05-02-09 by dugan Oil companies have ruled in Washington for a couple of decades, paying lower federal fees than in any other developed country. There’s a shimmer of a hint that situation might change….
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Chevron vs. sick babies
06-02-09 by dugan Chevron is spending a little now to save a lot later, at the expense of California children’s health, state parks, poor people, you name it. The oil giant just threw another $250,000…
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Chevron Gives Arnold $250K
Chevron Gives Schwarzenegger Another Big Check, An Advocate Cries Foul By Eric Bailey, LOS ANGELES TIMES L.A. NOW BLOG June 2, 2009 Sacramento, CA — Chevron, giant of the California oil industry, has again dug…
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Arnold’s Hummer vs. kids’ health
05-27-09 by dugan Is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s vanity-green hydrogen fuel project worth the loss of health insurance for thousands of California children? Ah, I didn’t think so, either. Yet Schwarzenegger is out today touting his…
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A tar sands mole gets whacked
05-26-09 by dugan 05-27 update: The NRDC has agreed to remove itself from the "advisory committee" for the pro-oil sands study described below and and denounce or at least dispute the study’s findings. An e-mail…
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Can Chevron take a joke?
05-24-09 by dugan Organized protest has come a long way from crude cartoons and thrown-together "white papers." For tomorrow’s annual meeting at Chevron’s San Ramon, CA, headquarters, a loose environmental and activist coalition has produced…
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Demand Down, But Gas Up
Supply Up, Demand Down, But Oil Prices Rise By David R. Baker, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE May 24, 2009 Recessions usually bring cheap oil and gasoline. But not now. And that has analysts worried that another…
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Pump Prices Jump In Arkansas
Pump Prices Jump In State Oil Grows Costlier — Traders Betting On Further Rise By Laura Stevens, ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE May 22, 2009 Arkansas gas prices shot up about 30 cents in a little over two…
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Gas Up While Demand Down
‘Optimism’ Is Driving Energy Prices, Consumers Will Suffer The Memorial Day Hangover, Says Consumer Watchdog Oil, Gas Prices Rising Again At Record Clip For Holiday, Despite Oversupply, Low Demand, Says Group Washington, D.C. — The…
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Send a ‘cleaner, cheaper’ fax
5-19-09 by dugan Just in time for President Obama’s decision to boost mileage standards for cars and light trucks, Consumer Watchdog has a blueprint for getting there without heaping unnecessary costs on consumers. We grade…
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Holiday Travel Expected To Go Up
Lower Gas Prices Expected to Fuel More Memorial Day Travel By Staff Writers, CONVENIENCE STORE NEWS May 19, 2009 NEW YORK, NY — U.S. travel during the Memorial Day holiday this weekend will rise about…
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Cheaper & Cleaner Fuel Solutions
As President Obama Orders Tough Tailpipe Regulations, Consumer Group Offers ‘A’ to ‘F’ Solutions for Cleaner and Cheaper Transportation Americans Want Green Solutions But Worry About Costs; Handbook Identifies Wasted Billions, Best Paths Washington, DC…
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Chevron’s disgraceful deceit
05-13-09 by dugan If you go to YouTube and search for "Chevron 60 Minutes," the first three results look like the image at left. Two of them are a real and tough "60 Minutes"…