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Just say NO to PG&E's high rates
PG&E currently has proposals for $4 billion in new rate hikes pending at the CPUC. Do you think PG&E’s rates are too high already? Speak out against PG&E's unfair rate hikes.
ENERGY: SDG&E applies to invest $600 million in wind farm
by Eric WolffNorth County Times
July 23rd, 2010
TURN questions what good SDG&E's Montana wind farm will do for customers in San Diego.
SDG&E wind plan 'concerns' group
by Onell R. SotoSan Diego Union-Tribune
July 21st, 2010
TURN argues that SDG&E's plans to build a wind farm in Montana that will sell energy to Canada "offers no benefits to customers and deprives California of the investment and green jobs expected to be produced by our renewable energy targets.”
Legal Jousting Continues on Whether EV Charging Should Be Regulated
by David RoseSunpluggers.com
June 21st, 2010
Legal wrangling continues over a proposed California decision involving oversight of electric-vehicle charging stations. TURN, along with many environmental and consumer groups, urges the CPUC to retain light regulatory authority.
Capitol fight erupts over renewable energy
by John HowardCapitol Weekly
April 22nd, 2010
TURN's Matt Freedman tells Capitol Weekly how to make renewable energy and the green economy work.
California Cash For Appliance Program To Begin
by Sue KwonCBS 5 Consumer Watch
April 20th, 2010
VIDEO: TURN's Mindy Spatt tells CBS news that the California cash rebates for appliances aren't as customer-friendly as they seem.
California Voters to Choose: PG&E and Refineries or Clean Energy and the Climate
by Mike Sandler, Co-founder of the Climate Protection CampaignHuffington Post
March 5th, 2010
Mike Sandler, Co-founder of the Climate Protection Campaign, writes about PG&E's ballot initiative to lock PG&E's high rates into the California Constitution by locking out public power and community choice.
California's New Bill Boosts Solar Net-Metering For Consumers
by Harry Tournemille Energy Boom
February 23rd, 2010
An explanation of the solar bill recently passed in California with quotes from TURN attorney Matt Freedman.
Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting Ads Instead
by Kate GalbraithNew York Times
November 17th, 2009
TURN energy attorney Matt Freedman tells the New York Times that 'green power' payments do little to promote renewable energy.
Smart consumers trump smart technology
by Mark ToneySan Francisco Chronicle
October 25th, 2009
Mark Toney writes in the San Francisco Chronicle that conservation and energy efficiency will save more energy than expensive, unproven smart meters.
The Greenhouse Dilemma
by Robert GammonEast Bay Express
September 23rd, 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger's plan to reduce greenhouse gases could fail to reach its goals — or it could expand the use of coal power in California.
Energy savings can be achieved without PG&E's disastrous SmartMeter devices
by Marcel Hawiger, TURN Staff AttorneyThe Bakersfield Californian
September 21st, 2009
TURN staff attorney Marcel Hawiger writes an op-ed about PG&E's controversial SmartMeters. We should be focusing on smart consumers and conservation, not needless, expensive meters.
PG&E Cashing in on Climate Change
ClimateSmart isn't a smart investment. TURN urges the CPUC to ask PG&E to use the remaining funds to purchase carbon offsets and abandon its failed marketing campaign.
Energy Efficiency Programs in California
Background on the energy efficiency programs the Public Goods Charge on our bills helps to fund

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