44 Leading California Lawmakers Demand Hearings on LNG

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44 Leading California Lawmakers Demand Hearings on LNG

San Francisco, CA, January 11, 2005 – 44 California lawmakers have signed highly critical letters to the California Public Utilities Commission expressing disappointment at the CPUC’s decisions concerning Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), and calling on the Commission to hold public, evidentiary hearings on LNG. One letter, written by Rep. Lois Capps of Santa Barbara, was signed by 24 House Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, and was sent to the Commission last month. The second letter, written by State Senator Christine Kehoe of San Diego and signed by 20 state legislators, was sent to the Commission late yesterday.

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