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<P><STRONG>For Immediate Release For More Information Contact:</STRONG><BR>July 6, 2004 <EM>Leaf Hillman, Vice-Chair of Karuk Tribe, 1-800-505-2785 x2040</EM><BR>Glen Spain, <EM>Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, </EM>541-689-2000<EM></EM><BR>Merv George, Jr., <EM>Klamath River</EM><EM> Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission,</EM> 530-625-1646<BR>Craig Tucker, <EM>Friends of the River</EM>, 916-995-1794 </P>
<H3>Four Native Tribes Head to Scotland to Save Klamath River Salmon</H3>
<P><EM>Happy Camp, CA</EM>- On July 17, representatives from 4 California Tribal Nations will travel to Scotland and demand the restoration of their home river- the Klamath. In addition, representatives from the conservation group Friends of the River (FOR) and the commercial fishermen's group Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) will join the delegation in support of the Tribes' struggle.</P>
<P>At issue is a complex of dams on the Klamath River which block over 350 miles of historic spawning grounds, degrade water quality, and play a major part in the steady decline of salmon in what was once America's third greatest Salmon river.</P>
<P>The dams are owned and operated by PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of the multinational energy giant, Scottish Power (<EM>NYSE- SPI</EM>). The dams are currently undergoing relicensing by the US Government, a license that the Tribes and the salmon will have to live with for the next 30 years. </P>
<P>PacifiCorp officials solicited input from the Tribes and stakeholders over the past four years as their license application was drafted. However, the final 80 lb. document did not include salmon restoration strategies or an evaluation of dam removal - the fundamental issues raised by the Tribes, environmentalists, and fishermen.</P>
<P>"We are left feeling betrayed," says Leaf Hillman, Vice-Chair of the Karuk Tribe. "The company assured us that we would be partners in deciding the future of the Klamath, but our concerns obviously fell on deaf ears. We are going to Scotland to let Scottish Power and its shareholders know that its subsidiary is foreclosing on restoration options, and thereby jeopardizing the survival of our cultural."</P>
<P>The Karuk, Yurok, Hoopa, and Klamath Tribes have lived along the banks of the Klamath River for thousands of years. Their cultures revolve around the annual return of the salmon. Since the construction of the Klamath River dams, the number of salmon returning to spawn has plummeted. Once, over a million fish would return annually. Today, 100,000 returning fish is considered good. The once plentiful spring salmon runs are now extinct in PacifiCorp's project area. Because of this the Karuk no longer perform the first salmon ceremony each spring as they did for thousands of years.</P>
<P>"Obviously PacifiCorp is ignoring the needs and input of Klamath Basin residents. We hope that Scottish Power, as the parent company, will show more concern," says Craig Tucker, spokesman for Friends of the River. Tucker goes on to add, "Scottish Power is known around the world as a 'green' energy company. We hope that if officials there are told what is happening on the Klamath they will want to work with the Tribes to save the Klamath River salmon."</P>
<P>According to Merv George, Jr., Director of the Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission, "We want to bring the salmon home to the Upper Klamath Basin. For too long these dams have robbed us of our most precious cultural and spiritual resource. Its time we get it back."</P>
<P>When asked if PacifiCorp's verbal proposal to "trap and haul" fish around the dams in trucks would work George scoffs, "that is not what we consider river restoration. The company does not understand how important salmon are to us- they are the heart of our people, and you can't put a price on that."</P>
<P>However, for others the salmon represent more than a cultural icon and an important food source, they represent a much-needed economic opportunity and thousands of jobs for economically depressed coastal rural communities. Glen Spain of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations says, "This river's original salmon fisheries had a net value to society of at least $4.5 billion, and even in their damaged state today could support many thousands of fishing-based jobs for coastal communities all along the Northern Californa and Oregon coastlines. A lot of fishing industry jobs have been destroyed by these dams, all to generate electricity that is little more than background noise on the grid."</P>
<P align=justify>Spain refers to statements by the California Energy Commission (CEC) that suggest that the electricity produced by the antiquated dam complex could be easily replaced by other sources. According to a recent CEC report, "Because of the small capacity of the Klamath hydro unit's removal of these units will not have a significant reliability impact on a larger regional scale." The report went on to state, "decommissioning is a feasible alternative from the perspective of impacts to statewide electricity resource adequacy and that replacement energy is available in the near term."</P>
<P>What power the dams do generate do not benefit the tribes. That is part of the message that Yurok Tribal Director Troy Fletcher wants to share with Scottish Power, "While Scottish Power and its shareholders reap the economic rewards of this project, downstream Native Americans go without fish to eat or electricity in their homes." Fletcher points out that on the Upper Yurok reservation, 61% of the homes, a school, and two churches are without electricity.</P>
<P>The delegation of Tribal members, environmentalists, and fishermen will be in Scotland speaking to citizen groups and performing outreach to Scottish Power shareholders in mid July..</P>
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