Energy

Southern California Motorists See No Relief Coming at Gas Pumps

March 16, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Daily News of Los Angeles</p> <p>"When gas prices go up, it affects every company involved in a nonvirtual business," said Jamie Court, director of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights, which released a report in August alleging that West Coast gasoline refi</p>

Consumer Groups Seek Energy Price Probe

March 11, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Energy Daily</p> <p>Four national consumer groups and consumer advocate Ralph Nader Monday asked President Bush to investigate the spiraling costs of energy, which the groups said have shaken consumer confidence, inflated prices and shifted capital from the United States to</p>

OSE USING ENERGY TO PROMOTE HIS PROFILE?

March 10, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The National Journal Group Hotline</p> <p>The contrast between Senator Boxer and Congressman Ose couldn't be more clear. She was one of the first federal lawmakers to point the finger at the power companies and question their role ... while Congressman Ose was defending the federal bureaucracy a</p>

GOP Senate hopeful raises profile with energy criticism

March 8, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>A leading Senate challenger turned his congressional subcommittee into a high-profile platform to criticize Democratic officials and California's energy regulators the last two years.</p>

PUC nominee OK’d by state panel;

March 6, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Proposed chief said he accepted free SFO parking</h3><p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>"This is the guy who is president of the PUC, and he is breaking a very basic rule," Heller said. "He is showing an utter disdain for the law."</p>

PUC chief acknowledges parking free at SFO

March 5, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Michael Peevey, the state's top utility regulator, said he mistakenly violated state rules by accepting $2,134 in free parking from San Francisco International Airport last year. State rules bar officials from accepting more than $320 in gifts.</p>

Rosemead, California-Based Energy Supplier Proposes Rate Reductions

February 21, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Bernardino County Sun</p> <p>The proposed reduction still fails to meet what consumers need, though, argues Doug Heller, a senior consumer advocate for The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, a watchdog group that has decried the high surcharges since their inc</p>

Southern California Edison Proposes Rate Reductions for Energy Users

February 20, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Gabriel Valley Tribune</p> <p>The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, a watchdog group that has decried the high surcharges since their inception by the CPUC, said rates should have dropped about 18 months ago, when wholesale prices first began to fall.</p>

EDISON SEEKING RATE CUTS FOR FIRMS

February 20, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Daily News of Los Angeles</p> <p>The proposed reduction still fails to meet what consumers need, though, argues Doug Heller, a senior consumer advocate for The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights in Santa Monica.</p>

CA. PUC LITIGATION TO REMAIN ON COURSE DESPITE HEAD COUNSEL’S EXIT, HE SAYS

February 3, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Electric Utility Week</p> <p>Doug Heller, executive director of The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said that, "Cohen leaves no great legacy. Under his legal advice, the PUC broke state laws to develop the SoCal Ed deal."</p>

Natural gas price abuse still possible – Regulators cite evidence of manipulation

January 30, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">USA TODAY</p> <p>Despite a yearlong federal crackdown on the troubled power industry, energy traders and companies still might be manipulating natural gas prices, energy regulators say.</p>

Calif. Senate approves Kahn’s renomination to lead Cal-ISO

January 28, 2003  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Megawatt Daily</p> <p>Doug Heller, executive director of The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said that, "Cohen does not leave a great legacy. ...Under his legal advice, the PUC broke state laws to develop the SoCal Ed deal."</p>