11-06-07 by court and simpson The Smithsonian Institution has rebuffed — for now at least –a $5 million donation from Big Oil’s favorite mouthpiece, the American Petroleum Association (API). The API money was to go…
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Dynes ‘Reviewing’ UC-BP Deal
11-06-07 by simpson The contract that would create a $500 million research deal between UC Berkeley and oil giant BP is “under review” in the office of University of California President Robert Dynes. Not…
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Regents Must Review UC-BP Deal
NEWS RELEASE October 31, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522, x317, or cell: 310-292-1902 Consumer Advocates Insist UC Regents Review $500 Million "UC-BP" Deal; Demand Proposed Contract Terms Be Made Public Santa Monica, CA —…
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Chevron CEO Gets Gouging Award
NEWS RELEASE October 25, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522, x317, or cell: 310-292-1902 Consumer Advocate Confronts Chevron Chief Executive Over Soaring Gasoline Prices With "Golden Nozzle Award" Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Advocates from…
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Only a Pause for BP
NEWS RELEASE October 23, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell, 213-280-0175, or Tim Hamilton, 360-495-4941 BP Profit Drop Just a Pause in Windfall Profits, Says Consumer Group; Company Warned Not to Skimp…
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Big Oil Gives $500K+ to Giuliani
NEWS RELEASE October 19, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 x305 Giuliani Leaps Past $500,000 Mark in Big Oil Contributions; All Presidential Candidates Should Return Oil Industry’s "Dirty Money," Says Watchdog Group Santa Monica, CA —…
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‘Hot Profits, Global Warming’
1-05-07 by dugan Tyson Slocum, who runs the energy program at Public Citizen with Joan Claybrook, is an oil industry analyst who writes with great clarity. This report, "Hot Profits, Global Warming," was written…
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Students Fight to Thwart UC-BP
10-04-07 by simpson I supplied the T-shirts and The Student Campaign to Stop BP at Berkeley offered up a demonstration to drive home the potential damage of Big Oil U on one of the…
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Students Warn About “UC-BP”
Rally, T-shirts Warn Cal Could Become “UC-BP”; $500 Million BP Deal Near Completion As Big Oil Pumps Money Into Colleges Berkeley, CA — Oil giant BP must not be allowed to use a $500 million…
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Human Energy?
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…
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Chevron, Can You Spare a Dime?
09-28-07 by dugan Greenpeace, eat your heart out. A day after announcing a $15 billion stock buyback, Chevron today announces a new $15-million ad campaign to boost its sorry corporate image. $15 million is…
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Chevron’s Ads = Greenwashing
NEWS RELEASE September 28, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, x305, or cell: 213-280-0175 Chevron’s $15 Million Ads, $15 Billion Stock Buyback Are P.R. Greenwashing, Stockholder Appeasement, Says Watchdog Group; Oil Giant Touts Necessity of Oil…
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Nichols Sells Oil, Keeps Chocolate
09-26-07 by dugan When longtime air-quality expert Mary Nichols took the top job on California’s Air Resources Board in July, jaws dropped when she disclosed her family stock holdings: lots of oil, coal…