Energy

4th Quarter Oil Permit Approvals Show Steep Rise Within Protective Buffer Zones As State’s Top Oil Regulator Steps Down, Advocacy Groups Report

January 18, 2023  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—The state Oil & Gas Supervisor at the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) has been relieved of his job against the backdrop...

Oil Refiners More Than Doubled Their CA Profits From Recent Gas Price Spikes

December 20, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Watchdog Makes Case For Windfall Profits Cap  Sacramento, CA — California’s four big oil refiners more than doubled their average profit of the last 20...

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Testifies About Need for Windfall Profits Cap in California

December 20, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Consumer Watchdog's president Jamie Court presents testimony to the California Energy Commission on November 29, 2022 about the need for a windfall profits cap, which Governor Newsom has called on the California legislature to enact in a special legislative session starting December 5, 2022.

KNBC – Los Angeles, CA; Today Could Be A Pivotal Day In Fighting Rising Gas Prices

December 8, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

KBAK (CBS) – Bakersfield, CA; Consumer Watchdog’s Push To Governor’s Office For Windfall Profits Tax

December 8, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Spectrum News 1 – Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Demands Transparency From Oil Refiners

December 8, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Consumer Groups Voice Support For Gov Newsom’s Windfall Profits Cap/Price Gouging Penalty

December 5, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA — Leading consumer groups have written Governor Newsom to offer support for his plan to impose a windfall profits cap and price gouging penalty on...

KPBS – San Diego, CA; Gas Prices In California Should Not Be More Than 69 Cents Greater Than US

December 4, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

New Poll Shows More Than 60% of Californians Support Windfall Profits Cap On Oil Refiners

December 2, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

More than six in ten California voters support a proposal to impose a windfall profits cap and price gouging rebate on oil refiners for the...

CA’s Big 5 Oil Refiner Profits Top $26 Billion, $1 Per Gallon; Watchdog To Make Case For Profits Disclosure Bill And Windfall Profits Tax To Assembly Gas Pricing Committee

December 1, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

​ Los Angeles, CA— A review of California’s five big oil refiners’ investor reports from the second quarter shows unprecedented, windfall profits that top $1 per...

New Poll Shows More Than 60% of Californians Support Windfall Profits Cap On Oil Refiners

November 30, 2022  ·  Evan Thomas King

​ More than six in ten California voters support a proposal to impose a windfall profits cap and price gouging rebate on oil refiners for...

Oil Producers Financing Referendum Against Drilling Ban Received New Permits This Year To Drill In Public Health Safety Zone Ahead Of January Ban

November 17, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—As a ban on permit approvals for oil drilling near vulnerable communities looms on January 1, oil drillers seeking to overturn the ban...