9-17-08 by dugan California, usually at the top of the gasoline price pyramid, has lately been just below the national average of $3.85 a gallon, a near unheard-of situation. It’s partly about the wholesale-level gouging…
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Archive | Misdeeds
RSS feed for this sectionDocumenting industry actions that demonstrate immorality, greed, or disregard for others.
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Sex, drugs and oil, part 2
9-15-08 An inspector general’s report about years of hard partying, drug use and lavish gifts at the Denver office of federal oil regulators fingered the involvement of Chevron, Shell and a smaller company. The report…
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My take on T. Boone’s Prop 10
by dugan 9-10-08 I was asked to share my analysis of T. Boone Pickens’ Prop 10 on the November California ballot with the California Legislature today. The legislature’s own analysis of Prop 10 was skeptical…
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Oil manipulation? We’re shocked.
9-04-08 by dugan For the last two years, the White House and its Commodity Futures Trading Commission have patted us all on the head and said "it’s only supply and demand" while the price of…
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Gustav and gas prices
By dugan 8-30-08 The first concern as Hurricane Gustav sweeps across Cuba and toward the Gulf Coast is life and limb. Afterward, though, already painful gasoline prices could hit $5.00 a gallon quickly. Unlike the…
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Talk is OK, action is way better
8-27-08 by dugan It’s interesting that Andrew Cuomo, one of the few political rock stars, is all but sitting out the Democratic Convention. Instead, he’s productively suing the pants off of government and energy companies…
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Gold medal in greenwash
8-17-08 by dugan Watching ExxonMobil’s ad blitz on NBC during the Olympics, you’d think it was a company dedicated to teaching science, mentoring young engineers and eradicating malaria in the Third World. At an estimated…
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Variety thumbs up to GasHole film
If you want to know the true story about why gasoline prices are $4.25 per gallon, check out the gripping new documentary GasHole when it comes to your movie theatre, hopefully this Fall. Two creative…
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Costco caves on ‘hot fuel’
8-11-08 by dugan For a while, it looked like the discount chain Costco might be the pioneer in offering drivers a truly fair deal on gasoline by doing…
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Chevron: Drill Less, Profit More
NEWS RELEASE: Chevron Profits: Drill Less, Profit More Chevron Data Shows Industry Lag in Producing New Oil from U.S. Source — Lower Production Shows Failure of Investment, Not Lack of Oil, Says Watchdog Santa…
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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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Alaska, the U.S. oil-state
7-29-08 by dugan Alaska being the closest thing in the U.S. to an oil nation, it didn’t take long to find a connection between newly indicted Sen. Ted Stevens and British-owned BP, a major driller…
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BP Posts Record 2nd Qtr Profits
NEWS RELEASE: BP Profits: ‘Congratulations Are Not In Order,’ Says Consumer Watchdog New Quarterly Records Show Oil Companies ‘Spiting the Future For the Sake of Cash in Hand’ CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, or…