Given the temperature outside, heating fuel may not be on the minds of most people. But choosing a home heating fuel company for next winter should not be a last-minute decision. Over the coming weeks,…
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Written By: Lisa Chedekel Two decades after New Haven’s English Station power plant stopped producing energy for United Illuminating, state officials have ordered the owners to conduct a massive clean-up of the property, which is…
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein is encouraging consumers to take precautions well in advance of the snowstorm that is forecast for Connecticut tomorrow into Saturday. “In addition to all the necessary…
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein is encouraging consumers to remember “safety first” as Hurricane Sandy begins its approach up the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. “No matter the weather, New Englanders…
Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein and Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen are encouraging consumers to pay attention to the following home safety concerns as power is restored and Connecticut…
LIFE UNPLUGGED For those of us on the east coast without electricity since Saturday October 30, life has focused on the pursuit of warmth, food, water, and safety. BUT MOSTLY, IT HAS BEEN A QUEST…
Not only is ethanol expensive to produce, it is also likely adding to world food shortages and rising prices of food, which in turn is causing social unrest in poor countries. A recent investigative story…
A hearing conducted by the state Commission on Aging Monday revealed that like most residents, the state’s elderly may have had a very difficult time communicating with utilities and each other, but nonetheless fared well…
I wanted to update you today on the status of the elderly in Connecticut and how they fared during the recent record setting event – that being the number of people who went without power after…
Look Out CL&P, Here Come the Pitchforks That is the headline on CtNewsJunkie’s top story today: A lot of Connecticut remains in the dark – literally and figuratively. Utilities are predicting several more days without…
Eugene Guilford Jr., president of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association and its education foundation, explains why he is convinced that ethanol is not only an energy waster, but leads to starvation. He was the guest…
By Sheri Fink, Special to ProPublica U.S. officials say the nation’s health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb”…
An antelope passes by a natural gas drilling rig south of Pinedale, Wyo. (Douglas C. Pizac/AP file photo) by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, Jan. 25, 2011, 8:34 a.m. The United States is poised to bet its…
The Better Business Bureau really knows how to lose credibility. For two years the Connecticut BBB chapter had given Aiello Plumbing of Windsor Locks, Ct., an A rating despite numerous complaints to the BBB as…
Thanks to legal pressure brought by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal against HOP Energy, 2,171 present and former customers of HOP Energy’s Connecticut subsidiaries are receiving $375,000 in refunds. The money represents excess profits HOP…
My four-decade-long career at The Courant ended Friday as I was fired for doing my job – being the advocate for consumers. My career began in June 1969 as a reporter in the Willimantic bureau and…