Tag: Georgia PSC

Today: Come to Solar-powered PSC candidate John Noel’s Earth Day Birthday Fundraiser!

\ John’s 47th birthday aptly falls on Earth Day. Come help him celebrate and raise funds for his statewide PSC campaign. Enjoy great food, live music, and lots of fun. Kids welcome. The event runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday at John’s solar-powered homestead in West Atlanta.2121B Hollywood Rd., Atlanta GA 30318 Event details Tickets   From the e-vite: Please join us at our home this Sunday to celebrate John’s 47th Earth Day Birthday. There will be wood-fire pizza and a salad made with locally grown produce. The Bee’s Knees cocktail will be made with honey from our own hives and garnished with mint from our garden. We will have Earth Day activities for the kids and live music…

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Big day in Smyrna: John Noel addresses Cobb County Democrats

Georgia Public Service Commission Post 3 Candidate John Noel was the featured speaker at the Cobb County Democrats meeting today in Smyrna. Due to a scheduling snafu, the meeting space was unavailable, but John persisted and called for a solar-powered meeting! A big crowd heard from more than a dozen newly-qualified Dem candidates, including former State Sen. Doug Stoner, who’s running for PSC Post 5.. Next week, Marietta hosts Georgia’s Young Democrats convention. John will be speaking there, as well. Reaction to his campaign has been phenomenal. Seriously, you gotta see this guy!

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Georgia’s solar-powered John Noel qualifies for Public Service Commission

It’s official: Democrat John Noel of Atlanta plunked down his money and signed the paperwork to run for Georgia Public Service Commission Post 3. His plan: unseat GOP incumbent and Plant Vogtle cheerleader Chuck Eaton. John wants Georgia to move away from “dinosaur thinking and dinosaur fuels” and supply our future energy needs with solar power and other clean, renewable resources. He also will be a voice for consumers, not utility lobbyists–which is what the current commission is all about. Here’s the latest example of a commission that climbed into bed with the utilities a decade ago and hasn’t woken up since. John will face at least one opponent in the May 22 primary, Lindy Miller of Decatur. From his news release: Surrounded…

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Environmentalist candidate John Noel says “Bye Bye” with fundraiser as PSC Chair Stan Wise rides off into the Swamp

Over his 23 years in office, Public Service Commission Chairman Stan “Swamp Thing” Wise taught Georgians the Cobb County way by shoving Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 down the state’s throat. If you’ve been a Cobb EMC customer or noticed how the Braves stadium deal came to pass, you know what I’m talking about: A good old boy network colludes with corporate interests to screw the public. And while Cobb EMC’s former manager faces dozens of racketeering charges, consumers will never get their money back. And the same goes for Vogtle, which may or may not be completed. Today was Wise’s last day on the job.  During his final meeting today, a colleague read from a Senate Resolution honoring…

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Georgia’s solar-powered PSC candidate meets with Clayton County Democrats

Thursday evening, John Noel took a short trip to Clayton County and spoke to local Democrats, led by Clayton Board of Elections member Pat Pullar. In a spirited back and forth, he took more than a dozen questions about Georgia Power’s $25 billion Plant Vogtle, base charges, service charges, and deteriorating customer service especially in Georgia’s poorer/rural communities. There is a strong youth movement of politically involved and ambitious achievers who want to see more voter involvement and environmental sustainability in state and federal policies. He encouraged them to check out the knockout video about hi, “Sticking It to the Man.” With several candidates in attendance, including three for the state legislature, it looks like Clayton County will be humming this year!…

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