Press Release
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 —…
Press Release
Spike in Crude Oil Price to $88/Barrel Without New Run-Up in Pump Price Exposes Oil Industry Deception, Profiteering; Oil Companies’ Claim That Crude Oil Costs Drive Gasoline Price Makes No Sense With Today’s Barrel Prices…
Report
1-05-07 by dugan Tyson Slocum, who runs the energy program at Public Citizen with Joan Claybrook, is an oil industry analyst who writes with great clarity. This report, "Hot Profits, Global Warming," was written…
Press Release
NEWS RELEASE September 10, 2007 CONTACT: John Siebert, OOIDA, 816 229-5791, or Judy Dugan, FTCR & OilWatchdog.org, 213-280-0175 FTC Slammed For ‘Illiterate Science’ and Political Interference In Its Official Opinion Opposing "Hot Fuel" Fix; Truckers,…
Report
It seems counterintuitive that a former New York mayor would lead the presidential pack in raising funds from Big Oil. But he has sought out powerful Texas and other oil connections, including a Texan fixer…
Press Release
NEWS RELEASE August 9, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522, ext. 305, or cell 213 280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 ExxonMobil’s Pump Labels Are Clue to "Hot Fuel" Ripoff; New Stickers Are No Substitute…
Press Release
NEWS RELEASE July 27, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175, or John Simpson, ext. 317 Chevron Record Profit Driven by Refining Profits Up 41% in US, 30% Overall, On Record Gasoline…
Press Release
NEWS RELEASE July 26, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175, or John Simpson, ext. 317 Record Pump Prices Give Exxon Record Refining Profits, More than $10 Billion Total Earnings; Group Calls for…
Press Release
NEWS RELEASE July 24, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175 BP’s 2nd Quarter Refining Windfall Shores Up Lower Profit Elsewhere; Rest of Big Oil Will Show Same Pattern Of More Money…
Press Release
NEWS RELEASE July 23, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, or Doug Heller, ext. 309, or Tim Hamilton, 360-495-4941 "The Katrina Syndrome": Study Finds Oil Refiners’ Inventory Cuts Generated 2007 Price Spikes; Investigation, Oversight…
Report
It’s simple physics. When the temperature of gasoline rises above 60 degrees, gasoline expands. The amount of energy the gallon delivers shrinks by volume. Since our gas pumps don’t account for the bigger volume, motorists…
Report
06-11-07 by dugan Here, for the data mavens among you, is the well-written House subcommittee report nailing the “hot fuel” ripoff, and charts (by gallons of energy and dollars lost) showing the toll to drivers…
Report
05-30-07 by dugan Here’s the oil industry merger chart I’ve been looking for — from the unimpeachable Government Accountability Office. No more is needed to know why the industry isn’t competitive. And here’s a story…
