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Press Release

Chevron Counts on Jigsaw Puzzle of Safety Regulation to Escape Oversight, Accountability, Says Consumer Watchdog

7. August 2012

Santa Monica, CA — Monday night’s explosion and hours-long fire at Chevron’s large oil refinery in Richmond, Ca., released toxic chemicals including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in unknown amounts, sending hundreds of local residents to local hospitals with breathing and eye complaints. Yet the state agency with the most expertise in regulating such toxins, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, claims it has little to no oversight of dangerous substances produced in refinery accidents, said Consumer Watchdog.

Press Release

Consumer Watchdog Urges Regulator to Shut Down Refiner After Leak That Endangered N. California Community

CONTACT: Judy Dugan

16. July 2012

State Department of toxic Substances Control Must Send “Strong Message” to Evergreen Oil Re-Refiner Over Repeated Safety Lapses, Accidents

Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog called on the Director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Debbie Raphael, to indefinitely close the Evergreen Oil waste-oil re-refinery in Newark, Ca. in a letter sent today. On July 6, a pipe leak spewed “superheated oil” and triggered an emergency evacuation of the facility. The company and Newark police warned the surrounding community, including a nearby elementary school, to expect a wave of “strong odors” from the leak.

News Clipping

State’s Drivers Ease Up On The Gas

By R.D.White LATimes

2. October 2011

“The pain in their wallets is causing them to rethink their lifestyles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog in Santa Monica, a frequent critic of Big Oil. “People tend to be a lot more environmentally conscious when just ignoring it is going to cost them something.” The changes are even more significant, Court said, given the steady rise in the number of drivers. “It shows that ultimately we can solve both the higher emission problem and the higher consumption problem associated with more drivers if we can continue to improve fuel efficiency technology,” Court said.

Blog Post

Posted by Judy Dugan

6. January 2010

1-05-10 by dugan Supplies of oil and fuel in the U.S. are up, and so is the price of oil–it has surged to $82 dollar a barrel, pushing gasoline over $3.00 a gallon in…

Report

Who’s killing the U.S. dollar?

Posted by Judy Dugan

28. August 2009

08-28-09 by dugan Did you hear the one about how the Bush administration used the wrong calculations last year when it declared that it wasn’t financial speculation causing the huge oil spike price? It’s…

Blog Post

Nissan’s oil liberation car?

Posted by Judy Dugan

3. August 2009

After the General Motors EV-1 got torn from owners’ hands and sent to the crusher, all-electric cars for the mass market seemed doomed. Even electric sports-car maker Tesla, of the $180,000 zoomer, priced its…

Blog Post

“Junker” bonus: More GM welfare?

Posted by Judy Dugan

27. July 2009

7-27-09 by dugan Shoulda been a big gain for the environment: Turn in your gas-guzzling clunker for a federal credit up to $4,500 to buy a cleaner car. Not much cleaner, it turns out:…

Blog Post

Walk the walk on speculation

Posted by Judy Dugan

7. July 2009

Gary Gensler made news today by repeating some earlier pledges to get speculative oil markets under control. He has to act soon. If oil prices can hit $70 a barrel in this economy, they’ll shoot back up to $140 a barrel, with $4-a-gallon gasoline, at the slightest encouragement.

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