PacifiCorp, the parent company of Oregon utility Pacific Power, is looking to raise customers’ rates by 4.4% over the next year. That sentence should sound familiar, as the company has raised its rates every single year since 2005, and there’s no... Read More »

At CUB, we strive to stay involved in the many great events happening here in Oregon! We’re lucky to have such dedicated and passionate staff reaching out into the community to engage with stakeholders, professional colleagues, and CUB members just like... Read More »

CLIMATE IMPACT

A report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists puts to rest a question that has been dogging the electric vehicle industry and causing consumers to doubt the environmental benefits of electrical vehicles (EVs): are the greenhouse gas emissions... Read More »

Last fall, I wrote about how I had signed up for an energy retrofit of my house through Clean Energy Works Oregon. Clean Energy Works is a non-profit that allows utility customers to do home energy efficiency upgrades and pay... Read More »

A couple of years ago, PGE was planning to invest $500 million in its Boardman coal plant. CUB challenged PGE to consider phasing the plant out instead of making the planned investments, and requested that PGE complete an analysis of... Read More »

This past weekend, SA, Bob, and I had the pleasure of spending a few days in the great city of Eugene to partake in the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC). PIELC is an annual gathering for environmental activists, attorneys,... Read More »