A utility executive, a renewable energy advocate, a government staffer, a clean energy leader and an environmentalist walk into a room….

While that might sound like the start of a good story, it actually describes one of the panels that will be... Read More »

Throughout this year, we’ve ramped up our efforts to inform CUB members, and also the community at large, about changes in the telecommunications world. As a part of this ongoing effort, we’re launching a new workshop series at Free Geek to... Read More »

CUB is in the thick of planning our upcoming 5th annual policy conference, Utility 2025: Building the Northwest’s Energy Future. We’re holding this year’s event on October 23 at the Downtown Portland Hilton, and I’m thrilled to be moderating one of the... Read More »

Telecommunication services are fraught with problems. The need to “stay connected” is more central to daily life than ever before, and these problems present a constant challenge for consumers. From unreliable phone service and internet connectivity to complex billing, and everything in... Read More »

The Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon (CUB) welcomes the inaugural members of the new Portland Utility Board (PUB) who were confirmed by the City Council at its August 19th session. 

Janice Thompson, CUB’s Consumer Advocate for Portland Public Utilities, served on the... Read More »

Elizabeth Royte’s Bottlemania was published in 2008, but is still informative. A longer review can be found here, but some key points are that Royte’s goal is to address these two questions:

• What are the physical differences between tap and bottled water,... Read More »