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06-01-07 by dugan President Bush’s big media splash for his greenhouse gas speech Thursday is getting—belatedly—the thrashing it deserves. Check out columnist Dan Froomkin in Washingtonpost.com today: [Bush] put forth a new proposal on climate…
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05-30-07 by Simpson A shareholder resolution offered by a group of nuns from New Jersey would have required ExxonMobil to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both its products and operations. Though it lost at the…
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NEWS RELEASE: May 30, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522, ext. 305, cell: 213 280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Global Warming Resolution Gains Surprising Support From Exxon Shareholders; 31% ‘Yes’ Vote Puts…
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05-30-07 by dugan Here’s the oil industry merger chart I’ve been looking for — from the unimpeachable Government Accountability Office. No more is needed to know why the industry isn’t competitive. And here’s a story…
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Bloomberg has the pre-fight preview of the battle at today’s Exxon shareholder meeting between the $1 trillion in investor capital led by the Sisters of St Dominic and an Exxon board that does not want…
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05-29-07 by Simpson Chevron announced another extension campus of “Big Oil U” today saying that it would enter a research deal with Texas A&M Agriculture and Engineering BioEnergy Alliance. They say they plan to accelerate…
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05-28-07 by dugan The LA Times editorial page awaited me on return from a few days off, and it banished the glow of relaxation. “Don’t Blame Oil Companies” for high gasoline prices, said the editorial…
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5-26-07 by Court A group of powerful Exxon investors are leading a campaign to stop the reappointment of Public Issue Committee Chair Michael Boskin to the Exxon Board of Directors. Their complaint is that…
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5-24-07 by Court TV is buzzing about the House of Representatives passage of new legislation to restrict gasoline price gouging. The laudable goal is to restrict unconscionable prices, and it is laudable that the debate…
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05-22-07 by Simpson Stanford University, beneficiary of $100 million from ExxonMobil for alternate energy research, is finally standing up to the oil giant and voting in favor of an environmentally friendly shareholder proposal at the…
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05-21-07 by dugan We can hear the screams of Illinois drivers as far away as LA. Gasoline refining profits that are hitting nearly $1 a gallon nationwide today shoved the national average price for a…
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NEWS RELEASE: May 17, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or cell: (310) 292-1902, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 Stanford Bows to Concerns About Ties To "Big Oil U"; University Will Vote…
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05-14-07 by dugan OilWatchdog’s admirable older cousin, the web site ExxposeExxon, is calling on shareholders to vote for three reforms at Exxon’s May 30 annual meeting. Here’s the link to the resolutions, and a way…
