Your turn readers!

Since we started DTE a goal of ours has always been to empower you, or readers, to make a difference locally and globally.  And for as long as we make a go of this, we will sustain that objective.  On a daily basis we strive to supply you with the kind of information that can empower you, “to be the change you want to see in the world,” and to compel you to continue the dialog in your home, your workplace and in your social setting.  Then there are times, like today, that we provide you the means for the change you want to see.

• You’ve heard it every which way to Sunday and DTE isn’t hear to sugarcoat it - our economy is in shambles.  And right now our Congress is drafting up a stimulus package to fix it.  Included in the package is the Green Jobs Act - an opportunity to create good jobs for America, green jobs for America.  But it needs full funding from Congress.  So here is where you come in. Write a letter to your representative(s). Or better yet, just sign a letter that a friend of DTE’s already drafted.  We’ve made it easy for you - just click HERE - fill out your information and make your voice heard.
• The 2009 Washington state legislative session is off and running and this years Priorities for a Healthy Washington are focused on, “promoting a vibrant and growing green economy.  The Environmental Priorities Coalition is a bipartisan support group of Washington non-profits and organizations who work to make Washington a better place by proposing and lobbying for four legislative priorities each session.  This years priorities are Cap and Invest , Efficiency First, Transit-Oriented Communities , and Invest in Clean Water .  Take a minute to read through each and then take the time to contact your representative(s) to tell them why you think they should or shouldn’t support each.  And as one of our good friends, Kitty Klitzke of Futurewise informed us about the Transit-Oriented Communities bill, “What is especially groundbreaking about this legislation is that it acknowledges the tendency of lower income people who are most reliant on transit to be forced out of city centers and areas served by transit by many efforts to become more sustainable. This is the first time we have had a bill that is also endorsed by the WA Low Income Housing Alliance. This is great for smart growth and new urbanism because in the past it has come at a price to affordable housing and we are going to prevent that in this legislation .”
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