sacred site for the Chumash people, used for traditional plant gathering for medicines and baskets, and as a place for ancestral villages and burials.

APA

Waiya, M. (2017). No cambies este río por una sucia planta de energía. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/article/no-cambies-este-r-o-por-una-sucia-planta-de-energ-a

Chicago

Waiya, Mati. No cambies este río por una sucia planta de energía. Earthjustice, 2017. https://earthjustice.org/article/no-cambies-este-r-o-por-una-sucia-planta-de-energ-a.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{waiya2017cambies, author = {Waiya, Mati}, title = {{No cambies este río por una sucia planta de energía}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/no-cambies-este-r-o-por-una-sucia-planta-de-energ-a}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }