
Recalling CUB Wins As 2018 Ticks Down
Posted on December 31, 2018 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
As the clock ticks away the final hours of 2018, we thought we would take the opportunity to look back on what we have accomplished. We’ve had some great wins and created positive change in the energy and telecom sectors. You’ll... Read More »

A Light in the Darkness: 2018 Holiday Greetings
Posted on December 21, 2018 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
Light - at least the generation of the electricity that fuels light - is a staple of our work at CUB. This is probably why I spend a lot of time thinking about the implications of the presence and/or absence... Read More »

Protect Your Digital Privacy This Holiday Season
Posted on December 13, 2018 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest, Telecommunications
CUB is increasingly concerned with the digital privacy of our members and all Oregonians. In recent years, we supported legislation here in Oregon to replace 2015 federal rules created by the Obama-era Federal Communications Commission. The rules, had they gone... Read More »

PacifiCorp Study Finds Closing Coal Plants Will Benefit Customers
Posted on December 11, 2018 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
Last year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) requested a study of PacifiCorp’s coal plants to determine if those plants remain economic. Since 2010, approximately one third of all coal plants in the US have shut down, with many more planned... Read More »

Defending the Public Interest: Why Attorney Steve Gorham Supports CUB
Posted on November 26, 2018 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
Steve Gorham found his niche as a criminal defense lawyer working as an attorney for Marion County Legal Aid through the VISTA volunteer program. His first exposure to energy issues was as a member of the Trojan Decommissioning Alliance. At... Read More »

Giving Thanks: CUB Staff Share Their Stories
Posted on November 22, 2018 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
I love the fall: the excitement of kids returning to a new year of school, the crisp cool days and the autumn colors of the tree, the universal feeling of gratitude that prevails despite any number of difficult circumstances.
This Thanksgiving... Read More »
