From The Partnership for Fair & Affordable Energy

I received this e-mail earlier today, which you may want to read. It's cut-and-pasted below:

"Wabash Valley Power Association, Hoosier Energy, IMPA and Indiana Statewide is working to inform and educate consumers, the media and our elected officials about the impact that proposed carbon reduction legislation would have on Hoosier citizens. As a brief overview of the topic, it’s certainly difficult to pinpoint when and what the final legislation will look like – but the moving target appears to have enough support that it could cost as much as an additional $50 per MONTH per Hoosier household. This surcharge would be bundled with electric bills, as the consequence, in essence, for our state’s dependence on coal. So our joint group has created a :30 TV commercial that began airing today. In addition, we’ve developed a web site that explains the issue and encourages people to join us in showing their support to legislators for keeping the cost for electricity fair and affordable. We expect this effort will be an ongoing process, although the initial TV buy is just for two weeks now, and two more weeks in June. After that, we’ll re-evaluate in terms of public support and Congressional direction. By the way, the group is operating under the name, The Partnership for Fair and Affordable Energy. And while we have several members in other states, at this point the project is limited to Indiana. We’re continuing to work with our other Statewide associations to find ways to support the issue in their states. You’ll find the site at http://www.blogger.com/www.fairpowernow.org. On the Video Gallery section, you can view the TV commercial. We encourage you, if you agree with the message, to sign the petition and to share it with your friends and family. This is truly a grass roots effort, and is not at all limited to co-op members. '