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Conflict Taints Hot Fuel Study Outcome
Consumer Group Letters Charge Conflict of Interest in Oil-Friendly Outcome of California Fuel Temperature Study Gov. Schwarzenegger, Assembly Speaker Bass Asked for Action to Protect Consumer Fairness Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog has filed a state complaint that a conflict of interest affected the outcome of the California Energy Commission’s study on the costs [...]
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Chevron Doubles Profit
Friday, October 31, 2008
Chevron’s Doubled Profit Caps Oil Industry’s ‘Vampire Attack on Economy’ Current Oil Price Breather Is Right Time for Action to Prevent Next Speculative Bubble, Says Group October 31, 2008 Santa Monica, CA — The oil industry’s third-quarter reports ended today with Chevron Corp, which more than doubled its profits to $7.9 billion while the [...]
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$5 Diesel = Economy-Killer
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
NEWS RELEASE: $5 Diesel Fuel, the Economy-Killer New report shows how oil companies shorted the market and made it happen. CONTACT: Judy Dugan 310-392-0522 x305 or cell 213-280-0175; or Jamie Court x327 July 02, 2008 Santa Monica, CA — Oil companies put the brakes on the U.S. economy this spring by manipulating the supply of [...]
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Send Your Gas Bill To Congress!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
NEWS RELEASE: ‘Send Your Gasoline Bill to Congress’ Campaign Launched by Consumer Watchdog Group Offers Drivers Opportunity to Send ‘Dose of Reality’ to Lawmakers and White House and Demand Action Now, Not Next Year CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, x305, or Jamie Court, x327 June 19, 2008 Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog, using an innovative [...]
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Fuel Spike Demands DC Action
Friday, April 11, 2008
NEWS RELEASE: April 11, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 213-280-0175; or Jamie Court, 310-392-0522, ext. 327 Relentless Fuel Price Spike Demands White House Action, Says Consumer Watchdog Group Asks President to Deflate Oil Markets With Immediate Releases From Strategic Reserve Santa Monica, CA — As gasoline and diesel prices reached another daily record price today, Consumer [...]
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CA Gas Price Tops Hawaii
Monday, March 17, 2008
NEWS RELEASE – Contact: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, x 305 (cell: 213 280-0175), or Jamie Court, x 327 Californians Say Aloha (in the Bye-Bye Sense) to Their Savings — State Gasoline Price Tops Hawaii California’s Record Pump Price is $3.634, Usual Leader Hawaii Drops to $3.62 — Group Praises Hawaii Effort to Expose Profits Santa Monica, [...]
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Record Prices Hammer Economy
Monday, March 10, 2008
NEWS RELEASE March 10, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 Daily Record Prices for Oil, Gasoline Hammer Consumers and U.S. Economy Group Calls for Swift Action to Curb, Regulate Energy Speculators, ‘Today’s Enron Rogues’ Santa Monica, CA — Congress and President Bush must take joint action against the speculators [...]
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CA Gas Prices Top Record
Monday, March 3, 2008
NEWS RELEASE March 3, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 California Gasoline Price to Top All-Time Record As Speculators Drive Crude Oil Price to Near $104 U.S. Price Also Near Record; Group Demands Curbs on Speculation, Action on Oil Subsidies Santa Monica, CA — Spiking gasoline prices are pushing [...]
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National ‘Hot Fuel’ Suit Update
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Consumer Victory as National ‘Hot Fuel’ Lawsuit Moves Forward on All Counts Federal District Judge in Kansas City Refuses to Dismiss Suit Against Petroleum Marketers Alleging Deceptive Sale of Gasoline, Diesel Fuel Santa Monica, CA — The sale of “hot fuel” will bring a long, uncomfortable summer to petroleum marketers, refiners and oil companies with [...]
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BP’s Profits Exception
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
NEWS RELEASE February 5, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, cell: 213-280-0175; Jamie Court, 310-392-0522, ext. 327 or cell : 310-874-9989; or Tim Hamilton, 360-495-4941 BP, ‘Bumbling Petroleum,’ Is Exception to Profit Boom; Group Warns Against Cutting Safety As It Sheds Jobs Yearly 2008 Profit Total for Big Five Oil Companies Still Hits $114 Billion, Picking Consumer [...]
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Chevron & Exxon’s Record Profits
Friday, February 1, 2008
NEWS RELEASE February 1, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522, ext. 305, cell: 213 280-0175; or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310 874-9989; or Tim Hamilton, (360) 495-4941 Chevron, Exxon Record Profits Reaped At Cost To Sliding Economy, Strapped Consumers; Group Calls for Market Oversight FTCR Also Releases "Oil Profit Monster"; Free Public Database Of [...]
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Shell Posts Record Annual Profit
Thursday, January 31, 2008
NEWS RELEASE January 31, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175; or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310 874-9989 Shell’s Record Profit Is a Thumb In the Eye of Recession-Wracked Nation, Says Group; Yearly Profits of Industry Will Nearly Equal Treasury Cost of Federal Economic Stimulus Package Santa Monica, CA — The record [...]
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Issa Challenged On “Hot Fuel” Rip-off
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
NEWS RELEASE September 18, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, or cell: 310-874-9989 Consumer Group Challenges Rep. Darrell Issa On "Hot Fuel" Ripoff of Motorists; Congressman Stands By Scientifically Inaccurate FTC "Opinion Letter," Despite Withdrawal and Apology Santa Monica, CA — OilWatchdog.org today challenged Rep. Darrell [...]
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