by #AkiellyHu in @grist

"Last week, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law to prohibit the state’s investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other efforts to sway political outcomes. The new law marks the third comprehensive effort by a state to prevent utilities from using consumers’ monthly bills to fund political efforts, following a similar law passed in Colorado in May and a law that Maine Governor Janet Mills signed in late June."

https://grist.org/politics/connecticut-bans-utilities-from-billing-customers-for-lobbying-efforts/

#Connecticut #NedLamont #utilities #lobbying #Grist

#Utilities: #LastWeekTonight with John Oliver (HBO)

#energybills

#energycompaniesandcorruption

#JohnOliver discusses the incredible amount of power we give electric utility companies, how weakly regulated they are, and why they get such bad Yelp review...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-YRSqaPtMg