11-19-2007 by simpson The American Petroleum Institute (API), Big Oil’s favorite mouthpiece, has pulled its $5 million offer to sponsor a centerpiece exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution about the oceans as a global treasure ….
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What! Are They Thinking?
11-15-07 by dugan There wasn’t much media notice last week for what seems to me a head-swiveling announcement: Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said that the government will keep buying crude oil to expand the…
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L.A.’s First Drop of E85
11-15-07 by dugan Listen up, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Conoco and BP. A little family-owned gasoline station in West L.A. (location below) called Conservfuel will soon be the first in Los Angeles and second in…
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BP Deal Sells Out UC-Berkeley
NEWS RELEASE November 14, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522, x317; or cell: 310-292-1902 UC Deal With Oil Giant Sells Out University’s Values; Insults Regents and Public, Consumer Advocates Say; New Details Emerge Granting BP…
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Guns and Oil
11-09-07 by dugan Here’s an interesting cross-fertilization in the news. The Wall Street Journal posts a business item on how rising oil prices mean that Nigeria will keep more of the oil pumped by Exxon,…
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Big Oil U Adds A Campus
11-8-07 by simpson Oil giant BP and UC Berkeley have yet to sign the contract for the $500 million deal that would create the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at UC Berkeley, but there was an…
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The Smithsonian Example
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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Gas Price Spike = Gift for Big Oil
NEWS RELEASE November 5, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175 Gasoline Price Spike Heralds Economy-Busting Christmas ‘Present’ For Oil Companies Price for Regular Up 14 Cents Nationally, to $3.01, In One…
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Exxon’s 3rd Qtr Only 10% Lower
NEWS RELEASE November 1, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522, ext. 305, cell: (213) 280-0175; or Tim Hamilton, (360) 495-4941 Perspective on Exxon: $9.4 Billion Quarterly Profit Only $2 Billion Shy of 2002 Yearly Profit;…
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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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UC-BP About to Open
10-30-07 by simpson The contract covering the $500 million deal for BP to fund the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at UC Berkeley is about to be signed. Though the project was announced last February, negotiators…
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BP Moves ‘Beyond Problems’
10-29-07 by Simpson First BP tried to position itself as Beyond Petroleum, though Bumbling Petroleum is more accurate. Now with cold cash — just pocket change to the oil giant — BP is trying to…