NEWS RELEASE: May 16, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392 0522, ext. 305; cell 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell 310-874-9989 Group Sees Fuel Prices Driving Food Price Increase and Consumer Spending Cuts; Letter…
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UC Regents Must Block “UCBP”
NEWS RELEASE: May 16, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or cell: (310) 292-1902, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 Consumer Group Calls On Regents to Block "UCBP"; Safeguards Essential To Maintain Academic…
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Doing Right In Nigeria & The World
5-15-07 by Court Chevron reports that a group of young protesters briefly occupied its office in the Nigerian Delta city of Warri asking for jobs and better social conditions. The oil rich region is home…
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Listen To Your Workers
By Simpson05-10-07 ConocoPhillips refinery workers showed up at the Big Oil company’s annual meeting and warned that budget cuts are compromising plant safety. It’s nothing new in the industry. Remember the worst industrial disaster in…
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Gov Must Return Chevron’s $100K
NEWS RELEASE: May 9, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Group Demands that Gov. Schwarzenegger Return $100,000 from Chevron; Donation Made As State Is Gripped…
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Wiping The Slate Clean
By Simpson05-08-07 Chevron is reported near a deal that enables the company to avoid criminal charges in the UN oil-for-food scandal. The oil giant will apparently pay $25-30 million in fines. Chevron will, according to…
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Petition Urges Curbs On CA Gas Prices
NEWS RELEASE:May 7, 2007 Contact: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell 310 874-9989 Petition Urges Governor, Legislature to Act Now on Spiraling Gasoline Prices; Online Petition By…
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Who’s Bad for Business?
4-5-07 by Court In response to our recent report about California gouging, oil industry flack Tupper Hull served up his usual excuses, but added this one to the list: our consumer group has "a…
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Let This Be A Lesson
By Simpson 05-04-07 Lord John Browne, widely perceived as a business titan, crashed and burned this week resigning as BP chief executive amidst messy, tabloid headlines exposing his gay lifestyle. But as Businessweek columnist Jeffrey…
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CA Penalty = $7-$15 Per Fill-Up
NEWS RELEASE: May 3, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989, or Tim Hamilton, 360-495-4941 "California Penalty" Reaches $7 to $15 Per Fill-Up, Report Shows; Oil…
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Big Oil “Shortage” Drives Record Pump Prices
NEWS RELEASE: April 30, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175 Oil Companies Created "Shortage" That Is Driving Record Pump Prices, Says Group; Last Year’s Record Is Shattered at $3.40 for Regular…
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It’s ALL about oil
04-27-07 by Simpson ExxonMobil is an oil company and Chief Executive Rex Tillerson sees no reason to broaden his horizon to include investing in alternate energy. "I don’t have a lot of technology to add…
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Exxon Profiteering = Record 1st Qtr Profit
NEWS RELEASE: April 26, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522 ext. 305, or cell: 213 280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 ExxonMobil’s Profiteering At Refineries Brings 1st Qtr Record Even As Revenues Fall; Regulators, Lawmakers…