Yup, TRILLIONS for WARS, BANKS, and CORPORATIONS, but YOU FREEZE this winter, America!!
I always wonder why the threat of cold is in the papers so much, what with the GLOBAL WARMING and all!! Unless THAT is a LIE, too?!!
Aaaaaaaahhh!!!!
Also read AmeriKan MSM Admits Global Warming/Cooling Occuring Naturally and assorted links within, readers.
"Groups seek halt to shutting off utilities for homes" by Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff | October 28, 2008
Boston city councilors and community representatives yesterday joined in calling for the declaration of a "state of emergency" that would prevent utility companies from shutting off gas and electricity service to customers struggling to pay their bills.
They also demanded that customers who have had their service shut off see their power restored immediately, as families throughout the state prepare to grapple with high heating costs this winter. "We're talking about thousands of people preparing for the winter with no utilities, and to me that's an emergency situation," said Councilor Chuck Turner, who joined Councilors Sam Yoon and Charles Yancey and labor and community leaders at a news conference yesterday at City Hall.
The rally was based on figures that show fuel assistance for the upcoming winter is far below what community advocates say will be needed to help families keep up with utility bills. In May, more than 100,000 families received shutoff notices after the state-required moratorium on utility shutoffs ended. The yearly moratorium runs from November to March.
Yancey said the call for a state of emergency effort was for the families who have not had their power restored since the moratorium ended, and also for the families who could lose power due to nonpayment before the new moratorium kicks in.
Phebe Eckfeldt, of Women's Fightback Network, said the list of families without power includes an elderly couple forced to wear parkas inside their home or use their stove for heat, and a woman who lost her husband to cancer and can't afford to pay her bills. Yesterday's event, she said, was an attempt to raise awareness of the struggles families will face in the upcoming winter.
"How can anybody live with no light and no heat? It's not possible," she said. "It's not right. People are suffering."
Officials from National Grid and
So say the cold-hearted power companies! They made profits, right?
City and state government officials also said they are working to alert residents to fuel assistance programs and other services to help them pay their bills and reduce costs.
How about REPRESENTING US for a change and NOT the CORPORATIONS, huh?
Robert Keough, a spokesman for the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said the moratorium helps to guarantee families do not have their power shut off during the core winter months but said the state is also working to make sure families do not fall behind on payments between moratoriums. One measure would have utility firms identify customers who fall behind, so that the families can have the opportunity to establish a payment plan long before they face shutoff notices.
How about REGULATING the RATES instead?!
Dot Joyce, a spokeswoman for Mayor Thomas M. Menino, said the mayor had already declared a "State of Urgency" in August that helped put a focus on families who may struggle this winter.
The mayor declared a food and fuel campaign that created a partnership between public and private groups to reach out to families. At one workshop, 1,000 residents received information on how to weatherize their home and were offered counseling on services and bill remediation. --more--"
That is the IMPORTANT THING: pay those corporations and pay those banks -- even if you FREEZE and STARVE, America!!!!
Just another fine example of YOUR GOVERNMENT working for YOU, Amurkans!
