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Is Exxon Trying To Buy Its Way Out Of Accountability Through Refinery Sale?

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 11:59
As government scrutiny intensifies on ExxonMobil, the company is apparently getting out of the state. Exxon  is reportedly selling its hobbled Torrance refinery in the wake of an investigation into management's responsibility for an explosion Feb.18 that endangered workers and the community.
 

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New Evidence Of Exxon Cover-up Of Torrance Explosion

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 09/23/2015 - 14:37

News hit the gasoline market in California today via the Los Angeles Times  that Exxon's Torrance refinery is not likely to get a waiver from air quality managment officials to restart anytime soon.

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What Do Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie Agree On That Sacramento Still Won't Do?

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 15:06

The prescription drug abuse epidemic has vaulted into the national presidential debate, most recently this week with a Hillary Clinton op-ed in the New Hampshire Union Leader. Clinton wrote about combating addiction, and called for a requirement that health care providers consult a prescription drug monitoring database before prescribing controlled substances.

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Attorney General Investigating Gas Price Gouging in California

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Thu, 07/09/2015 - 11:22

The California Attorney General's office said they are now investigating unusual pricing strategies by oil refiners a week after Consumer Watchdog presented it with evidence that oil refiners were artificially manipulating gasoline prices by leveraging their branded gasoline station contracts.
 

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

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 07/01/2015 - 15:00

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KTVU FOX TV - 2 SAN FRANCISCO
 
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.

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State Commission Given Evidence Oil Refiners Artificially Hiking Gas Prices

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Tue, 06/30/2015 - 11:58
California Energy Commission data reveals that a recent and sustained 30 cents gap between what price oil refiners sell gas to their branded stations and the price they offered to independent stations is unprecedented statewide. 
 
Over the last 16 years, the difference averaged three cents, according to a Consumer Watchdog analysis. Branded stations must buy gas at whatever price a refiner sets.
 

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