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Big Oil Slick Captures Capitol

Submitted by Jamie Court on Thu, 09/10/2015 - 06:51

The power of California’s oil refiners is always felt but rarely visible in Sacramento.  It was on full display at Wednesday’s press conference when the Governor, State Senate leader and Assembly Speaker acknowledged that California's effort to lead the world by cutting petroleum use in half was dead for the year due to oil company lobbying and advertising.

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Effort To Cut Petroleum Use In CA By 50% Stopped In California Legislature

Submitted by Mark Reback on Thu, 09/10/2015 - 00:00

Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks with radio host Norman Goldman about how oil companies used fear-mongering and lying to scare the California legislature into stopping SB 350: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/podcast_9-10-15.m4a

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Doctors Undermine Major Drug Reform For Foster Kids

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 09/09/2015 - 08:51

When the California Senate passed a package of bills in June to curtail the overprescribing of psychotropic medication to foster youth, lawmakers heralded it as an unprecedented attempt to protect the most vulnerable children in California. But the momentum has slowed. 

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Why CA Climate Change Will Lower Gasoline Prices

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 09/09/2015 - 07:33

The fate of landmark climate legislation will be decided before the California statehouse closes for the year Friday. Its oil industry opponents are desperate to stop it, claiming the proposal will drive up prices at the pump.  In fact, Senate Bill 350,  currently written to cut California's gasoline use in half by 2030, will actually lower gasoline prices by increasing scarce gasoline inventories. 

That's why Big Oil is desperate to amend the legislation into oblivion.

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What Turns Oil Industry Lobbyists' Heads?

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Tue, 09/08/2015 - 17:19

Climate change doesn't turn the heads of oil industry lobbyists, but killing the Global Warming Solutions Act does the trick. This is a picture of the elbow-room-only scrum outside the Assembly gate as lobbyists wait to see the outcome of the Assembly floor vote on SB 32 by Senator Fran Pavley. SB 32 would codify California's commitment to reducing emissions by 2050 to 80% of 1990 levels.

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