Protect Medicine Lake Rally in Sacramento

PROTECT MEDICINE LAKE! No power plants, drilling, or fracking in the sacred Medicine Lake Highlands. RALLY and Court Hearing * April 19th, 2016 * We need your support! Gather 12:00 noon @ US District Courthouse (out front) 501 I St #4-200, Sacramento, CA Hearing begins @ 1:30pm, Courtroom 6 Bring ID to enter courthouse The Medicine Lake Highlands in Northern California, sacred to five distinct Indigenous nations, continues to be threatened by Calpine Energy Corporation’s destructive plans for geothermal power development. In March of 2015, a 9th Circuit Court ruling affirmed the right of the Pit River Tribe and allies to challenge geothermal power production leases issued by the Bureau of Land Management. On April 19, Judge Mendez will hear the suit brought by the Tribe and allies for violations of the Geothermal Steam Act and failure to conduct environmental, cultural, and tribal reviews before renewing Calpine Corporation’s expired leases. MORE INFO: http://protectmedicinelake.org protectmedicinelake@gmail.com 530-335-5421 ext. 1205 Email thpo@pitrivertribe.org for a printable PDF of the rally poster http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article28069885.html http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/pit-river-tribe-wins-appeal-against-calpine-over-medicine-lake/ http://www.law360.com/articles/758187/calif-tribe-enviros-urge-court-to-end-steam-leases