“Worried about the steeply rising cost of petrol and the cost of living? Upscaling of cheaper and clean domestic renewable energy and electrification is the pathway to wean ourselves off importing expensive oil from despotic regimes like Saudi Arabia or Putin’s Russia” said Denis Tegg, Waikato Regional Councillor for Thames Coromandel, and Deputy Chair of the council’s Climate Action Committee
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I'm interested in "big-picture" issues, so I try not to sweat the small stuff. I will focus on Thames Coromandel issues, but there will be times when broader topics will get attention.
Holding institutions and office holders to account is important. Sometimes I will express strongly held opinions. I wish this to be a forum for speaking truth to power*, and for a respectful exchange of ideas and opinions. But I am not interested in personal denigration and abuse and I will not tolerate it in comments. If you troll or spam you will be banned.
Denis Tegg
* Speaking truth to power means believing deeply in what you say and fighting every day to have that heard. It may not be popular; it means taking a risk, it means standing for something.
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Denis Tegg - Representing Thames Coromandel on Waikato Regional Council 