Energy

Legislation Requiring Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Per Gallon Monthly Clears CA Assembly

August 30, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly passed out of the California Assembly  by a vote...

11th Hour Deal On Bottle Deposit Bill Steals $400 Million From Consumer CRV Funds For Gallo and Glass Bottle Manufacturers

August 29, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — SB 1013 (Atkins), a bill expanding the bottle deposit system to include wine and distilled spirits, is also loaded with pork...

KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA: California Bans New Gas-Powered Vehicles Starting in 2035

August 25, 2022  ·  Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog Unveils Top 10 Signs of California’s Shattered Bottle Deposit System, Urges Governor To Act Fast To Fix It

August 23, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — With two weeks left in the legislative session, Consumer Watchdog today urged Governor Newsom to reform a hopelessly shattered bottle deposit...

Jamie Court Testifies On High CA Gas Prices And What Can Be Done About It

August 11, 2022  ·  Mark Reback

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

August 10, 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 gallon.  ...

Oil and gas are costing us more than we thought

August 2, 2022  ·  Greer Levin

By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR August 2, 2022 https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/08/01/oil-and-gas-costing-us-even-more-than-we-thought/10188126002/ The idea that oil companies and gasoline refiners could gouge Californians – and other Americans...

Watchdog Tells CA Assembly Select Committee State’s Pain at Pump Requires New Oversight, Excess Profits Tax, New Price-gouging Standards and Update to Anti-trust Laws

July 22, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court called on the California Assembly Select Committee on Gasoline Supply and Pricing to look to the...

Pilot Error : How CalRecycle’s New CRV Refund Pilots are Crashing and Burning

July 15, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

C alifornia’s bottle deposit system is in disrepair. The rate at which consumers redeem their California Redemption Value (CRV) deposits is 58%, the third lowest among bottle deposit states. Too few redemption centers exist for a state of nearly 40 million people.…

Bottle Deposit Pilot Programs to Help Refund Consumer CRV Are Crashing and Burning, Consumer Watchdog Reveals

July 15, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — CalRecycle is banking on pilot programs around the state, including “mobile” return pilots, to make it easier for consumers to get...

2nd Quarter Permits To Fix Oil Wells Skyrocket As Groups Urge Newsom To Mandate Plugging Old Leaky Wells To Protect Public Health

July 14, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — State approvals for permits to fix or deepen existing oil wells skyrocketed in the second quarter by 124% over the same...

KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA: Legislation To Force Big Oil To Open Their Books Passes CA Legislature

June 28, 2022  ·  Mark Reback