Energy

Socal Ed Scopes Independent Customer Survey

March 22, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">THE ELECTRICITY DAILY</p> <p>Douglas Heller, executive director of watchdog group FTCR, told The Los Angeles Times, "Is Southern California Edison's service so bad that employees are cooking the books in order to make things look better than they really are. This is an eye-opener."</p>

Rising gas prices look like California’s electricity crisis

March 17, 2004  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">Minnesota Public Radio - Marketplace</p> <p>Refiners are cheating, not competing. Instead of competing to create more supply, they work together to restrict supply and profit wildly.</p>

Rising gas prices look like California’s electricity crisis

March 17, 2004  ·  Jamie Court

<!-- excerpt --><p>Refiners are cheating, not competing. Instead of competing to create more supply, they work together to restrict supply and profit wildly.</p>

PUC report pans power deregulation

March 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Copley News Service</p> <p>"It sends a warning that you cannot dive headfirst into deregulation again," said Doug Heller with FTCR. "California would be better served with a regulated electricity system, and we will fight any form of deregulation."</p>

Southern California Edison is investigated for doctoring customer service surveys

March 16, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Minnesota Public Radio - Marketplace</p> <p>Suppose you did a customer service survey and only polled your co-workers and friends? Or erased the names of people who've had unhappy experiences with your company? That's what some staffers of SCEdison have been doing since the late '90s.</p>

How to Look Good: Survey Yourself

March 16, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>"Is Southern California Edison's service so bad that employees are cooking the books in order to make things look better than they really are?" said Douglas Heller, executive director of FTCR in Santa Monica. "This is an eye-opener."</p>

RUNNING ON EMPTY;

March 12, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>HOPE DIM FOR LOWER GAS PRICES</h3><p class="source">The Daily News of Los Angeles</p> <p>Also on the supply side, the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights has recommended that the state prevent Shell Oil from closing its Bakersfield refinery later this year.</p>

On the Dole

March 12, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">During his State of the State speech, Governor Schwarzenegger reminded the legislature that if he could sell the movie Red Sonja he could sell anything. Lately, Arnold has used his star power...</font>

Gasoline Prices: a Case of Cheating, Not Competing;

March 11, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Sound familiar? Think back to the electricity crisis.</h3> <p>If the recent sticker shock at the gasoline pump feels familiar, that's because it is the same old story that led California's electricity market to become the embarrassment of the nation.</p>

Commentary: Gasoline Prices: a Case of Cheating, Not Competing;

March 11, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Sound familiar? Think back to the electricity crisis.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>The recent 20-cent-per-gallon increase in California -- compared with just a 5-cent increase nationally -- is the result of cheating rather than competing by seven refiners that control more than 99% of the state's gasoline supply.</p>

“Governator” Schwarzenegger passes 100 days

February 22, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Agence France Presse</p> <p>"This really outpaces Gray Davis," said Carmen Balber of FTCR, which operates the ArnoldWatch website. "He has gone hat in hand to every major corporate and lobbying interest in Sacramento."</p>

Will Arnold Pull the Plug on Sempra’s Congestion Scheme?

February 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">When Arnold said that he would not accept campaign contributions from businesses that have contracts with the state, it was to ensure that contracts met the needs of the public interest not the...</font>