Press Release
Santa Monica, CA — Following a Nebraska court’s ruling that the Keystone XL pipeline can be built, the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog said the issue should be moot for the Obama administration, the decision-maker, because the building of the pipeline will raise American gasoline prices – which are at historic lows.
Smoking Gun
A report released by Consumer Watchdog at the summit showed that the companies had spent more than $100 million on lobbying and campaign contributions during the last five years in California to combat environmental protections.
Press Release
Oakland, CA – The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog released a report chronicling the tactics California oil companies are likely to use to undermine implementation of climate protection laws and warned state officials they include artificially hiking the price of gasoline.
Blog Post
While skirmishes in Libya and uncertainty in the Middlie East are nice cover for outrageous gasoline prices, the fact is the same old suspects are making a killing from sky-high gas prices approaching $4 dollars per gallon in California: big oil companies and greedy speculators.
Press Release
New York, NY — A national consumer group is running a 30 second commercial on a Times Square Superscreen that challenges Koch Industries, “the largest oil company you’ve never heard of,” for its record of environmental degradation, political influence, Tea Party funding and climate change denial.
Blog Post
If you walk through the heart of Times Square today and look up at the 520 sq. ft. CBS superscreen on 42nd St., you’re going to be introduced to the largest oil company you’ve never…
Blog Post
When Californians angry about oil companies’ attempt to repeal the state’s greenhouse gas emission cap went to confront the oil refiner behind Prop 23’s power play, they found the Tea Party in their way. What’s…
Smoking Gun
This just in…The Inspector General at the Department of the Interior found, according to the Associated Press, "Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties partied, had sex with and accepted golf and…
Blog Post
If you want to know the true story about why gasoline prices are $4.25 per gallon, check out the gripping new documentary GasHole when it comes to your movie theatre, hopefully this Fall. Two creative…
Blog Post
6-6-08 Court Shame on the United States Senators who refused to let climate change be debated today. An end-of-the week filibuster has finished Senator Boxer’s bill over how to deal with global warming and climate…
Blog Post
US Senator Barbara Boxer today finally brought the historic debate over climate change to the US Senate. 74 Senators voted to proceed with a debate, thwarting a filibuster threat. As Senator Joe Lieberman noted at…
Blog Post
2-11-08 by Court Looks like the Dow Jones is looking for some speculative boost to the topsy-turvy, overall-sagging fortunes of Wall Street. Altria (aka Phillip Morris) and Honeywell are off of the Dow Jones Industrial…
Blog Post
9-30-07 by Court Chevron’s latest advertising campaign, which gives the company the tagline "Human Energy," is a classic study in how large rogue corporations try to show themselves as having a soul and human…
