Power to the PUBLIC!

Power to the Public Launch with Dennis Kucinich was a HUGE SUCCESS!

February 11, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

This week has been our launch week for the Thurston Public Power Initiative 2020 with our heavy hitter Dennis Kucinich in town. He has volunteered a huge amount of his time over the past 5 […]

Frequently Asked Questions

January 31, 2020 Paul Pickett 1

What does the Initiative do? Thurston Public Utility District (TPUD) currently provides water service. A vote of the people is required to add authority for electric distribution and service. A petition from voters will put […]

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

PSE Watch

Transform Puget Sound Energy into a Public Utility District

https://www.change.org/p/transform-puget-sound-energy-into-a-public-utility-district The Issue Under the management of Puget Sound Energy (PSE), a privately-held “managed” monopoly, residents in Washington State have endured an era of skyrocketing energy costs. This unacceptable rise in expenses overburdens our families, [...]
Community

Shockingly high PSE price gouging!

My PSE bill has skyrocketed. I used almost exactly the same amount of electricity as this month last year but my bill was $185.88 higher! […]
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 [...]