7-2-09 by dugan Here’s a great explanation, copublished by Greenwire and the New York Times online, of how the oil and energy industries steadily weakened the big climate change bill in Congress, and why…
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How oil bucks lubed climate bill
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Save the Arctic, or drill it?
06-15-09 by dugan What if man-made clouds could save the melting Arctic icepack? What if global warming also made it easier to drill for oil and natural gas in the most frozen parts of the…
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‘Biofueled’ electric cars? Not yet
06-04-09 by dugan The best use of biofuels like ethanol is not in the tank, but in making electricity to fuel all-electric cars, says a new study in Science magazine (free abstract, subscription pdf). I…
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A tar sands mole gets whacked
05-26-09 by dugan 05-27 update: The NRDC has agreed to remove itself from the "advisory committee" for the pro-oil sands study described below and and denounce or at least dispute the study’s findings. An e-mail…
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Big hammer in hot fuel lawsuit
05-01-09 by dugan Last week I figured the vehement reaction of the fuel industry, as Costco agreed to sell gasoline adjusted for temperature, was because Costco was the first crack in the industry’s united front….
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Exxon 1st Qtr Profit More Normal
Exxon Profit at 2003-04 Levels ‘Shows What Normal Looks Like,’ Says Consumer Group Santa Monica, CA — Exxon Mobil’s first quarter profit of $4.55 billion dollars is small only by comparison to the last six…
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Price-fixing tales
04-07-09 by dugan What OilWatchdog usually worries about is what refiners do to keep fuel prices higher than they should be, and lately I’ve been studying the paucity of real-time operational information that is available…
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Exxon anniversary surprise
04-24-09 by dugan Here’s the best proof I’ve seen that every last thing Exxon does is about the bottom line. On the 20th anniversary of the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon is still running…
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Loving Exxon and Ben Stein?
When I hear that Ben Stein and the chairman of Exxon are both pushing a policy that I like, it scares me to pieces. Last month, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson said in a speech that…
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Timing is everything
2-10-09 by dugan Last night, a few hours after Consumer Watchdog and Public Citizen sent out a news release that was highly critical of the California Energy Commission (along with a letter pointing out a…
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Exxon & Chevron’s Record Profits
Energy Prices That Deepened Recession Drive Exxon, Chevron to Yearly Profit Records, Says Watchdog Oil Giants Cling to Cash Hoards and Trim Output, Setting Trigger for Next Price Spike Santa Monica, CA — Consumers left…
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Don’t cry for Chevron and Exxon
1-22-09 by dugan Can California’s poor little oil companies–Exxon, Shell, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum among them, afford in these bad times to pay something back to California for oil they extract and sell in…
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Predator Exxon
1-19-08 by dugan How’s your 401 K? Having any trouble paying the mortgage, or the rent? Not Exxon’s problem. It’s on the hunt for bargains–specifically, other oil companies. There’s been a burst of stories like…