[Marin-d] Marin Energy Authority should not pick Shell-Marin Green Party

[davidquinley at aol.com]

 somewhat figure, PG and E would buy energy from Shell , I don't have any influence on who they buy there energy from, I do have on Marin Energy, who ever small it might be, but isn't a subsidiary still run by Shell? and a part of it? you seem done a lot research, and I value your input, and as a city council member I'm sure have more info on this that i do, and I will take it under advisement, and you make good points, but still not entirely convinced by subsidiary argument, after all , isn't that same argument, Shell used when those native Americans where murdered in South Amer.


First of all, MCE would be purchasing energy from Shell Energy North America, a subsidiary of Shell Oil. The Management of SENA has no part in or  input into Shell Oil's international activities, any more than the guy who owns the local gas station does.


Secondly, you are already buying energy from SENA, through PG&E.


Thirdly, MCE has to choose an energy company that can guarantee three things:


1) A reliable source of energy that is 25 to 100% certified renewable
2) The ability and willingness to accept a declining load that will be replaced by locally generated energy and energy efficiency
3 The ability to provide electricity at a cost that is at or below PG&E


Of the three full service providers who submitted bids, SENA was the only one who could guarantee all three and was most supportive of MCE's goal to be self reliant in 5 years.


Lew

 

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lew Tremaine <thetremaines at comcast.net>
To: davidquinley at aol.com
Sent: Tue, Jan 12, 2010 3:18 pm
Subject: Re: [Marin-d] Marin Energy Authority should not pick Shell-Marin Green Party



First of all, MCE would be purchasing energy from Shell Energy North America, a subsidiary of Shell Oil. The Management of SENA has no part in or  input into Shell Oil's international activities, any more than the guy who owns the local gas station does.


Secondly, you are already buying energy from SENA, through PG&E.


Thirdly, MCE has to choose an energy company that can guarantee three things:


1) A reliable source of energy that is 25 to 100% certified renewable
2) The ability and willingness to accept a declining load that will be replaced by locally generated energy and energy efficiency
3 The ability to provide electricity at a cost that is at or below PG&E


Of the three full service providers who submitted bids, SENA was the only one who could guarantee all three and was most supportive of MCE's goal to be self reliant in 5 years.


Lew

----- Original Message -----
From: davidquinley at aol.com
To: marin-d at cagreens.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:26:51 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [Marin-d] Marin Energy Authority should not pick Shell-Marin Green Party


 

I think weshould resolve that the Marin Green Party Council or Party (how ever you mightwant put it), does not Support Marin Clean Energy Authority choosing Shell, astheir provider. Picking it for its bid, is wrong, since Shell has shown it willdo just anything for profit, including concluding with governments over an executionof an activist, or participating in murder, whether said they directly involvedor not.
 
My thoughts
 All though I am fullsupported of local control, and like idea of low energy bills, I don’t want getthem, over the bodies of people in other countries, and that’s what Shell hasbeen will to do, to get at Oil. 
  People are tellingme, it’s choice over PG&E and Local Control. But I can also see it as choice ofShell over PG&E, as bad as they are, they are not even close as bad asShell. True we can move from Shell in 5 years to another provider, but I will notsupport an organization (especially a public government 1) that does businesswith company like Shell, in the 1st place, why start with the wrongchoice to start out with. 


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