Several Community Action Agencies are planning special events during the month including open houses at their offices. It started about ten years ago, she added.
Several administrations didn t pay enough attention to energy issues.
Almost 60 percent of this country s oil is imported annually, she added. Natural gas is being reinjected into the ground because there isn t a pipeline to transport it from Alaska. Moving to plans by the legislature to deregulate the electric industry , she said this could lead to large cost increases for consumers if not done right. She pointed to the disaster in California. Without a sheriff in charge, there is a potential for tremendous problems, she declared.