A consumer advocacy group — Consumer Watchdog — is blaming increased gasoline exports from California for the recent spike in pump prices in the state (opens in new tab), the Chron$ reports. Oil companies in California set a record for exports late last year, leaving the state with less gasoline — and thus higher prices. Consumer Watchdog is calling on the state to increase regulation of the oil industry.
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