ENRON and PGE (Portland General Electric)

The Players Enron used whatever vehicle it had at its disposal to sell its scheme to the unsuspecting. In 1997 Enron found it was battling some environmentalists in Oregon; it planned to acquire Portland General Electric, Oregon's largest public utility. Warning that Enron's motives were of a highly predatory nature, the staff of the state's Public Utility Commission (PUC) opposed the merger. They warned that an Enron takeover would mean less ability to protect the environment, …

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