Don’t Blame the Rain
Posted on April 28, 2011 by Yochanan Zakai
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers
Here in the Northwest, we often complain that the skies are grey and the rain never stops. In the CUB office it’s no different; we would rather be out biking or playing catch on all those rainy afternoons, too. In an... Read More »
CUB Supports Utility Tax Law Reform
Posted on April 7, 2011 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
“Phantom taxes”, built into utility rates, are controversial. The problem arises because some utilities are not “stand-alone companies” and file taxes as part of the larger affiliated group. Rather than pay taxes to the government, these utilities pay “taxes” to their parent companies, which,... Read More »
Warm Tariff Explanation for NW Natural Customers
Posted on February 23, 2011 by Gordon Feighner
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers
A CUB member recently called with some questions about her NW Natural bill. As usual, her questions sparked some interest among the CUB staff and we took to investigating her inquiries. The CUB member was specifically asking about two adjustments... Read More »
CUBConnects Presents at the Capitol
Posted on February 9, 2011 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
On February 7, 2011 the CUB Connects team headed to Salem to present the project to our representatives at the Oregon State Capitol. The presentation, held in Hearing Room 350 of the Capitol Building, was the first of many events... Read More »
CUBConnects.org featured in the Oregonian – CUB Response!
Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ghassan Ammar
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, CUB in the News, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
On Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 the Oregonian published a great article about our new consumer education project CUBConnects. In the article, “Website aims to demystify Oregon telecom pricing”, Mike Rogoway fairly represented the history of the project, the complexity of the... Read More »
Making Telecommunications Easy in 2011
Posted on January 7, 2011 by Ghassan Ammar
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
In celebration of the New Year, the CUB Policy Center is proud to present CUBConnects.org on Monday, January 10th, 2011!
Why you should care? Because CUBConnects could save you money by helping you find a landline phone, mobile phone or internet... Read More »