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		<title>Positive Energy, Our Newest Sponsor, Can Save You $$ On Your Electric Bill And Help Us Too</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/23/positive-energy-our-newest-sponsor-can-save-you-on-your-electric-bill-and-help-us-too</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally I don&#8217;t announce advertising or sponsorships on our website because they are clear-cut, traditional advertising and what they pay is of no consequence to the reader. The only difference between the sponsors on my site and those in newspapers is that I tell them in writing that being an advertiser gives them no advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P Attempts To Move Electric Home Connection By A Couple Of Inches</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/23/clp-attempts-to-move-electric-home-connection-by-a-couple-of-inches</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Porriello of Wethersfield tells me that he had the unfortunate opportunity to experience &#8220;customer service&#8221; from Northeast Utilities last week. &#8220;I recently had new siding put on my house and the &#8220;pin socket&#8221; that is screwed into the house to hold the power line tight was replaced, therefore NU needed to come out to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Free&#8221; Miracle Air Cooler from MIRA-COOL Only Costs $400</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/30/free-miracle-air-cooler-from-mira-cool-only-costs-400</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's Courant carries a full-page ad with the banner headline "Connecticuters set to get free air cooling units."

"A new miracle air cooler is actually being given away free...miracle air cooler to stay cool for pennies a day."]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P To Get 13.9 Per Cent Rate Increase</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/18/7722</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Light &#38; Power Co. has received tentative approval to a 13.9 percent rate hike over the next two years. The state Department of Public Utility Control said a 13.9 percent increase would have little impact on most bills because a transmission charge is being phased out. CL&#38;P requested twice that amount and said its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conn Gov. Rell Vetoes Sweeping Proposal To Change Electric Policies</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/25/conn-gov-rell-vetoes-sweeping-proposal-to-change-electric-policies</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ct  Governor M. Jodi Rell today vetoed energy legislation, crafted and passed in the final days of the session, citing &#8220;deep concerns that the measure would raise utility rates for consumers, not reduce them as bill sponsors claim.&#8221; The Governor said Bill 493, An Act Reducing Electricity Costs and Promoting Renewable Energy, “is not in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Illuminating To Purchase Natural Gas Companies</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/25/united-illuminating-to-purchase-natural-gas-companies</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Illuminating, which serves electric customers in Southern Connecticut, is purchaseing  The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG), Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) and The Berkshire Gas Company (Berkshire) for $1.3 billion. If approved by state regulators, the acquisitions are expected to take place next winter. It will then create a diversified  energy delivery company with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P Speeds Up Electric Shutoff Process As Customers Face Economic Hardships</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/22/clp-speeds-up-electric-shutoff-process-as-customers-face-economic-hardships</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/22/clp-speeds-up-electric-shutoff-process-as-customers-face-economic-hardships#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 12:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hugh Brower of South Windsor became one of the first customers of Connecticut Light &#38; Power to feel the impact of the company&#8217;s new shutoff policy, which is intended to pressure customers to pay their bills faster. Less than a week after his bill was due last month, Brower received a shutoff notice warning him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Rell Considering Veto Of Major Electric Legislation</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/16/gov-rell-considering-veto-of-major-electric-legislation</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/16/gov-rell-considering-veto-of-major-electric-legislation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 18:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ct Governor M. Jodi Rell is expected to soon announce whether she will sign the massive and controversial electric reorganization bill. The governor appeared on Friday’s ‘Talk of the Town’ on 1320 WATR (watr.com) with Larry Rifkin and gave some clues. Listen for yourself: pod]]></description>
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		<title>Atty Gen Likes Electric Reform Legislation</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/05/atty-gen-likes-electric-reform-legislation</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES PASSAGE OF SWEEPING ELECTRICITY REFORM BILL INTENDED TO LOWER PRICES, ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised passage of sweeping legislation seeking to lower electricity prices, encourage conservation and jumpstart clean, alternative energy. Blumenthal has fought since 2006 to reform Connecticut’s broken electricity system, which has burdened the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radical Energy Bill Passes House &amp; Senate, Now Up To Rell</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/05/radical-energy-bill-passes-house-senate-now-up-to-rell</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed the controversial Energy bill which could have dramatic impact on our electric bills. By a vote of  81-40, the House followed the Senate in adopting the last-minute legislation that has not even had a public hearing. Gov. M. Jody Rell, who has not said whether she would sign [...]]]></description>
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