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Smaller Rival to Acquire Teetering Enron

Energy giant that pressed for deregulation in California is on the brink of collapse.Los Angeles Times Enron Corp., the once-highflying energy giant whose aggressive efforts to…

Consumer Watchdog Nov 10, 2001

Energy

Enron’s California smoking gun

Did the Bush administration do the disgraced company's bidding during the state's electricity crisis?Salon.com Remember the California energy crisis? As the implications of the collapse of…

Consumer Watchdog Jan 16, 2002

Energy

Enron: The power that was

Contra Costa Times The dramatic fall of Enron Corp., the Houston trading firm that pioneered and profited from increased competition in the electricity and natural gas…

Consumer Watchdog Nov 20, 2001

Energy

Enron in Takeover Talks With Dynegy

Los Angeles Times Enron Corp., the troubled energy-trading giant, was in talks Wednesday over a possible takeover by Houston neighbor and rival Dynegy Inc., industry sources…

Consumer Watchdog Nov 8, 2001

Energy

State GOP Sought Donations From Enron;

Politics: Requests brought in $50,000 during probe of the energy firm.The Los Angeles Times Republican legislative leaders solicited tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations…

Consumer Watchdog Apr 29, 2002

Energy

POWER PLAY

Business Week On this cold January day in Houston, Enron President Jeffrey K. Skilling could easily play the pirate that California consumer groups are casting him…

Consumer Watchdog Feb 12, 2001

When Enron Went Bankrupt, Electricity Prices Fell 30%

Congressional Testimony of Robert McCullough

Consumer Watchdog Jan 29, 2002

Energy

From Enron to Cheney to California

Golden State politicians are on the warpath after a leaked memo reveals Kenneth Lay's instructions on how the White House should handle last year's electr...Salon.com The…

Consumer Watchdog Feb 1, 2002

Lesson of Enron: Electricity Deregulation is a Disaster

Enron Was Done in By Its Own Greed; California, Nation Should Put a Halt to Energy Deregulation

Consumer Watchdog Dec 3, 2001

Energy

Price-gouging Inquiries Target Enron Overcharges in California May Exceed $40 Billion

The Boston Globe The practices of Enron Corp. and other energy companies that designed California's energy-deregulation bill resulted in $40 billion to $70 billion in utility…

Consumer Watchdog Mar 3, 2002

Energy

Enron Gets Zapped by Its Own Greed

When stock of energy giant Enron fell to 36 cents per share this week from a high of $84 this year, the market finally accepted the…

Doug Heller Nov 30, 2001

Accountability

Boxer tries to broaden inquiries into Enron; Role in California is focus of request

The San Diego Union-Tribune Sen. Barbara Boxer will move this week to broaden the bevy of federal investigations targeting Enron Corp. into the company's conduct in…

Consumer Watchdog Jan 26, 2002

Energy

California Wary of Dynegy Bid to Buy Out Enron

Both companies are prominent players in the state's power market. The move to combine their strength is raising some concerns.Los Angeles Times Dynegy Inc. of Houston…

Consumer Watchdog Nov 25, 2001

Energy

California tones down insults as Enron experiences woes of its own

The Houston Chronicle If there's one market that might applaud the mounting financial woes facing energy giant Enron Corp., it's California, whose power sector was shattered…

Consumer Watchdog Nov 4, 2001

Energy

Enron Gets Zapped by Its Own Greed

Los Angeles Times - Op-Ed

Doug Heller Nov 30, 2001