Energy
Rising oil prices help Exxon Mobil, Chevron to record profits
Associated Press February 1, 2008 by JOHN PORRETTO, AP Business Writer ...
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Energy
Rising oil prices help Exxon Mobil, Chevron to record profits
Associated Press The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights called for greater regulation of energy trading markets. The watchdog group has said…
Feb 1, 2008Chevron, Exxon Record Profits Reaped At Cost To Sliding Economy, Strapped Consumers; Group Calls for Market Oversight
FTCR Also Releases "Oil Profit Monster"; Free Public Database Of Each Company's Profits Since 2000 Will Be Updated Quarterly
Feb 1, 2008Shell’s Record Profit Is a Thumb In the Eye of Recession-Wracked Nation, Says Group
Yearly Profits of Oil Industry Will Nearly Equal Treasury Cost of Federal Economic Stimulus Package Santa Monica, CA -- The record run…
Jan 31, 2008
Energy
Committee Halts Regulatory Effort to Fix “Hot Fuel”
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- The National Conference on Weights and Measures, under industry pressure, on Tuesday tabled a nationwide regulatory fix for hot…
Jan 29, 2008
Energy
Committee halts regulatory effort to fix hot fuel
The Kansas City Star The suddenness of the decision surprised many of those attending who expected more public discussion by the committee.…
Jan 29, 2008PacifiCare Violations and $1.33 Billion Fine is Result of 2005 Merger with UnitedHealth Inc; Cautionary Tale for Future Mergers
Cautionary Tale for Future Mergers
Jan 29, 2008
Insurance
Rejection of Fire Levy Plan Urged
Consumer advocates praised Poizner for providing legal ammunition that could help counter the governor's surcharge. "The governor should not be foisting off…
Jan 26, 2008
Healthcare
Dunn Defends Plan for Doctors in Rehab
SACRAMENTO, CA -- To have earned a title like "The Man Who Cracked Enron," Joe Dunn must be persistent. So it's no…
Jan 25, 2008
Privacy
Stricter Rules On Political Gifts Considered
The Fair Political Practices Commission wants to tighten disclosure requirements and could ban many contributions altogether. California's political watchdog agency is drafting…
Jan 25, 2008
Insurance
Will gov finally have to pay his own way?
The state ethics board is considering rules that would ban private organizations from funding the governor's overseas travel, including private airplanes and…
Jan 25, 2008
Energy
Consumer Spurs Change In How PG&E Lists Charges
Mary Nielsen was angry. Not only had Pacific Gas & Electric overcharged the then-87-year-old Oakland resident $800, but in examining the bill,…
Jan 25, 2008
Privacy
Stricter Rules on Political Gifts Considered
The Fair Political Practices Commission wants to tighten disclosure requirements and could ban many contributions altogether. California's political watchdog agency is drafting…
Jan 25, 2008Cost of Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate To Rise 85% – $400 Million – in ’09; CA Mandate Proposal Certain to Face Similar Increases
Also, Big Pharma Gives $400K to Prop 93, Drops Opposition to Schwarzenegger/Núñez Health Bill After Plan Change
Jan 24, 2008
Insurance
Group Calls for Probe of Núñez
A political watchdog group called Tuesday for a state investigation into Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez's channeling of corporate charitable funds through a…
Jan 23, 2008
Accountability
Complaint Accuses Nunez of Misusing Charity
In a filing with the ethics panel, a foundation says the Assembly speaker used funds given to a nonprofit for political purposes.…
Jan 23, 2008ConocoPhillips Rides Oil Prices To Record Earnings As Consumers Face Soaring Costs at the Gas Pump;
First of Big Oil Giants To Report 2007 Profits Had Best 4th Quarter Ever
Jan 23, 2008
Accountability
Complaint accuses Nunez of misusing charity;
In a filing with the ethics panel, a foundation says the Assembly speaker used funds given to a nonprofit for political purposes.…
Jan 23, 2008