It takes a very special person to perk up and get excited at the prospect of discussions surrounding “Energy Efficiency and white certificates in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative” or “Meeting the Kyoto Protocol Goals: Energy Efficiency in the European Union.” We must be special.... Read More »

After all the ballots were counted up in Washington State (and it took until this week to do it), voters passed Initiative 937, the Clean Energy Initiative. Because of Washington State’s electoral practice of counting absentee ballots postmarked on Election Day,... Read More »

A couple of weeks ago, CUB Online talked about I-937, the Clean Energy Initiative in Washington State. We highlighted one of the key aspects of the measure: a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requiring that 15% of the state’s energy be produced from... Read More »

A few weeks ago CUB Staff Attorney Jason Eisdorfer was quoted in a Northwest energy news publication, Clearing Up, saying, “If we’re going to rely on utilities to save the world, we’re in trouble.” He was speaking of global warming and the need to switch to... Read More »

What do you get when you put 8 energy lawyers and experts in a room for 3 plus hours? It may sound like the beginning of a very bad joke but actually it was the catalyst for a very interesting... Read More »

Just in time for fall and the recurrence of those rainy season heating bills, there is a Town Hall on energy issues on Thursday, September 21st….

And whether you are able to make it to the Town Hall or not, check out... Read More »