Energy

New Data Show CA Oil Refiners’ Margins Grew To Unprecedented $1.50 Per Gallon During September Gas Price Spike; Profiteering Makes Case For Strong Price Gouging Penalty

December 7, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — New data posted by the California Energy Commission shows that as California gasoline prices were spiking in September at $5.70 per gallon California’s big...

Daily Kos – Western States Petroleum Association Astroturf Group Seeks to Discredit Price Gouging Penalty

December 4, 2023  ·  Mary Kozanian

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/3/2208701/-Weekly-Spotlight-on-climate-and-eco-diaries-12-3-2023-COP28-consumer-choices-peak-carbon-soon?utm_campaign=recent Sacramento, CA –  Consumer Watchdog released a new video (opens in new tab) today to counter a disinformation campaign by...

Consumer Watchdog Exposes Oil Refiner Disinformation Campaign As Price Gouging Penalty Deliberations Begin At California Energy Commission

November 28, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

 Sacramento, CA –  Consumer Watchdog released a new video today to counter a disinformation campaign by the state’s oil refiners lobby as it seeks to discredit the...

Consumer Alert: Big Oil’s BS Mailer

November 27, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

Today We Are Going To Expose Who’s Really Behind This Oil Industry Funded Mailer Arriving In Your Mail Boxes ….And What Lies They Are Spinning #bigoil

Valero Posts $2.6 Billion 3rd Q Profit On CA Gasoline Margins 56.5% Greater Than Other Regions; Shows Need For Expedited Price Gouging Penalty, Consumer Watchdog Says 

October 26, 2023  ·  Liza Tucker

*This press release has been updated: Valero posted 3rd Q profit on CA Gasoline Margins that are 56.5% greater than other regions, not 70%. It made...

Governor Newsom signs AB 1167, the Orphan Well Prevention Act, and vetoes SB 842, bill that would have undermined the price gouging penalty law

October 9, 2023  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Environmental and climate justice groups celebrate a “huge win” to make polluters pay to clean up idle oil wells and to continue holding refiners accountable...

CalGEM Continues 2023 Oil Permit Approvals in Vulnerable Communities, Works Against Legislation Raising Billions in Oil Bonding to Plug Unproductive Wells; Newsom Must Ignore Regulator and Sign AB 1167, Advocacy Groups Say

October 5, 2023  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—The state’s oil and gas regulator CalGEM has gone rogue, approving hundreds of oil permits this year in vulnerable communities breathing poisonous emissions...

California Gas Price Gap With US Grows To $1.86 Per Gallon; New State Market Monitor Pins Price Spike On Potential Spot Market Manipulation & Refinery Maintenance

September 27, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – As new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows Californians  pay $1.86 more per gallon than US drivers for gasoline, the state’s new...

Fifty-Five Organizations Call on Gov. Newsom to Veto Bill Weakening His Landmark Refinery Price Gouging Bill

September 21, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA —Fifty-five organizations have sent a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to veto SB 842 (Bradford), legislation that would make it more cumbersome to assess...

Dirty Last Minute Deal To Weaken Gasoline Price Gouging Law Passes Under Radar; Gasoline Prices Up Steeply In California And State Has Failed To Respond

September 15, 2023  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA — A bill amended 72 hours before the end of the legislative session and passed in the dead of night without debate would...

The Good That Came Out Of Suing the State Over Allowing Illegal Disposal Of Radioactive Waste From CA’s Most Notorious Cold War Lab: An Epitaph

August 21, 2023  ·  Liza Tucker

The Santa Susana Field Lab, nestled in the Simi Hills, is about an hour by car from downtown Los Angeles.  It is the scene of experimental...

Prominent Public Interest Groups Support Consumer Watchdog Petition To CA Supreme Court To Require State Agencies To Enforce Strict Rule On Radioactive Debris Disposal From Santa Susana Site

July 18, 2023  ·  Liza Tucker

Supreme Court Action Needed To Protect Hundreds Of Thousands Of Californians From Harm Los Angeles, CA—Public interest groups filed amicus letters with the California Supreme...