Letter from FERC Chairman Pat Wood, III to Senator Barbara Boxer
<h3>In Response to Senator Boxer's Concerns Regarding Enron Tapes</h3>
Energy
Gas Retailers Lose Money with Record High Prices
<p class="source">The Montana Standard</p>
<p>Another study by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Los Angeles consumer group, found those same five companies refine 90 percent of California's gasoline and control the majority of its gas stations.</p>
Letter to Schwarzenegger, Nunez Concerning Enron Tapes
<!-- excerpt --><p>The voices of Enron employees celebrating and mocking California's last energy crisis should be the final evidence you need to stop any effort to deregulate any portion of California's electricity system</p>
Burn, Baby, Burn
"Burn, baby, burn," is what
one Enron electricity trader gleefully said about a California wildfire
during the energy deregulation crisis. The fires, which knocked down
power lines, helped push electricity prices higher. But that was...
Burn, Baby, Burn
<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">"Burn, baby, burn," is what
one Enron electricity trader gleefully said about a California wildfire
during the energy deregulation crisis. The fires, which knocked down
power lines,...</font>
New threat on the horizon
<h3>THEY TOLD YOU IT ENDED</h3><p class="source">San Mateo County Times (San Mateo, CA)</p>
<p>"Under this proposal, the biggest businesses in the state will have access to the cheapest power while average consumers pay higher rates," said Doug Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.</p>
Governor Promotes the Idea of Consuming Less Gasoline;
<h3>The effort mimics a 2001 campaign on electricity. Some say the unfunded program isn't enough.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p>
<p>Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based FTCR, believes Schwarzenegger should be attacking systemic problems in California's fuel market and using his clout and popularity to pressure oil companies and the Bush administration for changes.</p>
Tourists to county undeterred by gas costs
<p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p>
<p>Consumer advocates in California say oil companies have intentionally kept refinery capacity limited. The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights yesterday criticized Gov. Schwarzenegger for limiting his response to soaring gas prices</p>
Lockyer hires consultant to check Shell claim
<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p>
<p>Documents unearthed by a consumer advocate group, the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights, show the plant made money four of the past six years. But Shell says the long-term outlook is bleak, in part because of the declining availability of crude oi</p>
Letter To Gov Schwarzenegger About Flexing Power On High Price of Gas
<!-- excerpt --><p>You have refused to flex your own power to force refiners to play fair, keep sufficient inventories and maintain existing refining capacity.</p>
Rising gas prices are driving many of us to extremes
<h3>Motorists buy gadgets, travel farther in quest to save a few pennies at pump</h3><p class="source">The Seattle Times</p>
<p>Consumers feeling squeezed by gas prices are queuing up at Costco pumps, cruising Web sites for the lowest prices and buying gadgets to coax more miles from their tanks.</p>
Shell’s Refinery Shutdown: Standard Business Practice
<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p>
<p>"Should they have the right to reduce a treasured and valuable refining capacity simply to make more money?" asks Jamie Court, a consumer advocate challenging the shutdown.</p>