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Energy giants confront political implicationsThe Houston Chronicle "These oil giants are profiting once from the sale of crude oil at record prices…
Jul 28, 2006U.S. Refining Profits Up 39% As Chevron Drives Anti-Alternative Energy Campaign
Jul 28, 2006The Chronicle of Higher Education In related news, two public-interest organizations last week mounted a legal challenge to patents on a technique…
Jul 28, 2006Much of 2nd Quarter $10.4 Billion Windfall Comes Directly from Profiteering at the Pump, Group Says
Jul 27, 2006Agence France Presse The California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said sky-high fuel prices had nothing to do with oft-cited factors…
Jul 27, 2006Assembly Speaker Núñez's AB 32 would be the first law in the nation to limit...
Jul 27, 2006The San Jose Mercury News (California) When Schwarzenegger arrived in Glendale, Carmen Balber, who supports Proposition 89, which would limit campaign contributions…
Jul 26, 2006State biotech leaders discuss possible sources of research fundingThe Oakland Tribune Still, consumer groups are cautious about industry involvement in state policy…
Jul 26, 2006BP Kicks Off Week of Profit Reports With $7.3 Billion Announcement
Jul 25, 2006Plan Is Model For Ethics Reform Statewide
Jul 25, 2006Associated Press Jerry Flanagan with FTCR, noted that the conversation never touched on the record profits of insurance companies, whose representatives were…
Jul 25, 2006A state Supreme Court decision could void many cases filed before Proposition 64's passage.The Los Angeles Times Consumer advocates argued that post-election…
Jul 25, 2006Schwarzenegger at summit puts focus on technology; Angelides dismisses meeting as a tardy campaign ployContra Costa Times (California) Jerry Flanagan of the…
Jul 25, 2006More often, canceling an appointment at the last minute or failing to show up will cost youDelaware News Journal Fines on top…
Jul 25, 2006The Oakland Tribune John Simpson of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which has been monitoring CIRM's policy decisions, said that…
Jul 24, 2006Initiative Sponsors Falsely Claimed Measure Would Not Effect Consumer, Environmental, Public Interest Cases
Jul 24, 2006The New Standard FTCR's John Simpson said that while patents are a routine part of the commercialization of treatments, WARF's control was…
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