Yesterday Multnomah County Residents voted to reject a public takeover of Portland General Electric.
Fools…
Fortunately, PGE and its parent company Enron (yes, Enron), spent $2,000,000 fighting the PUD, airing advertisements that a PUD would raise electric rates. The advertisements didn’t mention that your electric rates will increase to cover the $2,000,000 spent to prevent its takeover. They also didn’t mention that PGE was owned by Enron, and that Enron is bankrupt, and could sell off PGE’s assets to pay its creditors. They also didn’t mention that the Public Employment Retirement System lost a butt-load of state money because Enron is a sham.
I was hopeful that something like this could pass in PDX. I was hopeful that the “green team” of board members I selected would have brought us a bright, clean, and equitable future. I was also hopeful that the PUD would eventually provide internet access as a utility, making it affordable to more people.
But you have to realize, I don’t care about paying more for electricity. I turn out my lights. I only heat my house to 65ºF, I have low energy appliances, I pay extra to use Renewable Energy. And I don’t consider Hydro-electric renewable. Conservation may just be a “personal virtue”, but it didn’t kill anyone this year.
But we went to Iraq to liberate the people, right? We have no interest in the oil, right? Americans and Iraqis are dieing for freedom and to stop terrorism, right?
Yeah, right!!!
Well said, young Andrew. Who was your green team, if you don’t mind me asking? I put myself as a write-in for the PUD board, but seeing as how it didn’t pass . . . I do know at least three people voted for me. I forgot to tell you I was running as a write-in.
Unrelated: It’s 6:50. Why are you leaving the building?
Does it even matter anymore? I picked the lineman and the 4 other greenest folks. Can’t remember names now.
I’m not sure I would have voted for you. You might take power away from people you get annoyed by. talk about a power trip. I can’t believe I used that awful pun.
My PSS duties ate 1/2 hour out of my lunch. I figure I’m smart enough to keep a work balance. I hope my employer doesn’t disagree.
Funny, my platform was, “Power to the People who don’t Piss Me Off.”
I can’t remember who I selected either. I pretty much went for people who’d gone to colleges I respected. I didn’t vote for that librarian lady who looked like a shusher from the fossil record.
You didn’t need to justify the PSS stuff. I was just kiddin’ ya.