Why do you think Kinky Friedman scares Texas Republican Politicians ?
Prepare for shocking summer electric bills
Letters to the editor
June 9, 2006
Editor:
Well, I guess you all have received your electric bills by now.
I've heard that Shannon Medical Center has had a rash of heart failures.
I called the Public Utility Commission of Texas and asked why my price per kilowatt hour had gone up 100 percent in the past five months.
The PUC told me that the Legislature passed a bill in 2003 that allowed the electric companies to raise their rates if the fuel recovery price went up, but there is nothing in the bill that makes the electric company lower their rates if fuel recovery went down.
In other words, they can charge the same fuel recovery rates when natural gas was $15 per cubic foot they can now when natural gas is $6 pcf.
I called state Sen. Robert Duncan's office and informed his staff of this situation.
They called me back two days later and told me I was right about the bill that was passed.
I called Reliant Energy and asked about the 100 percent increase, and they blamed high fuel prices.
I reminded them that natural gas was lower now than it was this time last year. I hope everyone will call Duncan and see if he can rectify that insane bill that the Legislature passed.
Mike Pierce
San Angelo
source: http://www.sanangelostandardtimes.com/sast/news_opinion_letters/article/0,1897,SAST_10318_4761149,00.html
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Dirty or clean ? It's all up to you.
Ever wonder why the average Texan's electric bill has gone up nearly 80% under Governor Perry ? Or why the state's largest power company is also the state's second-largest lobbyist ? Texas has some of the highest energy costs—not to mention the dirtiest air—in the country because we have some of the dirtiest government in the country. Simple as that.
For over a year now, Kinky Friedman has been offering a different way. Last month, just as his historic ballot access petition really got rolling, he solidified his feelings into one phrase: "Clean Energy/Clean Government." Willie Nelson liked it so much he made Kinky a radio commercial. Now that the ballot drive is nearing completion, it's more important than ever to keep that commercial on the air and remind Texans what we're fighting for.
As the summer goes on, you'll be hearing more and more about energy. Americans' wallets are hurting and the career politicians have run out of good ideas. In D.C., all they can propose are paper solutions like a $100 check to make up for $3/gallon gas. Here at home the only solution they have to rolling blackouts in April (April!) is fast-tracking seven new pollution-belching power plants—instead of taking advantage of God-given, non-polluting energy sources like wind and solar and biomass.
As long as our elected officials ignore the chance to innovate, Texans will never be truly independent. As soon as we elect someone with the courage to lead Texas into the future, we will. Click on the link below to donate to Kinky and help bring Clean Energy/Clean Government back to the Lone Star State.
source: http://www.kinkyfriedman.com
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