In early August, CUB was thrilled to welcome our new Office Manager, Essie Bender. Essie comes to us from the great state of Alaska, where she enjoyed a 20 year career as an Archaeologist, working with the State of Alaska... Read More »

As we draw closer to CUB’s eighth annual energy policy conference, Destination: Decarbonization on October 19 at the Downtown Portland Hilton, the CUB blog is featuring previews of each of our six breakout panels, and some of the questions and issues... Read More »

Ben Swerdlow joined the CUB staff a little over two months ago as our Summer Contract Attorney, but I first met him several years ago, and I learned quickly that Ben and I have a lot in common. First, with... Read More »

Editor’s Note: One August 10, 2018, the US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia issued a stay order on the FCC’s plan to restrict the parameters of the Lifeline program, starting with Tribal lands, described in this article. Watch for continuing... Read More »

President Trump has nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh issued a dissent in a net neutrality case that CUB finds troubling. Net neutrality is a simple concept that says that... Read More »

A change in power has occurred in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Legislative Assembly is now controlled by the Progressive Conservative party. The premier of Ontario is now Doug Ford, the older brother of infamous Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

Why... Read More »