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2-18-09 by dugan There’s no organized opposition to a misbegotten and politics-ridden solar power initiative on the March 3 city ballot in Los Angeles–because there’s no money to be made from opposing it, and because…
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2-17-09 by dugan The motto of the oil industry is: "If you can’t haul in profit on the front end, hit the back end." OK, I just made that up . But California gasoline prices…
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02-11-09 by dugan When the gruesome California state budget struggle finally ends, Californians will pay: higher sales taxes, vehicle fees, gasoline taxes and income taxes, acccording to a Sacramento Bee story with the ring of…
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2-10-09 by dugan Last night, a few hours after Consumer Watchdog and Public Citizen sent out a news release that was highly critical of the California Energy Commission (along with a letter pointing out a…
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02-06-09 by dugan You know the coffee can full of bacon grease that Grandma used to keep for frying? Or, in parts of the South, to drizzle on bread? Well, yeah, it was tasty but…
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02-05-09 Is giant solar as big a boondoggle as Big Oil? One of the best energy reporters I’ve worked with, Craig Rose of San Diego, has a piece in the latest issue of Nation magazine…
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02-03-09 by dugan One of the most valuable endorsements an energy project can get is the Sierra Club. Usually the venerable environmental group does its homework, at least at the state and national level. But…
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Here’s an environmental blog that gets straight to the heart of what’s wrong with existing and planned "cap and trade" schemes to reduce global warming emissions with a free market in so-called "carbon credits." The…
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Energy Prices That Deepened Recession Drive Exxon, Chevron to Yearly Profit Records, Says Watchdog Oil Giants Cling to Cash Hoards and Trim Output, Setting Trigger for Next Price Spike Santa Monica, CA — Consumers left…
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Shell Oil: Is It Profit or Loss? Paper Losses Blur Hard-Cash Record Profits in Industry Oil Production and Gasoline Refining Cuts Increase Odds of Future Price Spikes, Says Watchdog Santa Monica, CA — Shell’s 4th…
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Conoco’s Loss: Consumer Group Sees Trend of Major Oil Companies Waiting Out Recession, Not Investing for Recovery Corporate Cutbacks Now Likely to Generate Price Spikes Later As Economy Tries to Recover Santa Monica, CA —…
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1-27-09 by dugan Now we know global warming will stick around for 1,000 years, and every extra pound of carbon emitted will make things worse. That report from scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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1-26-09 by dugan The major oil companies will be reporting their 4th quarter 2008 and annual profits this week, and here’s a safe prediction: They’ll lean on the drop in their 4th quarter profits as…
