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Daily News (New York) Homeowner advocates such as Douglas Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights accused the insurance companies…
Sep 12, 2005UPI - United Press International Industry critics allege oil companies have intentionally limited refining capacity to improve the bottom line. "They are…
Sep 11, 2005The San Francisco Chronicle Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, says, "I'm not worried about the…
Sep 11, 2005The New York Times 'Oil companies have jacked up gasoline prices through a simple mechanism: reducing inventories and refining capacity,'' said Jamie…
Sep 11, 2005National Public Radio (NPR) - Morning Edition Mr. DOUGLAS HELLER (Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights): The insurance industry is going to…
Sep 9, 2005Philadelphia Daily News Indeed, public-interest group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR), just this week released internal memos from Chevron,…
Sep 9, 2005Sacramento Bee (California) Consumer advocates such as Jamie Court say they believe the oil companies have shown they're willing to restrict supplies…
Sep 9, 2005Gannett News Service Jamie Court, president of Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights, said the oil companies deliberately reduced their refining capacity…
Sep 8, 2005Industry executives and analysts expect refiners' gains to continue to be strong into next year.Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of the…
Sep 8, 2005Memos purportedly show refiners sought to limit ops to spike price of gasolineWorldNetDaily "Large oil companies have for a decade artificially shorted…
Sep 8, 2005
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau "It's truly outrageous that these companies would try to draw the line that way. The bean counters in…
Sep 4, 2005The Denver Post Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said the explanation for the high prices is…
Sep 4, 2005ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE SKYROCKETING PUMP COSTSThe Daily News of Los Angeles "The oil companies have rigged the system to always be…
Sep 3, 2005Cost per gallon has jumped 8 cents on average since stormThe San Francisco Chronicle "Hurricane Katrina will only increase the probability of…
Sep 3, 2005Experts say further fuel price hikes could ignite inflation. Greenspan, under pressure to delay raising interest rates, meets with Bush.Los Angeles Times…
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