By Paula Panzarella
One thousand leaflets were distributed in Hartford during January, about the need for energy reform and the necessity of Hartford residents to contact their state senator John Fonfara. Sen. Fonfara was personally responsible for no energy legislation being passed in the 2009 session. As senate chair of the energy and technology committee, he blocked the energy bills from being reviewed by the Senate. We don’t want a repeat of that this year!
The residents and businesses of CT are still paying the highest electrical rates in the continental US. Fight the Hike will continue to demand that our state senators and representatives help get electricity prices under control, promote clean sustainable energy, and work towards undoing the damage of electricity deregulation. As of this writing, the details of proposed 2010 energy legislation are not available.
The next meeting of Fight the Hike will be Thursday, March 18, 6 p.m., at New Haven City Hall, 165 Church St., 2nd floor. For more information, call (203) 562-2798 or e-mail paulapanzarella@yahoo.com.
