Power to the PUBLIC!

Why is Dennis Kucinich coming to Olympia?

January 26, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Public Power made him who he is! That’s why! (Dennis Kucinich is coming 7PM February 4th at the Olympia Center.) Dennis J. Kucinich is an independent, iconoclastic thinker who has charted a singular approach through […]

PUD’s are better: here’s why.

January 24, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Thurston PUD won’t be the same as Chelan PUD, but over time it could be as good and better! Chelan has existed for over 75 years and unlike PSE wasn’t sold to foreign firms that […]

It’s only the beginning…

January 22, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Corporate cash buys election— Public Power supporters undeterred (This was originally published in December of 2012 in Works In Progress. Let’s remember, learn and give thanks.) By John Pearce with Doug Riddels Works In Progress […]

Tell WUTC to deny foreign owned PSE a rate hike!

January 20, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Major price hike Puget Sound Energy has asked the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) to approve energy price hikes of 6.9% for electricity and 7.9% for natural gas. If approved, PSE would collect […]

PSE Watch

Foreign PSE’s LNG invasion.

January 17, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Table of Contents What is LNG? LNG in Tacoma Why is Citizens for a Healthy Bay opposed to LNG? What are the next steps? Latest news about the proposed LNG facility in Tacoma What is […]

Why PSE needs to be UNPLUGGED!

January 13, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

This presentation was given on January 11th at the launch of the East King County PUD campaign. They are gathering signatures to replace PSE with a PUD just like in Thurston County. This mostly lays […]

State of the Public Power! Dennis Kucinich and friends!

January 13, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Dennis Kucinich speaks at the Thurston Public Power Initiative launch on February 4th, 7pm, at the Olympia Community Center! Former US Representative Dennis Kucinich will be pumping up the crowds with his characteristic passion launching […]

Tom Nogler, the late great!

January 7, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 3

By Bruce Wilkinson Tom Nogler passed away on Saturday, January 4th, died of a heart attack, and everyone who knew him was in shock, he was 66. While I’m deeply sad personally after knowing him […]

JeffPUD victory over PSE!

December 20, 2019 Bruce Wilkinson 0

In 2008 Jefferson County won their public power initiative and proceeded to take over from PSE. Three counties tried that year but only Jefferson County successfully liberated itself from PSE’s private monopoly control. Going from […]

PSE jacks rates AGAIN!!

December 5, 2019 Bruce Wilkinson 0

PSE asked the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to increase rates on electricity by 6.9% this year after already getting a rate increase in 2018. Fortunately the UTC rejected their proposal. Instead they proposed […]

Solidarity

Kucinich is running for Congress!

STATEMENT OF DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Independent Candidate for Congress, OH-7.Member of the U.S. House of Representatives(1997-2013)January 24, 2024The Bible teaches us that “a House Divided against itself, cannot stand.” (Mark 3:25). Abraham Lincoln warned, almost [...]
Community

Dennis Kucinich calls for diplomacy.

How does this relate to everything else? I think Kucinich can show us. Dennis Kucinich on the Grayzone!
Solidarity

Utility Strike! US!

Right now we are seeing how quickly things can change when there is a crisis. Naomi Klein called it Coronavirus Capitalism and warned us that this can be a time for advancing the courageous goals [...]
Community

Pandemic pause on signature gathering for initiative.

Given the current public health emergency, you may have wondered (for a moment) how it might affect our campaign to electrify Thurston PUD. Well, we’ve been scratching our heads on this one, and if there’s [...]
Research

Why do we want to replace PSE with a public utility district?

LOCAL CONTROL PSE is accountable only to its shareholders and sets rates to maximize profits. Half the members on the Boards of PSE and Puget Holdings represent non-US investment groups that want to ensure adequate profits [...]