http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/16/angela-speir-joins-georgia-watch/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/16/angela-speir-joins-georgia-watch/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:08:35 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11032 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/16/angela-speir-joins-georgia-watch/feed/ 4 Her term at its end, Georgia Public Service Commissioner long considered agency's most vocal consumer advocate joins...state's most well-known consumer advocacy group. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:58:53 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/feed/ 2 Angela Speir, the Public Service Commissioner who’s stepping down after her current term ends and is widely considered an advocate for everyday Georgians, is endorsing Democratic candidate Jim Powell for her soon-to-be-open seat. “In this time of skyrocketing energy costs and with the elimination of the Consumers Utility Counsel, it’s more important than ever to [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/angela-speir-on-the-public-service-commission-and-why-it-matters/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/angela-speir-on-the-public-service-commission-and-why-it-matters/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:30:42 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/angela-speir-on-the-public-service-commission-and-why-it-matters/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/angela-speir-on-the-public-service-commission-and-why-it-matters/feed/ 0 The Public Service Commission sounds like a nonprofit organization that pairs high school students with soup kitchens. In reality, it’s a five-member quasi-judicial state agency that plays a large role in not only how much you pay to keep your living room cool and your lights aglow, but what kind of energy generation a utility [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/01/pscs-angela-speirs-decision-not-to-run-means-loss-of-voice-for-georgians/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/01/pscs-angela-speirs-decision-not-to-run-means-loss-of-voice-for-georgians/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 21:06:54 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/01/pscs-angela-speirs-decision-not-to-run-means-loss-of-voice-for-georgians/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/01/pscs-angela-speirs-decision-not-to-run-means-loss-of-voice-for-georgians/feed/ 0 When Commissioner Angela Speir announced she would seek other opportunities after her term on the Public Service Commission ends and not seek re-election, it sent a sigh of chagrin throughout the public-interest community. “I think we’re losing a good one when she steps away,” says Bill Bozarth of Common Cause, a nonprofit group that focuses [...]