A little over a century ago an orphan from Italy came to America to mine coal in Western Pennsylvania. It was an opportunity for a better life for him and his family but it was also his death sentence. That man was my grandfather. He worked 40 years in the mines before dying of congestive heart failure resulting from Black Lung disease. I never heard him speak a word in English but his guidance to his children was simply “el mundo cambio” – the world changes.
Once again we are witnessing change. The generation of electricity is moving beyond fossil fuels despite the subsidies that the industry enjoys. Unfortunately, Tri-State Generation and Transmission relies upon its coal-fired power plants for electricity.
Regrettably, in 2007, La Plata Electric Association entered into a long-term contract that makes all of us underwriters of Tri-State’s unwise business decisions.
Jeff Mannix is running for the LPEA board in District 2. Jeff is a cattleman with a unique vision for LPEA’s future that will benefit both ranchers and the rest of LPEA’s members. He would like to see more renewable energy generation here on under-used ranch lands.
If we do not make the most of this opportunity to change, we will be held captive by Tri-State. Please vote Jeff Mannix onto the LPEA Board for District 2.
Eugene Creany
Durango
