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Industry executives and analysts expect refiners' gains to continue to be strong into next year.Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of the…
Sep 8, 2005Campaign finance disclosures show that the only contribution Arnold took in at the Rolling Stones concert in Boston on August 21st., besides…
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, 2005Consumer Advocates Provide Insurance Claims Tips For Katrina Survivors, Call on Elected Officials to Speak Out
Sep 8, 2005Santa Monica, CA -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today exposed internal oil company memos that show how the…
Sep 8, 2005Knight 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…
Sep 3, 2005Los Angeles Times The profiteering was actually well underway before Katrina, according to Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer…
Sep 3, 2005The San Diego Union-Tribune (California) The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights also said it has completed a study that found more…
Sep 2, 2005Platts Oilgram News "The continued failure of California officials to compel refiners to create more refining capacity and increase inventories will result…
Sep 2, 2005Associated Press The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said the retail price of gas often is set by oil…
Sep 2, 2005North County Times (Escondido, California) Feeding the speculation of profiteering was a report issued Thursday by another advocacy group, the Foundation for…
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