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Thanks to her investigative efforts, residents of Hinkley, Calif., won a settlement against Pacific Gas & Electric for contaminating their groundwater. And thanks to her, Julia Roberts won an Academy Award for depicting that struggle. Now Brockovich brings TIME's Michele Orecklin up to date on her life since the movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Erin Brockovich | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

The utility industry used to be the place widows and retirees invested their savings for steady dividend payouts and slow appreciation. That, of course, was before Enron--and before a recession and mild winter that crimped the demand for power. Since last October, investors have fled not only from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: M & A: Power Players | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

Leading the charge are the two German companies: E.ON, based in Dusseldorf, and RWE, with headquarters in Essen. "Our goal is to achieve a leading position in the U.S.," says E.ON CEO Ulrich Hartmann, 64, a jazz buff who already has transformed his company. He took over Veba--the firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: M & A: Power Players | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

But this regulatory uncertainty hasn't been enough to dampen M&A enthusiasm. Last month Britain's electric and gas utilities announced a merger that would create a national powerhouse with the cash to make its own push into the U.S. National Grid Group, the monopoly electric carrier in England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: M & A: Power Players | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

Lining a wall of the factory showroom like sentinels, the dildos are the color and size of rainbow popsicles and give off a faint electric glow, except for the pink one that appears to have the head of George Washington. Life-size blow-up dolls hang nearby, blonds, brunettes and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: XXX Factor | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

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