Reports

Golden Wasteland: Regulating Toxics or Toxic Regulation

February 9, 2011  ·  Liza Tucker

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY—4 The Permitting Universe Map—9 DTSC Active Corrective-action sites map—10 Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA) Map—11 HOW WE GOT HERE—12 LOOKING THE OTHER WAY—19 Chevron Richmond Refinery Overview—24 Juggling Jurisdictions Map—25 KEEP THE CLIENT…

Valero Energy and Its California Profit Pipeline

October 12, 2010  ·  Judy Dugan

Valero Energy, a San Antonio, Texas-based refining and gasoline retail company, is among the top five oil refiners in California, but is not a household name like Chevron or BP. However, as Valero becomes a political force in California, residents should know more…

Cleaner & Cheaper:A Handbook of Transportation and Related Energy Choices 2009 and Beyond

March 3, 2009  ·  Judy Dugan

TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................3. GRADING THE OPTIONS ..............................................................3. ENERGY MARKET OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION ................................3..…

The Causes And Effects Of The Record Breaking Price Of Diesel

June 10, 2008  ·  Judy Dugan

How Oil Companies Shorted the Market and Made It Happen Diesel fuel is the engine of American commerce and public life. Oil companies, by manipulat- ing supply, put sugar in the tank of a whole economy this spring. The companies and their refiners produced less diesel,…

The Changing Relationship Between the Price of Crude Oil and the Price At the Pump

June 6, 2007  ·  Liza Tucker

Introduction The US average price of gasoline this week came within pennies of last yearÕs August high of $3.03, while California exceeded its all-time record of $3.38, reaching $3.40. This price spike has occurred even though crude oil prices since the beginning of…

The “Katrina Syndrome”: What Oil Companies Learned From a Disaster

June 4, 2007  ·  Jamie Court

The oil industry is reporting second-quarter profits this week, and has signaled that refining profits will again be at record or near-record levels. Two consecutive years of soaring prices in spring and summer have equaled the price effects of Hurricane Katrina…

Hoax

January 17, 2002  ·  Doug Heller

Last year’s electricity crisis has fallen off the front pages for the moment, but the impact on consumers will appear on electric bills for years to come. The crisis has cost taxpayers an extra $8.5 billion to date. Impending bailouts for utility companies, long-term…