Consumer Watchdog investigated the impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline on gasoline prices and consumers. is analysis by Judy Dugan and Tim…
Dec 6, 2015
Quin Murphy - Chula Vista, CA Quin Murphy at 16 was a soccer fanatic, with a family who supported him, coached him,…
Mar 26, 2014
Triple-A has been American drivers’ friend almost since U.S. roads linked the nation together. It has rescued families from flat tires and…
Feb 16, 2014
March 2014 update: Victory! The insurers have settled with Aunt Kay, thanks to the campaign mounted by her nephew Dan Shea. If…
Feb 7, 2014
TransCanada, the company that would build and own the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada’s tar sand fields to the U.S. Gulf…
Feb 5, 2014
The power of the petroleum industry in California may be unparalleled in the states. Its lobbying machine is stupendously successful. For instance,…
Feb 25, 2013
It was a relief to hear more than a passing reference to climate change in President Obama's State of the Union…
Feb 13, 2013
The news reports were on the gee-whiz side this week as state job safety regulators announced nearly $1 million in fines--the largest…
Jan 31, 2013
California's oil and gas industry regulators are about to write final state regulations on the controversial practice of fracking natural gas and…
Jan 29, 2013
Comedy is funnier when it hits you in the gut. That's what made a famous skit by Lily Tomlin about the phone…
Jan 19, 2013
Santa Monica, CA — San Bernardino County, plagued by predatory mortgages that left 60% of the county’s homeowners underwater, is stepping up…
Aug 16, 2012
More than two hours passed at Chevron's Richmond, CA, refinery between the discovery of a leak and the ignition of a blaze…
Aug 8, 2012
Consumer Watchdog has been growling for a while about global corporations that use a tax loophole to pay less in California corporate…
Aug 8, 2012
The word "fracking" exploded into the American vocabulary just a few years ago.
Jul 25, 2012
