Webinar: Unpacking UCI's Dangerous Gas Experiment Proposal
Here’s the deal: UCI and the gas industry are teaming up for a risky on-campus experiment... Join our webinar to learn the full story and how YOU can help block this dangerous move.
Panelists:
• Steve Allison, UCI Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Earth System Science
• Cathy Gere, UCSD Professor of History of Science
• Luette Forrest, UCI Retired Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, ARC user and pipeline embrittlement researcher
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 | 3 PM
Meeting ID: 890 3209 4252
Passcode: 442353
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Join our webinar to learn about UC Irvine's controversial partnership with the gas industry to bring a risky hydrogen blending project to the Anteater Recreation Center—threatening health, safety, energy affordability, and California’s climate goals.
Previously, student and community protests stopped a similar proposal targeting Mesa Court Apartments, forcing UCI to retreat. But the new project poses similar dangers: burning hydrogen produces harmful nitrogen oxides, worsening air pollution and respiratory risks, while blending hydrogen into existing pipelines weakens them, increasing the risk of leaks and explosions.
Even more alarming, SoCalGas wants the CPUC to approve $24.4 million in ratepayer funding for this experiment, all while UCI has received $7 million from SoCalGas over the last decade to back projects like this.
Don’t miss this critical discussion—your voice matters!
Anyone can comment on the hydrogen blending proceeding by posting a comment through the CPUC website here (click on Add a Public Comment).