California Energy Commission

KXTV ABC TV-10 Sacramento, CA: Consumer Watchdog Group Accuses Big Oil Of Price Gouging

Submitted by Mark Reback on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:35

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KXTV ABC TV-10 Sacramento, CA

A consumer advocacy group testified Tuesday that California oil refiners are gouging motorists by hiking retail gasoline prices well above the wholesale price of gas traded within the oil industry.

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KCOY CBS TV-12 Santa Barbara, CA: Californians Getting Gouged At The Pump Says Watchdog Group

Submitted by Mark Reback on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:33

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KCOY CBS TV-12 Santa Barbara, CA

Consumer Watchdog says California oil refiners are gouging the state's consumers at the pump.

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KKFX FOX TV-11 Bakersfield, CA: Watchdog Group Says Oil Refineries Raising Gas Prices Unfairly

Submitted by Mark Reback on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:25

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KKFX FOX TV-11 Bakerfield, CA

Consumer Watchdog says California oil refiners are gouging motorists by hiking retail gasoline prices well above the wholesale price of gas traded within the oil industry.

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Big Oil Gives CA Energy Commission and Californians The Finger

Submitted by Jamie Court on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 11:15
Governor Brown appointed the California Energy Commission (CEC) Petroleum Market Advisory (PMAC) to look into potential market manipulation by oil refiners in the state.
 
That's going to be hard to do now that the trade association for oil refiners, the Western States Petroleum Association, is telling the CEC and PMAC it won't participate in any discussions about supply disruptions or gas price spikes. In other words, FU.
 

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Going After California’s Gasoline Gougers & Climate Changers

Submitted by Jamie Court on Thu, 09/03/2015 - 05:00

As California drivers take to the freeways this Labor Day weekend, they will be paying a premium for their gasoline that's 88 cents more than the typical US driver. With crude oil prices at historic lows, and California oil refining profits at historic highs, the Golden State is getting gouged.

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Three Weeks In Sacramento Could Change Everything

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Mon, 08/24/2015 - 12:18

The future of the Earth, and California's dependence on Big Oil, could be determined in these last three weeks of the Legislative session.    

That’s one of the reasons we launched Capitol Watchdog, our project to pull back the curtain on corporate corruption in the Capitol. 

These are some of the questions that will be answered soon:

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