Energy

Power to the people?

November 17, 2001  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<h3>As electricity crisis eases, so does push for public ownership</h3><p class="source">San Diego Union Tribune</p> <p>As California slid into the electricity crisis last year, a move toward a publicly owned power system gathered steam as the solution to failed deregulation and runaway prices.</p>

Governor’s greased lighting

November 16, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Davis criticized for accepting money from power companies</h3><p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>After having sworn off campaign contributions from energy companies, Gov. Gray Davis has started taking money from power providers seeking to do business with the state.</p>

Generators Add to Davis Coffers

November 16, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>To critics' dismay, he accepts $50,000 from energy firms, saying they're not on 'gougers list.'</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis accepted $50,000 in campaign donations from power companies in October, after having sworn off raising money from them as the energy crisis worsened earlier this year, campaign finance reports show.</p>

Smaller Rival to Acquire Teetering Enron

November 10, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Energy giant that pressed for deregulation in California is on the brink of collapse.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Enron Corp., the once-highflying energy giant whose aggressive efforts to profit from California's energy deregulation made it a target of consumer and political backlash, on Friday agreed to be saved from possible financial collapse through a proposed a</p>

Judge refuses to grant stay in $3.3 billion settlement

November 9, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>Opponents promised to take their case to a higher court after a federal judge refused Friday to block a $3.3 billion settlement between Southern California Edison and power regulators.</p>

Enron not California’s largest power supplier, but merger could affect prices

November 9, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>When Houston-based Dynegy Inc. announced Friday that it had bought Enron, its larger rival for $7.8 billion shares of stock, some energy traders predicted fluctuating power prices in the coming months throughout the West as the market settles into a new h</p>

Powerful committee chairman has multiple fund-raising activities going

November 8, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>When Assemblyman Rod Wright cut short a committee hearing last August, he said lawmakers needed more time to study a complicated utility bailout plan before voting on it.</p>

Enron in Takeover Talks With Dynegy

November 8, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Enron Corp., the troubled energy-trading giant, was in talks Wednesday over a possible takeover by Houston neighbor and rival Dynegy Inc., industry sources said.</p>

California tones down insults as Enron experiences woes of its own

November 4, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Houston Chronicle</p> <p>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 by the market deregulation that Enron tirelessly champions.</p>

Federal court temporarily blocks Edison debt payment plan

October 31, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>A federal appeals court temporarily has blocked a settlement between California's second-largest utility and state power regulators that would keep electric rates at record highs for the next two years.</p>

Court Halts Southern California Edison Rescue

October 31, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Energy Daily</p> <p>Throwing a wrench in state plans to rescue financially ailing Southern California Edison, an appeals court Tuesday gave consumer groups a reason to cheer by temporarily staying an agreement between the utility and state regulators, sending it back before</p>

Threats expose health care problems

October 30, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Diego Union Tribune</p> <p>The current anthrax scare should send an urgent message to employers that they must now grab the extended hand of the medical community in order to fix a broken public health care system that undeniably affects us all.</p>