David Horowitz: “Consumer Reporter”?
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<strong>"Consumer Reporter" Gets $136,000 from Utility Companies, Credit Card and Long Distance Companies</strong>
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Energy
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ENEMIES TRY TO FIND WILLING CANDIDATE TO CHALLENGE CHICK
<p class="source">The Daily News of Los Angeles</p>
<p>Court and Heller said they believe it is because Schwarzenegger has managed to make Davis' own fund-raising activities as governor seem puny.</p>
Planning and Conservation League
<h3>'Environmental Group' Supports Utility Companies' Bailout of Nuclear Power; Gets $70,000 from Utilities</h3>
Power firms gain from grid congestion
<h3>Deal with state costs consumers millions</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union Tribune</p>
<p>Southern California's utility customers, who already pay among the highest rates in the nation for electricity, are now paying companies millions of dollars a month for power they never deliver.</p>
Edison Energy Plan Promised;
<h3>The electricity provider gains a powerful ally in its effort to restore consumer choice.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p>
<p>"It's buying into the false promise that semi-deregulation or any deregulation of electricity can work. It can't," said Doug Heller, senior consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.</p>
Industry Opposes Fuel Goal;
<h3>An oil company group urges the governor to reject a proposal to reduce state gasoline and diesel use by 15%.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p>
<p>Jamie Court, a longtime critic of the oil industry, noted that a top Schwarzenegger staffer is a former oil company lobbyist and that ChevronTexaco Corp. donated $500,000 to the state Republican party after the governor's election.</p>
Proposals renew debate over state’s electricity future
<h3>Look for fresh sparks in the debate over California's electricity future in the coming weeks.</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p>
<p>"The problem is that there is no such thing as partial deregulation," said Douglas Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica. "The debate should be over how we re-regulate the electricity system."</p>
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Arnold's Christmas stocking was a $10,000 gift from cell phone giant
Cingular. This added...</font>
Arnold Didn’t Say Deregulation, but That’s What He Meant
<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">When Arnold announced that he
plans to reform California's energy system during the State of the
State last night he steered clear of the word "deregulation." The Gov
knows that...</font>
$84 million PG&E pay on the way
<p class="source">Contra Costa Times (California)</p>
<p>"This would make Enron blush," said Doug Heller of FTCR. Heller said PG&E's gains depended on the bailout. "In a sick and cynical way, these executives were successful in that they were able to manipulate the bankruptcy law and our regulatory system</p>
What’s Driving ChevronTexaco’s $500,000 Investment in the GOP?
<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">ChevronTexaco's recent
half-million dollar gift to the Republican party after years of giving
only small change may be fueling more than the rising star of
former-Chevron-lobbyist-turned-Schwarze...</font>
Who Arnold Has to Be Thankful for…And What They Want for Christmans
A dozen new donors have joined
the Governor's $21,200 Club in the last few weeks (and some have used
loopholes to go far beyond the $21,200 limit). Here's who Arnold has to
thank this Thanksgiving and what's on their Christmas list:<br/>
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