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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>Yankee Gas Won&#8217;t Let Customer Go, Likes Charging Monthly Fee For Nothing</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/03/yankee-gas-wont-let-customer-go-likes-charging-monthly-fee-for-nothing</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gerald Augustine of Middletown was preparing to make more use of his garage, so three years ago he had natural gas service from Yankee Gas brought to his property. He changed his mind and never used the gas line. But getting the service was much easier than stopping it. He said he paid the monthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOOK REVIEW: Dave Lieber&#8217;s Watchdog Nation</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/28/book-review-dave-liebers-watchdog-nation</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Lieber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book reviewer Maggie Dwyer writes that since she has turned to the award-winning book, Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation: Bite Back When Businesses and Scammers Do You Wrong, ''I have changed my phone company, my electric company, and my Internet service. In those few acts alone, I’ve paid for the book several times over.'' In this review, she gives many examples about how this book has changed her life and those of her friends for the better. She’s a true citizen of Watchdog Nation!]]></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>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>
		<dc:creator>Press Release</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Connecticut Check Not In The Mail For Operation Fuel</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/29/connecticut-check-not-in-the-mail-for-operation-fuel</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomfield, Conn. &#8211; With less than $65,000 remaining for emergency energy assistance and utility shut off notices in the mail, Operation Fuel Executive Director Patricia Wrice is hoping that the state of Connecticut releases the $1 million it approved two weeks ago for emergency energy assistance before countless households begin to lose their utilities. Otherwise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P In Hot Seat For Turning Off Power At Wrong House</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/28/clp-in-hot-seat-for-turning-off-power-at-wrong-house</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conn Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today asked Connecticut Light &#38; Power to disclose how many other cases there have been where the wrong house had its power shut off for failing to pay electric bills. The request came after CtWatchdog disclosed yesterday that CL&#38;P mistakenly turned off power to a Farmington homeowner when it was [...]]]></description>
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