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Executives And Insiders At CA Big 5 Refiners Cashed Out $590 Million In Company Stock During 2022 In Wartime Profiteering
Top executives and insiders at California’s big five oil refiners cashed out $590 million in stock in 2022, according to a review of filings with Securities Exchange Commission by the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog.
More Transparency For California Gas Markets
This morning the Los Angeles Times published my commentary on why we need more transparency in California’s gas markets. Let's hope the powers that be in Sacramento and Washington listen. The oped follows:
Who profits from Southern California’s high...
Misnomers In Legislative Debate Over Price Gouging Penalty
When the California Senate Energy Committee took on the price gouging penalty for the first time recently, economists with a track record working for the oil industry tried to muddy the waters on the real issues in the debate.
Did oil refiners make...
Consumer Watchdog Testifies For Windfall Profits Cap At CA Senate Energy Committee
Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court will offer testimony in favor of enacting a price gouging penalty and windfall profits cap on oil refiners at the California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee today. His presentation, linked here, documents the...
Over 100 Groups Support California Legislation Curtailing Excessive Refinery Profits
Labor, Working Families Party, progressive and climate justice organizations unite on bill to penalize future gasoline price gouging
Sacramento, CA — Over 100 state, local, and national organizations sent a letter calling on the California Legislature to adopt Governor Gavin Newsom’s price...
PBF Energy, Last of California’s Big Five Refiners To Report 2022 Results, Finishes Parade Of Windfall Profits In California
Los Angeles, CA—PBF Energy today posted an annual profit of $2.9 billion. The five refiners controlling California’s gasoline market -- PBF Energy, Chevron, Marathon Petroleum, Valero, and Phillips 66 – have now reported a combined 2022 annual profit of $75.4...
Consumer Watchdog Provides Testimony Of Manipulation of Natural Gas Prices In Southern California To Public Utilities Commission
San Francisco, CA – Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court offered the following testimony to the Public Utilities Commission on the spike in natural gas prices in Southern California:
Something is clearly wrong with the natural gas market in the...
Two California Refiners Reveal Windfall Profits For 2022, Continuing In Footsteps of Chevron
Los Angeles, CA—Marathon Petroleum made 75 cents in profit per gallon off West Coast drivers in 2022, virtually doubling what it made the year before, strengthening the case for the California legislature to enact a windfall profits penalty....
Chevron Reports $1.4 Billion In CA Windfall Refining Profits In 2022
Total Windfall Profits Rebate Climbs to $3.2 Billion As Fourth Quarter Reports Continue To Roll In
Los Angeles, CA—Chevron’s profits report to investors Friday revealed it made 85 cents per gallon profit in California in 2022, more than doubling...
Chevron Doubles 2022 Profits, Reveals Extensive Gas Price Gouging In The West
Los Angeles, CA—Chevron reported earnings for the year of $35.5 billion, more than doubling last year's $15.6 billion, with financial data revealing the company also doubled its per gallon profits off consumers on the West Coast, Consumer Watchdog said...
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA; Holding Utility Companies Accountable For Power Outages
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Consumer Watchdog at CA Senate Energy Cmte 2 22 23
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KFMB CW - San Diego, CA; Oil Companies Need to be Held Accountable for High Gas Prices
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KTTV (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA; Recap Of Jamie Court's Testimony At The Senate Hearing For Gas Prices
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KGTV(ABC) - SD, CA; Jamie Court Will Testify at the Price Gouging Hearing for Rising Gas Prices
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KTTV-LA (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA; SoCal Gas Bill Sticker Shock
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Spectrum News 1 - Los Angeles, CA; Who Is SoCal Gas Buying Their Gas From?
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Why SoCal Gas is at Fault For Doubling Your Natural Gas Bill
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KNBC - Los Angeles, CA; Spike In Natural Gas Prices
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KCBS - Los Angeles, CA; New Year, New Pain At The Pump
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KCAL - Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Says We are Being Gouged By SoCal Gas
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KTTV (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Weighs In On Astronomically High SoCal Gas Bills
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KCAL- LA, CA; What's Behind The Gas Price Jump And Simple Changes That Could Save You Some Money
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Spectrum News 1 - Los Angeles, CA; SoCal Gas Is Blaming Price Hikes On A Cold Snap
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KCAL- Los Angeles, CA; SoCal Gas Price Hikes Has To Do With Mismanagement
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Spectrum News 1 - Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Says There's More To The SoCal Price Hike
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Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Testifies About Need for Windfall Profits Cap in California
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Californians Need a Rebate From Gasoline Price Gouging
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Senate Bill 1322 Takes On The Golden State Gouge
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CBS Evening News: Jamie Court on Gas Prices Hitting 5 Year High
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KNBC: Jamie Court Explains the Spike in Gas Prices
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KTTV-GDLA: Jamie Court Explains California's High Gas Prices
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SPECTRUM NEWS1: Challenges Redeeming Recyclables in California
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SPECTRUM NEWS1: California Stores Preventing Bottle Deposit Redemption
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KCAL: Santa Monica's Last Recycling Center is Closing
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KABC: New Gas Tax to be Enacted on July 1st
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KTVU Fox: Consumer Watchdog Urges Governor Newsom to Fire Oil Regulators With Conflicts of Interests
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SPECTRUM NEWS 1: DOGGR Regulator Fired Over Conflicts of Interest and Increased Oil Drilling Permits
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KABC: FBI Raids LADWP Office and City Attorney's Office Over Billing Scandal Cover-Up
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KABC: The Largest Chain of Recycling Centers in CA is Closing Down
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ABC KOFY: CA's Recycling Crisis Worsens After Largest Chain of Recycling Centers Close
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ABC KXTV: rePlanet Closes Entire Chain Of Recycling Centers
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KRON: rePlanet Recycling Centers Shut Down Statewide
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KTTV: rePlanet CA's Largest Recycling Business Closes All Sites Statewide
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KSBY: Closure Of All rePlanet Recycling Centers Threatens Ability to Redeem Bottle Deposits
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KPIX: CA Recycling Is Dealt A Blow As rePlanet Shuts Down Centers Statewide
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KGO: CA Faces Recycling Woes As Largest Recycling Chain rePlanet Shuts Down
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SPECNEWS1: Consumer Watchdog Addresses High Gas Prices In SoCal
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KCBS: Governor Newsom Calls For AG To Investigate Skyrocketing Gas Prices
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KTTV: Consumer Watchdog Applauds Gov Newsom Request For Investigation Into CA Gas Prices
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KNBC: Newsom Calls For An Investigation Into CA Gas Prices, Highest In Country
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KABC: Newsom Wants A Probe Into CA Gas Price Fixing And Manipulation
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CBS KOVR: Governor Newsom Orders Investigation Into High Gas Prices in CA
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KABC Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog on the Need to Overhaul CA's Failing Recycling Program
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KCAL LA: Consumer Watchdog on the New Bill SB372 and the Collapse of CA's Bottle Redemption System
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CBS SF: Consumer Watchdog Ranks CA's Bottle Deposit System Worst in Nation, SB372 Reaches Senate
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ABC 10 San Diego: Consumer Watchdog Urges Overhaul of CA’s Recycling Program Via New Bill SB372
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KNBC Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog Calls on Newsom to Address CA's Failed Bottle Deposit System
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CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin: Charles Johnson Sues LA Hospital for the Death of His Wife
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