Autumn is officially here. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and we even recently had some long-awaited rain! For me the fall is also about gearing-up for traditional celebrations; in my family that includes lots of... Read More »

On June 15th, we announced the launch of a summer photo contest, celebrating the theme “Energy in the Northwest” and encouraging our readers to engage with CUB through visual storytelling and interaction with nature. Five short weeks later, we had a strong... Read More »

Last Thursday, June 25th, on a balmy summer evening at the historic Widmer Brothers Pub, Inaugural Anniversary Club members met with CUB’s Executive Director Bob Jenks, along with other key staff, to discuss a range of important issues facing residential utility... Read More »

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, chances are that the environment and our natural resources play a big role in your quality of life. Oregonians, in particular, are known for having a great fondness for our rivers and lakes,... Read More »

CUB began 2015 by launching a year-long Anniversary Club fundraising campaign. Named in honor of our 30th year as Oregon’s primary advocate for residential utility customers, the Anniversary Club campaign reflects CUB’s ever-present need to build and sustain internal capacity. The... Read More »

Late last fall, I sat in on a public meeting in Southern Oregon for one of the major utilities providing natural gas service to the area. They had just proposed a second rate increase in less than a year– one to... Read More »