Energy

Oil Refiners More Than Doubled Their CA Profits From Recent Gas Price Spikes

December 20, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Watchdog Makes Case For Windfall Profits Cap  Sacramento, CA — California’s four big oil refiners more than doubled their average profit of the last 20...

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Testifies About Need for Windfall Profits Cap in California

December 20, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Consumer Watchdog's president Jamie Court presents testimony to the California Energy Commission on November 29, 2022 about the need for a windfall profits cap, which Governor Newsom has called on the California legislature to enact in a special legislative session starting December 5, 2022.

New Poll Shows More Than 60% of Californians Support Windfall Profits Cap On Oil Refiners

December 2, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

More than six in ten California voters support a proposal to impose a windfall profits cap and price gouging rebate on oil refiners for the...

Oil Producers Financing Referendum Against Drilling Ban Received New Permits This Year To Drill In Public Health Safety Zone Ahead Of January Ban

November 17, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—As a ban on permit approvals for oil drilling near vulnerable communities looms on January 1, oil drillers seeking to overturn the ban...

California Oil Refiners Post 30% Higher Profits In CA, Capturing A $1.8 Billion Windfall: Why We Need A Windfall Profits Cap

November 3, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

With California’s five big oil refiner third quarter profits reports complete, a Consumer Watchdog review shows that four of the five together posted 30% higher profits per gallon from gasoline sold on the West Coast than anywhere else in the nation or world.

Californians Need a Rebate From Gasoline Price Gouging

October 20, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Consumer Watchdog Breaks Down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Bottle Deposit Reform Legislation

October 3, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — A landmark new package of laws expanding and reforming the broken bottle deposit system could increase consumer access to bottle deposit...