CUB’s Policy Director Jeff Bissonnette Says: Utilities Need to Eat Their Efficiency Vegetables…
Posted on August 1, 2014 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, CUB in the News, Legislative & Political, Utility Regulation
We love it when CUB staff are able to send powerful (and sometimes tongue in cheek) messages to utilities via the media. Earlier this month, Jeff Bissonnette, our Policy Director made a strong statement on behalf of consumers through Clearing-Up,... Read More »
Portland Blue Ribbon Commission: Launched and Ready to Go!
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and City Commissioner Nick Fish welcomed the twelve members of the newly appointed Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission at its first meeting on July 15th. Fish is commissioner-in-charge of the two city departments providing water and... Read More »
June 26th Water and Wastewater Forum: Quizes and More!
Posted on July 3, 2014 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
Information!
Quiz show!
Wine – for those who wanted to imbibe!
All this and more occurred at the June 26th water and wastewater forum hosted by the City Club of Portland’s New Leaders Collective. A group of 20 had great questions after a panel... Read More »
CUB Endorses EPA’s Proposed New Emissions Rules
Posted on June 3, 2014 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Utility Regulation
Yesterday morning (June 2nd, 2014) in Washington DC, as a primary component of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency released new draft rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions at existing power plants in the United States. Widely discussed and... Read More »
CUB Policy Center Presents Changing Climate: Adapting to New Regulations
Posted on May 28, 2014 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Emerging Technologies, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Outreach and Events, Utility Regulation
CUB is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our fourth annual policy conference, Changing Climate: Adapting to New Regulations, taking place on Friday October 24th, 8:30am-5:30pm. We are thrilled to be partnering once again with the University... Read More »
Summing Up: Ballots Due Tomorrow!
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
Over the past few weeks, CUB has reported on various issues related to Measure 26-156, which appears on the May 20th ballot in Portland. This measure proposes to create a public water district, which would create an independently elected volunteer... Read More »