04-17-07 by dugan BP put down its marker on Iraqi oil today, with a senior exec saying "I think we can help in all areas: enhanced oil recovery from existing fields, in discovered and not…
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What Do Chicks and Trees Think?
04-17-07 I’ve seen a fair amount of comment on the deal between Tyson Foods and ConocoPhillips to produce clean diesel fuel from waste chicken parts. See William Saletan’s latest column in Salon.com for a concise…
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Chevron’s Big Bet On Iraqi Oil
04-15-07 by dugan (05-08-07 UPDATE: The summit has been moved to Dubai, probably for security and better-hotels reasons. And BP, Shell and Conoco have signed on as lesser–read "less expensive" sponsors) The news popped two…
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Who to believe?
By Simpson4-15-2007 Proponents of the plan to have BP fund an alternate energy research institute at UC Berkeley squared off in the San Francisco Chronicle opinion pages against those who think the university is selling…
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Refinery Comedy, At Your Expense
04-12-07 by dugan Sheesh. We thought we’d heard every excuse. ConocoPhillips’ giant gasoline plant in Wilmington is shut down and can’t be repaired because… the nitrogen truck is late. California wholesale gasoline is up 16 cents…
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Conoco Takes The Plunge
By Simpson4-11-2007 ConocoPhillips finally took the plunge and became the first major oil company to call for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Other dirty Oil Giants have so far merely dabbled their toes in the…
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Conoco Pumps Cash to Big Oil U
By Simpson4-10-2007 ConocoPhillips is pushing to become a full-fledged sponsor of Big Oil U with a grant of $22.5 million to Iowa State University to develop technologies to produce biorenewable fuels. “We believe the key…
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Congress Wakes Up
Rep. Dennis Kucinich is way ahead of other elected officials on gasoline prices, even if he’s not leading the presidential-primary pack. Kucinich, as head of the House Domestic Policy Subcommittee, sent a letter today to…
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Congress: CA Gas Supply Plan?
NEWS RELEASE: April 10, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Congress Presses Refiners on California’s Gasoline Price Spike, Supply Restrictions; Rep. Kucinich Requests Oil Companies’…
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‘Hot Fuel’ Action Gets Hotter
An Oregon fiscal analyst has filed a class action lawsuit against the major oil companies alleging that the sale of motor fuel above a certain temperature cheats motorists. The suit by Shonna Butler, reported by…
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Pols’ Spring Break With Execs
4-04-07 by Court The Sacramento Bee’s Shane Goldmacher reminds us again how big oil companies get extra special time with legislators beyond what their campaign contributions buy. Goldmacher writes about a trip to Japan where…
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Retailers Resist ‘Adjusted’ Price
The petroleum marketers, a.k.a wholesalers and chain operators of truck stops and convenience stores, are organizing a new coalition, P.U.M.P. (the Partnership for Uniform Marketing Practices), to stop the rising momentum to mandate automatic temperature…
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ConocoPhillips Tries To Buy Into “Big Oil U” In Greenwash Campaign
NEWS RELEASE: March 20, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522 ext. 317, cell: 310-292-1902, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Disturbing trend must be stopped to preserve academic integrity at U.S. colleges, consumer advocates…