Energy

Government of PG&E, by Edison and for the Business Lobby

April 21, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Politicians at various times have said that government should be run more like a business. Arnold seems to think it should be run by businesses. In that spirit, the gov today named Pacific Gas...</font>

Boom for California top oil companies with soaring gasoline prices

April 20, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Agence France Presse</p> <p>As prices at the pump have soared, so have profits at California's top five oil companies, according to a study released Monday by a Los Angeles consumer group.</p>

Energy deregualtion bill moves forward

April 19, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Opponents, which include some independent power producers and consumer groups, say the bill will not work as proposed. Doug Heller, of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, warned that deregulation of the electricity market has been tried befor</p>

Presentation by California Department of Conservation on Oil Production & Reserves in Kern County

April 19, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">CA Dept. of Conservation</p>

As California enjoys lull in energy storm, it also faces repeat of deregulation debate

April 15, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>What is being debated now, said Doug Heller of FTCR, are bills that are "still driven by the idea that we should try to regain a deregulated marketplace." They also contain elements of the flawed 1996 deregulation plan, such as the ability to let large</p>

Gas price nears record

April 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Mateo County Times</p> <p>As consumers feel the sting of high prices, Shell Oil's decision to close a Bakersfield refinery is coming under fire. This week, the consumer group FTCR released internal Shell documents that show that refinery has been the among Shell's most profitable</p>

Reliant, 4 officers indicted in Calif. energy crisis

April 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">USA TODAY</p> <p>Consumer advocate Douglas Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights hailed the indictment, saying, "Reliant was among a group of large energy companies that robbed California blind during deregulation."</p>

Power-crisis indictments name Reliant, former execs

April 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>"Reliant was among a group of large energy companies that robbed California blind during deregulation, so this should only be the beginning of indictments," said Douglas Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights</p>

Reliant On Unregulated Energy Companies

April 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Today a federal grand jury indicted Reliant Energy for manipulating the California energy market as far back as June 2000. Reliant at one point charged the state $1900 per megawatt-hour of...</font>

Group Asks California Attorney General to Force Shell to Keep Refinery Open

April 8, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Bakersfield Californian</p> <p>The FTC told a U.S. senator on Tuesday that it is evaluating Shell's decision to close the Rosedale Highway refinery. The same day, consumer rights group FTCR announced it had obtained internal company documents which it said showed the refinery was a mo</p>

FTC Will Review Shell Oil’s Plan to Close Refinery;

April 8, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Some antitrust experts wonder whether the Bakersfield plant is in the agency's jurisdiction.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Jamie Court, president of Santa Monica-based FTCR, recently urged the attorney general to redouble his efforts on the case, citing Shell documents that show the Bakersfield refinery is profitable and running with higher profit margins than any of the comp</p>

Shell refinery closure called move to drive up gas prices

April 7, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights released internal Shell documents showing Bakersfield's refining margin at $23.01 per barrel, or about 55 cents profit per gallon, which topped all of Shell's U.S. refineries.</p>