NEWS RELEASE: February 13, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, or cell: 310-874-9989 Oil CEO’s presence at energy summit is about image, not change, says group…
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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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CNN’s Scary Guys With Guns
CNN trumpeted an exclusive on its correspondent’s venture into the conflict-torn and oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria, where rebel forces have escalated a campaign of kidnapping and violence against foreign oilfield workers. CNN gets some…
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Peak Oil
Here’s an apocalyptic but thorough argument that world oil production has peaked, and analysis of the consequences.
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How BP Killed 15
A critical report on BP safety lapses (pdf, 774pp.) by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III. The analysis of BP’s disastrous 2005 Texas refinery explosion that killed 15 people shows the contradiction between…
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Big Oil’s October Surprises
NEWS RELEASE October 31, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, or cell (213) 280-0175, Jamie Court, ext. 327, Tim Hamilton, cell (360) 490-1077 Oil Companies’ Record 3rd Quarter Profit Reports Omitted "October Surprise"…
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Record Profits from Well and Refinery Slam Motorists Twice, Group Says
NEWS RELEASE: July 25, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, cell: 213 280-0175, or Doug Heller, ext. 309 BP Kicks Off Week of Profit Reports With $7.3 Billion Announcement Santa Monica, CA —…
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Oil Companies’ July 4 Celebration: $140 million in excess profit;
NEWS RELEASE: July 3, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court, 310 392-0522 ext. 327 Group Calculates Consumers Pay 50 cents a Gallon More than Last Year Santa Monica, CA — Motorists nationwide are sending $140 million in…
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Oil Companies Will Make $82 Mil in Excess Profits from Calif. Drivers Over July 4 Holiday
NEWS RELEASE: June 30, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 x305, cell 213-280-0175 or Jamie Court, x327, or Tim Hamilton, 360-495-4941 At least 41 cents per gallon goes to increased profits, group says. Santa Monica, CA…
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Consumer Group Applauds Atty. Gen.’s Broader Gouging Law, Urges Swift Approval in Legislature
NEWS RELEASE: June 8, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court, 310 392-0522 x327, or Judy Dugan x305 Santa Monica, CA — Legislation proposed by California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez would modernize and…
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MTBE’s Real History
The toxic additive MTBE wasn’t forced on oil companies, they chose it. And they knew how dangerous it was. A thorough history of MTBE, rich in links, by the Enviromental Working Group. http://www.ewg.org/reports/withknowledge/ (update note:…
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New Study Finds Low Gasoline Inventories Unreasonably Driving Up Pump Prices
NEWS RELEASE: May 24, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court (310) 392-0522 ext. 327 or Judy Dugan, ext. 305 Santa Monica, CA — A new report points to deliberately low refinery inventories as the chief reason for…
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FTCR To Atty. Gen. Lockyer: New Data Shows Artificial Reduction In Gasoline Supply That Oil Execs Need To Answer For
NEWS RELEASE: May 11, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court, 310 392-0522, ext. 327, or Judy Dugan, ext. 327 Santa Monica, CA — In a letter to California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer, The Foundation for Taxpayer and…
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Crude Oil And Demand Fall, But CA Gas Prices Skyrocket — Proves State Motorists Are Being Overcharged
NEWS RELEASE: May 8, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan 310 392-0522, ext. 305, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 Santa Monica, CA — California drivers were paying more than $3.36 a gallon for regular gasoline Monday, up…