Good for consumers, good for the planet?

California Governor Jerry Brown?s appointment of Mike Florio, a well-known, life-long consumer advocate, to a seat on the California Public Utilities Commission raises an interesting question for those who view the world primarily through green-colored glasses. What does a consumer advocate have to offer toward the advancement of an environmental agenda ? at least in the energy utility world?
There was a time when consumer and environmental priorities seemed to have little in common. Take Mike Florio?s organization, TURN, for instance. Its founder Sylvia Siegel was a strident opponent of any ?extraneous? utility expenditure ? whether it was for ... More >School Laptop Wifi