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KABC-LA 07: A Family’s Struggle And Consumer Watchdog’s Call to Bring “Right To Be Forgotten” to the U.S.

July 16, 2015 · Mark Reback

The struggle of a family dealing with the extreme pain that can come from seeing gruesome pictures online, pictures they say should not be available for the public consumption. That is why they and other privacy advocates are petitioning the federal government.

KCAL-LA 9 – Father of Car Crash Victim Joins Consumer Watchdog’s Call To Offer ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ In U.S

July 15, 2015 · Mark Reback

The father of a California woman whose family name remains linked in Internet search results to graphic leaked police photos of her fatal car crash, today joined Consumer Watchdog in calling for the "Right To Be Forgotten" to be honored in the United States.

KTTV-LA FOX 11-Parents Team Up With Consumer Watchdog to Establish Right to Be Forgotten Rule

July 15, 2015 · Mark Reback

Graphic CHP photos of a car crash victim were accidentally leaked onto the internet. Now every time the family name is googled, that horrific image comes up. So the parents of the victim have teamed up with Consumer Watchdog to establish a 'right to be forgotten rule' here in the U.S.

CBS News This Morning: California Drivers Are Feeling New Pain At The Pump These Days

July 14, 2015 · Mark Reback

The average price of a gallon of regular gas jumped 28 cents in less than a week. Fuel in California is nearly a dollar more than the national average. The organization Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to the California Attorney General Monday with evidence it says confirms that oil refineries have been shipping gas to central and South America, instead of keeping it for California.

KTVU – FOX TV – 2 SF- Consumer Watchdog Says No Good Reason For Greatest Price Spike CA Has Seen in Years

July 13, 2015 · Mark Reback

“There is no good reason for the latest outrageous run up at the pump other than oil refineries manipulating inventories to drive gas prices artificially high. Californians should be outraged by this gouging and officials should consider forcing oil refiners to open their books and justify their refinery outages, exports and inventories.”Consumer Watchdog says, there is no good reason for the latest outrageous run up at the pump other than oil refineries manipulating inventories to drive gas prices artificially high.

KCAL TV – 9 Los Angeles, CA – Californians Getting Gouged By Oil Refiners Choosing To Run On Local Inventories

July 13, 2015 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog says oil companies are manipulating the gas market in California by keeping inventories low, driving prices artificially high. Crude oil prices are so low and the rest of America is enjoying that. However, Californians are getting gouged because the oil refiners have chosen to keep us running on local inventories and they're taking advantage of the situation to make huge profits by keep us running on scarce circumstances.

KABC-LA (ABC) TV – 7 Los Angeles – Consumer Watchdog Says CA Paying $1.20 Per Gallon More Than Rest of The Country Due To Price Gouging

July 13, 2015 · Mark Reback

This is all about refiners keeping us running on very low inventory so they can charge very high prices and make the profits. President of Consumer Watchdog says inventories are down because oil imports into California have stopped.

KDFX- FOX 11 TV – 3 PALM SPRINGS, CA – Gas Prices May About To Sky-Rocket Here In California

July 10, 2015 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog based in Santa Monica -- says oil refineries are working hard to keep the state running on empty with planned outages -- and other price surging tactics. "it's profitable for the oil refineries to keep us on low inventories and take refineries offline and they aren't importing the supplies we need to keep the prices stable." That's one of the reasons why California's average price for a gallon -- is 75 cents more than the national average.

KTLA-LA (WB) TV – 5 Los Angeles, CA – Prices Surging at Gas Pumps & Will Continue to Climb, Says Consumer Watchdog

July 10, 2015 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog is pushing for serious scrutiny from the Attorney General's office. At the center of their findings, a pricing technique which may violate anti-trust laws. Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog says, "we have four refiners that control 78% percent of the market. All they have to do is pull a couple of ships and the prices go up 60% over night."

WXIA-ATL (NBC) – Atlanta, GA Today – Consumer Group is Demanding That Google Give Americans the Right to Be Forgotten Online

July 7, 2015 · Mark Reback

Google’s failure to offer U.S. users the ability to request the removal of search engine links from their name to information that is inadequate, irrelevant, no longer relevant, or excessive is an “unfair and deceptive” practice, Consumer Watchdog said in a complaint today to the Federal Trade Commission.

KXTV ABC TV- 7 Sacramento – Consumer Watchdog Says Oil Refineries Are to Blame For High Gas Prices

July 1, 2015 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog says the price fixing is not just about the profit. Oil refiners are trying to drive up prices in part to scare drivers and lawmakers about passing these environmentally friendly laws like cap and trade.

KTVU FOX TV – 2 San Francisco – Consumer Watchdog Presents Evidence to California Attorney General of Gas Price Manipulation by Oil Refiners

July 1, 2015 · Mark Reback

At a meeting of the state commission charged with investigating gas price manipulation, Consumer Watchdog delivered an analysis showing that since the end of May California’s largest oil refiners have engaged in unprecedented price manipulation to keep California gasoline prices artificially high using their leverage over prices at their branded stations.