In the race for PUD commissioner for the 2nd District in Snohomish County, we have a choice: either we can elect someone who will steer our county around the energy and environmental threats that confront us, like Eric Teegarden, or we can elect one of the familiar faces whose main concern is the accommodation of the special interests.
The major threats facing us are:
1. Lack of adequate energy supplies to keep our society running.
2. Air and water pollution, especially that causing global warming.
3. Escalating costs caused by political turmoil and depleted energy supplies.
Unfortunately, the current policies of the PUD are hardly addressing these threats and Eric’s opponents would hardly make the situation better. They fail to recognize the seriousness and urgency of the threats. They are too stuck in the practice of politicians and business trading favors. It is time for a change and Eric can provide that change.
Eric Teegarden’s platform calls for reorienting the PUD, so that it would focus more on conservation and renewable energy. His platform envisions, for example, subsidizing the installation of solar panels and the adoption of conservation measures in private homes and small businesses. His platform encourages more public participation in policy decisions by moving the PUD meeting times to evening. Such moves would go a long way in helping us avoid the threats above.
Eric Teegarden’s background as a civil engineer and as a scientist in geophysics and environmental science has perfectly prepared him for being a PUD commissioner.
So let us vote for someone with the will and the expertise to make policies that will secure our energy future.
Harry Abbott
Everett
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