10-2-08 by dugan OilWatchdog loathes greenwash P.R. by oil companies pretending to be good green citizens. But a revelatory new book points to major environmental groups as enablers of this corporate greenwash. Christine…
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Palin’s big fat oil tax
9-4-08 by dugan In her first speech Wednesday as a VP candidate, Sarah Palin got whooping cheers for her accomplishments as governor of Alaska, including a big state budget surplus. But Palin didn’t mention how…
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Where oil and dems mix
8-26-08 by dugan ExxonMobil is spending plenty to get its message heard during the Democratic Convention, but not by spending on the convention itself. Exxon is buying a heap of time on CNN and CBS…
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Alaska: Big Oil in charge?
7-29-08 by dugan Here’s another thread in the federal corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. The company tied to Stevens, Alaska oilfield servicer VECO, also did a lot of political dirt in the…
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Conoco Kicks Off Oil ‘Profit Orgy’
NEWS RELEASE: ConocoPhillips Kicks Off a ‘Profit Orgy’ By Major Oil Companies 2nd Quarter Report Shows Industry Still Buying Its Own Stock, Not Investing Record Profits in New Oil or Renewables, Says Consumer Watchdog; Congress…
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Beggar with an ermine cup
The PR departments of the major oil companies are madly developing their spin for the yet-another-record 2nd quarter profits they’re about to report. What they’ll say: "Without these gigantic profits (including billions in taxpayer subsidies),…
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Big Oil = 6 of top 10 Fortune 500
Fortune Magazine has released their Global 500 list of the top international companies, and to no one’s surprise, thanks to their obscene record profits, Big Oil companies hold 6 of the top 10. Check out…
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Greed for pennies
Just when you think big oil companies like ExxonMobil might be content with tens of billions of yearly profits, they surprise you by grasping for pennies. This time it’s not just the driver at the…
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Oil Prices Sag, Pump Prices Rise
NEWS RELEASE 33-Cent Monthly Rise in Gasoline Keeps Oil’s Foot on Drivers’ Necks Oil Prices Sag Yet Pump Keeps Zooming; Lack of Oversight Means ‘Double Whammy for Consumers’ and Economy This Summer, Says…
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Exxon Is Holdout on MTBE
5-8-08 by dugan A national lawsuit over water pollution from a gasoline additive was more than half-settled yesterday when four of the five major oil comanies agreed to pay $423 million in cleanup and other…
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Chevron’s Record 1st Qtr Profit
NEWS RELEASE: Chevron Rides Soaring Crude Oil Prices To Record Profit As Consumers Feel Squeeze At Pump CONTACT: John Simpson, 310-392-0522 x317, cell 310-292-1902; or Jamie Court x327 May 02, 2008 Santa Monica, CA —…
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Conoco’s Profit = Higher Gas $
NEWS RELEASE: Consumer Group Sees Warning in Oil Profit Report that Refining Profits Set to Rise, Spiking Gasoline Prices Further Analyst Predicts Over $4 a Gallon Nationally, Up To $5 in California CONTACT:…
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Not the Gas Station’s Fault
4-21-08 by dugan I imagine a fair number of drivers think the guy at the corner gas station is raking it in, with the price at the pump getting near–or beyond–$4.00 a gallon. But…