I was in bed with a mild cold and watched part of Ken Burn's "The National Parks: America's Best Idea". It was inspiring, with beautiful cinematography and had a moving narrative. Mcjoan wrote:
What's perhaps most remarkable in the history of the Parks is that this best idea won out over the forces of corporatism and greed, time and again, even in the Gilded Age, even when--in history--the nation's robber barons were at their most rapacious. It's a good thing, too...
It reinforced for me personally that I am an American, and that I share not just the places and not just their history, with all of America, but the experience of the Parks.
As you may remember from WeatherDem's diary, Xcel is planning on adding a monthly charge to their "net metered" customers (i.e. those who would have likely invested $15,000 - $25,000 in their solar installation). The new charges will result in the solar customers paying MORE than those without solar installations.* If passed, this proposal would result in solar installations coming to a screeching halt in Colorado.
Update 3:
Update below is incorrect, the meeting will still be held to cover the rest of the proposed rate increase.
Update 2:
The PUC meeting has been canceled and The solar fee proposal has been recinded according to a story at the Denver Post. A big Thank YOU to everyone who called or wrote.
There will be a PUC public comment hearing on:
Wednesday, August 5th
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
1560 Broadway, Suite 1550
Denver, CO 80202
Sierra Club and East Denver Neighborhood Volunteers for Change, plan on attending the hearing. We'll be easy to spot, as we're still planning on wearing black to signify what will happen to solar installations in Colorado if this outrageous proposal were to go through. Please consider joining us!
Greed is good! Exxon Mobil made 45.2 billion dollars in profit last year. So what is a one billion dollar fine? Chump change for the robber baron company.
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, may be fined more than $1 billion for "malicious" sabotage of wells to prevent other producers from tapping fields it no longer wanted, the Texas General Land Office said.
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