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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
To be placed in all California Newspapers as an informational news release

Announcing the release of information on a US & Mexico joint effort project known as the Sea of Cortez to the Salton Sea Desalination Channel

The Channel
The Channel is a proposed project, a large canal actually, proposed to be built from the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, to, and as far north as, Palm Springs, California. Though, proposals vary, on its width, from between one to two miles wide, it will be deep enough for the largest of ships to travel. It is called a channel, instead of a canal, because that is the legal definition for such a project. On the United States side, it will run from the United States/Mexico border, just west of Calexico, northerly to Palm Desert, CA; 115 miles through Imperial County and, at least, 66 miles through Riverside County and, further if it goes to Palm Springs, CA. Upon the commitments of former President Fox and current President Lopez of Mexico, and Governor Eugenio Elorduy of the State of Baja, Mexico, the proponents, the National Outdoor Recreation Council (NORC), correctly assumed that there will be built, concurrently, a matching Mexican channel from the Gulf of California to the United States/Mexico border.

The Channel is not an entirely new idea. It was initially proposed as a military project, throughout the 20's and 30's. This proposal has never been abandoned for all of the U.S. Naval Reserves, along the original route, still exist. In 1968 it was proposed, yet again; this time, as a transportation corridor. In 2001, yet another purpose was proposed; to provide sea water to the Salton Sea for restoration of it. More recently, though, on August 18, 2005, NORC formally proposed several more purposes, never previously considered; large scale - desalination, power generation, and environmental restoration.

Governor Schwarzenegger's Leadership and Commitment
Originally, the green technologies of the Channel, and the Channel itself, were presented to former President William Clinton, during the Clintons' administration, (from 1993-2001). Most disturbing is that, the linear permanent magnet generator, which makes the Channel possible, was offered, as a gift, to the Clintons but, they refused to either recognize it or assist in its development. They gave no reason for their outright rejection of these green technologies but, their decision conforms with their environmental policy; that is, to focus efforts

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