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Members of the Karuk, Yurok, Klamath and Hoopa Valley Tribes including
different organizations throughout the U.S. are sponsoring a day of
action for the removal of the Klamath dams on Friday, Oct. 23, demanding
that Warren Buffet, owner of PacifiCorp and the Klamath River dams,
keep his promise to remove the four dams. <br>
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In 2016, PacifiCorp had <a href="https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/until-the-sun-sets/Content?oid=3691329" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">agreed to remove the hydroelectric dams</a> from
the Klamath River, however, in July the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission ruled that PacifiCorp could not simply hand-off the dams to a
nonprofit created to remove them, which left the corporation wanting to
<a href="https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2020/09/11/huffman-to-warren-buffett-do-the-right-thing-on-klamath-dams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">renegotiate the terms of the agreement </a>of the removal of the dams, halting a four-year battle to get the dams removed.<br>
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“It’s clear to us that Pacificorp is intentionally stalling the dam
removal process in order to hold on to these monuments of colonialism
and tools of genocide,” said Yurok Tribal member, Annelia Hillman from
the Klamath Justice Coalition. “They have an opportunity to set an
example for how corporate America should treat<br>
communities of color and Native Tribes. Instead they seem determined to
destroy salmon, communities, and economies at the expense of their own
customers. We refuse to accept this fate. The dams must come down.”<br>
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To join the virtual rally at 3:3o p.m., register at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLWIZxWlFYpok631m15xNWwiAHgFyC4fNOPddqptm7jn-dcQ/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/Mobilize4water</a>. For more information on the Klamath Justice Coalition and other events visit <a href="https://www.californiasalmon.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">californiasalmon.org.</a> <br>
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Read the full press release below. <i><br>
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<i>Warren Buffett Target of Klamath River Day of Action</i>
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<i>Tribal people, Fishermen, Conservationists Will Host Actions in
at least four major cities and online calling for Klamath Dam Removal on
Oct. 23rd</i>
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<i>Klamath, California - Members of the Karuk, Yurok, Klamath and
Hoopa Valley Tribes, fishermen, Klamath river users, and non-government
organizations from throughout the nation are sponsoring a day of action
for Klamath dam removal on October 23. They are demanding that Warren
Buffet, the owner of Pacific Power and the Klamath River dams, keep his
promise to remove the dams. </i>
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<i>“It’s clear to us that Pacificorp is intentionally stalling the
dam removal process in order to hold on to these monuments of
colonialism and tools of genocide,” said Yurok Tribal member, Annelia
Hillman from the Klamath Justice Coalition. “They have an opportunity to
set an example for how corporate America should treat communities of
color and Native Tribes. Instead they seem determined to destroy salmon,
communities, and economies at the expense of their own customers. We
refuse to accept this fate. The dams must come down!”</i>
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<i>The groups are calling on everyone who is committed to the
survival of Pacific Salmon, Native American rights and clean water to
join them. A virtual rally and COVID-safe actions are being planned in
several cities, includingWarren Buffett’s hometown Omaha, Nebraska. The
day of action will also include educational outreach and efforts to
block Berkshire Hathaway from brokering business deals in other cities.
People and organizations from Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Klamath,
Washington DC, San Diego and other cities plan to participate. </i>
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<i>“Tribal members are not going to allow corporate America to break
agreements and contracts with our people in the same manner as the
United States has with treaties.” said Thomas Joseph, a Hoopa Valley
Tribal member who is driving to Omaha to rally with Nebraska Tribes.
“Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway have agreed to these dam removals
and they must keep their word.”</i>
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<i>The plan to remove four lower Klamath River dams appeared to be
on track to start by 2022 until July 16, 2020, when the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) made the decision to partially transfer the
Klamath dams to a dam removal entity and conditioned that PacifiCorp
remained a co-licensee. Now, PacifiCorp says they might not remove the
dams despite having collected $200 million from its ratepayers dam
removal. The State of California has also earmarked $250 million in bond
funding to support the project. PacifiCorp has indicated it is
concerned about the potential for ongoing liability if it remains on the
dam license when the facilities are removed. </i>
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<i>“PacifiCorp committed to taking down the Klamath River dams by
2020. They collected the money to remove the dams and received state
permits for dam removal, but now claim the deal is not good enough,"
said Regina Chichizola from Save California Salmon. "Buffett is the
fourth richest man in the world. One of Berkshire Hathaway’s top
shareholders is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates is the
second richest man in the world. The nonprofit charged with removing the
dams has already developed the most comprehensive liability protection
packages for any dam removal project in history. We will not allow them
to act like upstanding members of their own communities, while they
destroy ours. We encourage everyone to plan actions online, and off, and
to post videos, photos and their messages using the hashtag
#UnDamtheKlamath.” </i>
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<i>The Klamath dams promote the growth of toxic algae and contribute
to the collapse of Chinook and coho salmon runs. This has devastated
sport, commercial and tribal fishing in the Klamath River and all along
the California coast. </i>
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<i>Chichizola added that organizers will also join people from the
City of San Diego to oppose Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s bid to
take over the City of San Diego’s power system. "The City of San Diego
should understand that Berkshire Hathaway Energy is not a reliable
partner,” she continued. “In addition to constantly moving the ball in
negotiations over Klamath dam removal, BHE’s PacifiCorp was sued for
starting one, or more, of Oregon and California’s recent wildfires.
People who have experience with this company know that they care about
profits, not people.” </i>
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<i>Save California Salmon's virtual action effort is part of their
Mobilizing Water Justice Week of Action with Humboldt State University
Native American Studies Department, which will occur every day at 3:30
p.m. from Oct. 19-23 and take on issues such environmental racism in
California water decisions, the Delta Tunnels’ impacts on native people,
climate and fire, safe drinking water and saving the Klamath salmon.
The public can register to attend these virtual events at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Mobilize4water" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/Mobilize4water</a> . </i>
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<i>The Klamath Justice Coalition and other organizations will also be
hosting vital and in-person actions all day. More information is at <a href="http://californiasalmon.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">californiasalmon.org</a>,
@CaliSalmon on Twitter California Rivers on Instagram and Save
California Salmon and Klamath Justice Coalition on Facebook. Supporters
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