Christine Bubser

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B UBSER D ENOUNCES E NVIRONMENTALLY S AFE P ROJECTS

Bubser does not seem capable of balancing her environmentalist special interest with the economic interest of CA-8’s businesses, residents, and unionized workers.

Bubser does not support the Cadiz Water project and Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area because they are against her political preferences even while they are in the economic interest of the CA-8 district. While Bubser is all about “21 st century” jobs and renewable energy she will only support these policies if they conform to her own personal political preferences or that of her donors. Bubser insinuates that the Cadiz water project was designed to take water from the 8 th district and give it to the LA megalopolis, where Bubser has had a home for many years. The water project will generate millions in tax revenue and lower water cost for the district while exporting water to the rest of the country yet Bubser claims to want to protect the water. She is also against the new geothermal projects in the Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area because they would supposedly wreck the beauty of the desert the plants would reside. Bubser’s opposition to opening more land for geothermal leasing is odd because several geothermal plants are currently active and have been for several decades. Bubser is against geothermal green energy projects that will bring approximately $1 billion in investment to the district. Bubser continues to oppose these projects even as they would lower the energy cost, creating several hundred jobs, generate millions in new tax revenue, and some new federal investment in transportation infrastructure in CA-08. C ADIZ W ATER P ROJECT The Cadiz Water project was designed to bring millions of gallons of water from an aquifer under the Mojave Desert through already existing water infrastructure to the Los Angeles metro area. The use of the ground water from the Cadiz project plans to save local water customers $400 million over 50 years by reducing the amount of salt that must be filtered out of the water. The project says that it will give $878 million of revenue into the local economy and create approximately 6,000 “good-paying” jobs. The Cadiz company: 19

“pledged to spend 80 percent of its infrastructure costs on local businesses and has dedicated a majority of jobs to local residents and unions, including 10 percent of jobs reserved for veterans. Over the long term, the Project is expected to contribute $6

19 “The Water Project.” Cadiz Water Project. Accessed May 11, 2020..