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Investor Data For 20 Years Shows CA Oil Refiners Tripled Their Average Annual Profits In 2022; Windfall Profits Rebate Estimate for 2022 About $1 Billion Already
Los Angeles, CA — A review of oil refiner shareholder reports shows California oil refiners made an average of 32 cents per gallon annually from...
Fifty Environmental & Public Interest Groups Back Newsom’s Special Session Bid To Cap Oil Refiner Windfall Profits In Letter To Leadership
Los Angeles, CA—Fifty environmental and public interest groups wrote legislative leaders to back Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a special legislative session to establish a...
Consumer Watchdog Applauds Governor’s Call For Special Session On Gasoline Price Gouging
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today applauded Governor Newsom for calling a special session of the legislature to deal with price gouging at the...
Taxing Oil Refiners’ Profits: How To Get Back What Californians Overpay At the Pump
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Oil companies are ripping you off,” Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted on September 30. “Their record profits are coming at your expense at the pump. I’m calling for a NEW windfall tax exclusively on oil companies. If they won't lower their prices, we…
California Oil Refiners’ Windfall Profits Require A Windfall Profits Tax To Bring Gas Prices Under Control, Consumer Watchdog Report Shows
Los Angeles, CA — Pointing to windfall profits reported by California oil refiners to their investors, Consumer Watchdog issued a report showing that a windfall...
Consumer Watchdog Breaks Down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Bottle Deposit Reform Legislation
Los Angeles, CA — A landmark new package of laws expanding and reforming the broken bottle deposit system could increase consumer access to bottle deposit...