Utility spends 780,000 dollars to lobby feds
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - Now what could Progress Energy want from the federal government?
The Raleigh, N.C., electric utility spent $780,000 in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a recent disclosure form.
Its concerns included climate change, clean air, energy efficiency, taxes and competition in the rail industry, according to the form posted online Aug. 9 by the Senate's public records office.
Under federal law, lobbyists must disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches.
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A PG&E power line came down in East Palo Alto, sparking two small brush fires around 11:15 a.m. along San Francisquito Creek. In the same minute, a transformer fire broke out at the nearby Baylands Athletic Center baseball field in Palo Alto, fire officials said.
Authorities said there is no indication that the brush fires in East Palo Alto are related…
