Energy

Gasoline Prices: a Case of Cheating, Not Competing;

March 11, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Sound familiar? Think back to the electricity crisis.</h3> <p>If the recent sticker shock at the gasoline pump feels familiar, that's because it is the same old story that led California's electricity market to become the embarrassment of the nation.</p>

Commentary: Gasoline Prices: a Case of Cheating, Not Competing;

March 11, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Sound familiar? Think back to the electricity crisis.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>The recent 20-cent-per-gallon increase in California -- compared with just a 5-cent increase nationally -- is the result of cheating rather than competing by seven refiners that control more than 99% of the state's gasoline supply.</p>

“Governator” Schwarzenegger passes 100 days

February 22, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Agence France Presse</p> <p>"This really outpaces Gray Davis," said Carmen Balber of FTCR, which operates the ArnoldWatch website. "He has gone hat in hand to every major corporate and lobbying interest in Sacramento."</p>

Will Arnold Pull the Plug on Sempra’s Congestion Scheme?

February 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">When Arnold said that he would not accept campaign contributions from businesses that have contracts with the state, it was to ensure that contracts met the needs of the public interest not the...</font>

David Horowitz: “Consumer Reporter”?

February 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> <strong>"Consumer Reporter" Gets $136,000 from Utility Companies, Credit Card and Long Distance Companies</strong> </p>

ENEMIES TRY TO FIND WILLING CANDIDATE TO CHALLENGE CHICK

February 16, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Daily News of Los Angeles</p> <p>Court and Heller said they believe it is because Schwarzenegger has managed to make Davis' own fund-raising activities as governor seem puny.</p>

Planning and Conservation League

February 15, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>'Environmental Group' Supports Utility Companies' Bailout of Nuclear Power; Gets $70,000 from Utilities</h3>

Power firms gain from grid congestion

February 15, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Deal with state costs consumers millions</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union Tribune</p> <p>Southern California's utility customers, who already pay among the highest rates in the nation for electricity, are now paying companies millions of dollars a month for power they never deliver.</p>

Edison Energy Plan Promised;

January 24, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>The electricity provider gains a powerful ally in its effort to restore consumer choice.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>"It's buying into the false promise that semi-deregulation or any deregulation of electricity can work. It can't," said Doug Heller, senior consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.</p>

Industry Opposes Fuel Goal;

January 19, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>An oil company group urges the governor to reject a proposal to reduce state gasoline and diesel use by 15%.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Jamie Court, a longtime critic of the oil industry, noted that a top Schwarzenegger staffer is a former oil company lobbyist and that ChevronTexaco Corp. donated $500,000 to the state Republican party after the governor's election.</p>

Proposals renew debate over state’s electricity future

January 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Look for fresh sparks in the debate over California's electricity future in the coming weeks.</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>"The problem is that there is no such thing as partial deregulation," said Douglas Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica. "The debate should be over how we re-regulate the electricity system."</p>

Cell Out

January 13, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="Verdana,helvetica,Arial"><br/> </font> <!-- body text starts --><!-- startbodytext --> <font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">In Arnold's Christmas stocking was a $10,000 gift from cell phone giant Cingular. This added...</font>