June 13, 2017
Self-driving vehicles have become a cultural and political phenomenon. To peruse the breathless headlines is, like a ride in Marty McFly’s DeLorean, to experience the sensation of visiting a wondrous…
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June 12, 2017
A new survey of Amazon’s prices shows the retailer routinely uses inflated and fictitious previous prices to give consumers the misleading impression they’re getting a bargain. Inflated “previous” prices are…
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May 17, 2017
For years, one company—Backpage.com—has dominated online trafficking in minors for sex. The advertising giant’s reach is vast, with sites catering to 437 locations in the U.S. and 506 overseas. So…
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February 15, 2017
This review fact-checks the perception of Jerry Brown as an environmentalist against his actions since taking office as Governor in 2011 to answer the question: “How Green Is Brown?” On…
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August 1, 2016
consumerwatchdog.org BROWN’S DIRTY HANDS 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Governor Jerry Brown paints himself a foe of climate change. But an exhaustive review of company donations, publicly released emails and documents at…
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February 6, 2016
Consumer Watchdog analyzed data from the shipping market and state sources to study the impact of gasoline imports and exports on gas prices in California during the first nine months…
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December 6, 2015
“[I]t is a strategic imperative, it is in Alberta’s interest, in Canada’s interest, that we get access to tidewater... to diversify away from the single continental market and be part…
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November 10, 2015
Californians have paid $7.5 billion more than they should have for their gasoline since California’s record gasoline price spike began in February of 2015, according to a Consumer Watchdog analysis…
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August 5, 2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the six months since California’s record gasoline price spike began in February, Californians have paid $4.8 billion more than the rest of the country for regular gasoline…
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May 5, 2015
Consumer Watchdog’s previous report, “Price Spiked”, examined why and how Californians paid substantially more for gasoline than their fellow Americans over the last decade, and the causes of gasoline price…
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February 10, 2015
Californians have perennially experienced steep gasoline price spikes since 1999 when California’s Attorney General formed a Gasoline Pricing Taskforce that identified market consolidation and limited inventories as causes of prices…
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December 15, 2014
Internal documents obtained from the oil industry’s lobbying arm, the Western States Petroleum Associa8on, show that the companies have made stopping California’s landmark climate change laws their top priority and…
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