NEWS RELEASE January 31, 2008 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175; or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310 874-9989 Shell’s Record Profit Is a Thumb In the Eye of Recession-Wracked Nation, Says Group;…
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Another Big Oil U Warning Issued
1-21-08 by simpson The prestigious Center for Science in the Public Interest has joined us in warning of the dangers Big Oil money poses to university research. In a report issued today CSPI says…
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Exxon’s Terrorism Card
12-30-07 by dugan The story sounds familiar: Rural villagers in an unsettled part of the world accuse a big U.S. oil company of supporting and abetting the atrocities of government soldiers. It could be…
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Cheaper Than Coal at 80 mph
12-18-07 by dugan I want a hybrid electric GT with a dark, glossy exterior wrap that’s actually a cheap solar-electric film. It would boost battery power and range whenever the sun shines. The concept…
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Calling Big Oil’s Tax Bluff
12-14-07 by dugan If legislation were poker, this column in the Washington Post would have Big Oil and its corporate allies chucking their hands. It’s too bad that Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein…
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Oops! Disappearing Greenwash
12-11-07 by dugan Shell and BP are under fire for talking green and doing the opposite. Britain’s Guardian newspaper has the story. "Shell, the oil company that recently trumpeted its commitment to a…
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Child of ‘The Yes Men’ Strikes
12-04-07 by dugan "Hoaxers Target Big Oil." That’s an irresistible headline in OilWatchdog’s plush consumer-financed corporate headquarters. The story in the sober British Guardian newspaper was straight-faced, about a fake promise appearing on…
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Good-bye To a Quixote
11-19-07 by dugan Monterey, Calif., gas station owner Mehdi Shahbazi died last week at 65 after a 90-day hunger strike against Shell Oil. He’d been fighting the company for years over the company’s actions…
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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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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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Oil’s Embrace of Enron’s Style
10-25-07 by dugan As Shell announced its 3rd quarter results (down a little because U.S. refining profits finally fell below pirate level), chief financial officer Peter Voser broke some new ground. He became the first…
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Big Oil Gives $500K+ to Giuliani
NEWS RELEASE October 19, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 x305 Giuliani Leaps Past $500,000 Mark in Big Oil Contributions; All Presidential Candidates Should Return Oil Industry’s "Dirty Money," Says Watchdog Group Santa Monica, CA —…