Does OilWatchdog troll gossip sites? Well, how else to stumble on the Conde Nast Portfolio cover of Sarah Palin, with leftover photos from her Vogue shoot and a bottom line that she’s not governing anything,…
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Palin, Obama, Exxon & “T Rex”
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Conflict Taints Hot Fuel Study Outcome
Consumer Group Letters Charge Conflict of Interest in Oil-Friendly Outcome of California Fuel Temperature Study Gov. Schwarzenegger, Assembly Speaker Bass Asked for Action to Protect Consumer Fairness Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog has filed…
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Speculators back at work
The fuel dealers’ newsletter Oil Express sent around a bulletin today that shows who’s still gyrating the price of oil, gasoline and diesel. The headline: Gasoline, Diesel, Crude Ride Surge in Wild Thursday Trading. Prices…
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CEC Says No To Hot Fuel Fix
No Benefit To Motorists In A ‘Hot Fuel’ Fix, State Panel Says California Energy Commission says the costs of compensating for gasoline temperature would outweigh the gains in fuel volume. By Marc Lifsher, LOS ANGELES…
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Hot Fuel Study Fixed For Big Oil
Documents Show Political Appointees Interfered With Cal. Energy Commission Study Of Hot Fuel Ripoff To Protect Oil Companies Consumer Group Says Government Staff’s Consumer-Oriented Findings Were Altered by Commissioners With Ties to Oil Industry Santa…
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Smart grid: Genius or greenwash
03-08-09 by dugan "Move over, Big Oil. There’s a new VIP guest in the White House: Silicon Valley." Writers know you have to nab readers with the lead paragraph. That one above, by Erika Lovley…
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Word fight over hot fuel
03-04-09 by dugan Are fairness and transparency in buying and selling just "public perceptions" that are "subjective" and "variable"? Of course not. That’s why regulators measure and inspect the scales at your supermarket. They even…
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Groups Dispute Hot Fuel Report
California Consumer Groups Dispute ‘Hot Fuel’ Report By Joanna Franco, OCTANE WEEK March 2, 2009 Two consumer rights groups in California are claiming that the lead energy commissioner involved in a gasoline "hot fuel" study…
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Loving Exxon and Ben Stein?
When I hear that Ben Stein and the chairman of Exxon are both pushing a policy that I like, it scares me to pieces. Last month, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson said in a speech that…
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Groups Seek Hot Fuel Records
Consumer Groups Seek Records of California Energy Commission On Disputed ‘Hot Fuel’ Report, After Conflict of Interest Charge Against Commissioner Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog and Public Citizen have filed a detailed request for…
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Tesoro Refinery Slow Down
Local Refinery Will Slow Or Stop For Repairs By George Avalos, INSIDE BAY AREA (CALIFORNIA) February 23, 2009 Tesoro Corp. has slowed production on a hydrocracker unit at the company’s Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez…
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Group May Lose Hot Fuel Fight
Consumer Group May Lose Hot Fuel Fight By Staff Reporters, KGO-TV ABC7 (SAN FRANCISO, CA) February 20, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A consumer group’s fight over hot fuel is gearing down, and it looks…
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Exxon Santa Barbara spill
2-18-09 by dugan 2-19 update: AP update from last night says it’s definitely a lubricant oil spill from a tank on the platform, but still not fixed. Why’s that? And how long was it leaking…