Consumer Watchdog

Crude Manipulation;

In Katrina's wake, the supposed oil shortage and suspicious gas price hikesThe Village Voice (New York) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…

Sacramento Consumers Urged to Attend Public Hearing on HMO Merger that Will Result in Higher Costs & Less Choice

Executive Bonuses & Reserves Enough to Provide Insurance for 278,000 Californians For Entire Year

ADDING TO GRIEF, MOST LACK FLOOD INSURANCE

Daily News (New York) Homeowner advocates such as Douglas Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights accused the insurance companies…

Katrina exposes oil industry problems

UPI - United Press International Industry critics allege oil companies have intentionally limited refining capacity to improve the bottom line. "They are…

Woeful lack of insurance

The San Francisco Chronicle Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says, "I'm not worried about the…

Storm Stretches Refiners Past a Perilous Point

The New York Times 'Oil companies have jacked up gasoline prices through a simple mechanism: reducing inventories and refining capacity,'' said Jamie…

Many Katrina flooded homes had no insurance

National Public Radio (NPR) - Morning Edition Mr. DOUGLAS HELLER (Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights): The insurance industry is going to…

Some calling profits obscene

Philadelphia Daily News Indeed, public-interest group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR), just this week released internal memos from Chevron,…

Debate over alleged gas-price gouging in California continues

Sacramento Bee (California) Consumer advocates such as Jamie Court say they believe the oil companies have shown they're willing to restrict supplies…

Consumer expert: Hurricane exposes need for more U.S. refineries

Gannett News Service Jamie Court, president of Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights, said the oil companies deliberately reduced their refining capacity…

Katrina’s Aftermath – Energy Profits Likely to Keep Rising;

Industry executives and analysts expect refiners' gains to continue to be strong into next year.Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of the…

BLACK-GOLD BLUES: Big Oil’s secret strategy to gush profits exposed;

Memos purportedly show refiners sought to limit ops to spike price of gasolineWorldNetDaily "Large oil companies have for a decade artificially shorted…

Internal Mobil Memo Showing Effort to Reduce Refining Capacity

Internal Texaco Memo Showing Effort to Reduce Refining Capacity

Internal Chevron Memo Showing Effort to Reduce Refining Capacity

Tens of thousands in Gulf Coast may be without flood insurance

Knight Ridder Washington Bureau "It's truly outrageous that these companies would try to draw the line that way. The bean counters in…

Oil profiteers employing slick tactics

The Denver Post Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said the explanation for the high prices is…

GAS PRICE PROBE OPENS;

ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE SKYROCKETING PUMP COSTSThe Daily News of Los Angeles "The oil companies have rigged the system to always be…