Where are they now? Touching Base with Phil Kelsven
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News
CUB has had a strong history of offering educational opportunities to students and young professionals interested in working in the energy sector and for the public interest. Our Schaich internship has been a great asset to CUB and we think it’s... Read More »
A New Year Brings New Regulatory Challenges
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Utility Regulation
Here at CUB, we are entering the New Year with new energy, new ideas, new staff assignments, and an assortment of interesting new dockets. And the Public Utility Commission (PUC) once more has... Read More »
What About Bob?
Posted on January 9, 2012 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News
Twenty years ago this month, Bob Jenks started as CUB’s Executive Director. The Board picked Bob in December, 1991 right before he took off to marry his wife, Jill, and he started his new job in January 1992. To honor his... Read More »
CUB’s 2011 Accomplishments
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ghassan Ammar
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
Here at CUB, our small staff works tirelessly in the fight to keep utility rates fair and affordable for customers, while also ensuring that utility practices remain in line with our values as Oregonians. 2011 was another great year for... Read More »
Shale Gas Update: EPA links fracking, groundwater contamination
Posted on December 12, 2011 by John Sturm
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News
We noted in our post on December 2nd that EPA has begun a national study on the impacts of fracking on drinking water and that the results of that study would likely be sometime in coming. Nothing has changed in... Read More »
My CUB Law Clerk Experience
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Sommer Moser
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News
It is hard to believe that a little over four years ago, I was making my way from Texas to the great Northwest to learn how to “defend dirt,” as my father would teasingly say, at the University of Oregon School of... Read More »