NEWS RELEASE: May 3, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310 392-0522, ext. 305, or cell, 213 280-0175 Gas gouging website makes gas stations into scapegoats, says group Santa Monica, CA — The Federal Department of Energy…
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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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State Overseers Mystified by Disappearing Gasoline, Skyrocketing CA Gas Prices;
NEWS RELEASE: May 2, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, or cell: (213) 280-0175 Group calls new spike more evidence of need for gasoline supply regulation Santa Monica, CA — Gasoline prices hit…
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Chevron: Record Profits Come on the Backs of California Motorists
NEWS RELEASE: April 28, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310 392-0522, ext. 305, or Doug Heller ext. 309 Pain at the pump also bankrolls anti-consumer ballot effort Santa Monica, CA — The round of record quarterly…
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New Record Profit Report For Exxon Proves Profiteering
NEWS RELEASE: April 27, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310 392-0522, ext. 305, or Doug Heller ext. 309 Refiners have no excuse for gouging at the pump, windfalls should be returned to motorists Santa Monica, CA…
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Bush Oil Move Attacks the Wrong End of the Gasoline Price Crisis
NEWS RELEASE: April 25, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, Doug Heller, ext. 309 Withholding contributions to U.S. oil reserve does nothing to stop oil company profiteering Santa Monica, CA — President Bush’s…
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California Refiners Export Gasoline as Prices Zoom Statewide
NEWS RELEASE [edit] April 21, 2006 CONTACT: Judy Dugan (310) 392-0522 ext. 305 & Jamie Court, ext. 327 Price manipulation charged by consumer advocates Santa Monica, CA — A consumer group called on state legislators…
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Exxon’s Pennies for Environment on Earth Day
NEWS RELEASE: April 20, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court (310) 392-0522 ext 327, Judy Dugan ext 305 $400 million for retiring chief, $10 million for alternative energy research Santa Monica, CA — ExxonMobil invested less than…
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New Gasoline Study Shows Profits, Not Crude Oil Prices Or Ethanol, Are Driving Pump Price Spike
NEWS RELEASE: April 18, 2006 CONTACT: Tim Hamilton (360) 495-4941, Jamie Court (310) 392-0522 ext 327, Judy Dugan, ext 305 Santa Monica, CA — The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights released a new study…
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Chevron Warned Not To Use Windfall Profits For Ballot Measure Eliminating Its Liability For Punitive Damages In MTBE Cases
NEWS RELEASE: March 2, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court (310) 392-0522 ext 327 Chevron Warned Not To Use Windfall Profits For Ballot Measure Eliminating Its Liability For Punitive Damages In MTBE Cases Santa Monica, CA —…
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FTCR Expert Testifies Before U.S. Senate That Standard Oil Trust Has Been Resurrected, New Anti-Trust Laws Needed
NEWS RELEASE: February 1, 2006 CONTACT: Tim Hamilton (360) 495-4941 or Jamie Court (310) 392-0522 ext. 327 Washington, D.C. — Petroleum consultant Tim Hamilton, an expert for FTCR, testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee…
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Exxon Mobil World Record Profits Based on Supply Manipulation & Katrina Profiteering, Prove Need For Supply-Side Regulation
NEWS RELEASE: January 30, 2006 CONTACT: Jamie Court (310) 392-0522 ext 327 Santa Monica, CA — ExxonMobil’s announcement today of the largest quarterly profits in any corporation’s history proves that the company made a killing…
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Price Manipulation
<p> A primer from the Orange County Register on how California refiners export gasoline to raise prices. <a href=”https://consumerwatchdog.org/energy/rp/7425.pdf”>https://consumerwatchdog.org/energy/rp/7425.pdf</a>
Smoking Gun
MTBE Was Big Oil’s Idea
Arco Exec, deposed in 2002 lawsuit by South Lake Tahoe, admits that using MTBE (manufactured by Arco) as gasoline additive was Big Oil’s idea, not a government mandate.