{"article":{"id":8686,"heading":"Michael Shames, UCAN Director, Speaks on Energy to S.D. Green Party","author":"Mark Gabrish Conlan\/Zenger's Newsmagazine","created":"2001-07-17 21:23:25","modified":"2005-08-15 00:36:30","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:36:30","article":"<p>UCAN Director Shames Speaks to Green Party <br>  <br> Supports Efficiency, Renewables; Opposes Takeover of Existing Power Plants <br><br> by MARK GABRISH CONLAN <br>  <br><br><br><br><br>&amp;&amp;E<br><br><br><br>&amp;E<br><br><br><br><br><br>&amp;E&amp;E<br><br>&amp;E&amp;E&amp;E<br><br>&amp;E<br><br>&amp;E<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n","contact":"mgconlan@earthlink.net","link":"http:\/\/zengers.tripod.com\/","address":"P.O. Box 50134, San Diego, CA   92165","phone":"(619) 688-1886","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Michael Shames, executive director of the San Diego Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), spoke to the San Diego Green Party July 15. He supported an energy future based on efficiency and renewable sources but opposed a public takeover of the existing generating and distributing lines, both because it would be too expensive and because in an energy system based on renewables most of these facilities would become obsolete anyway.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2001\/07\/michael_sh.txt","filesize":"10.4 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2001\/07\/8686.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}