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An Alaskan judge says that regulators at the Minerals Management Srvice have failed to enforce the law.
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By law, SDG&E must install a smart meter in your home or business in the next 18 months. Our MeterWatch project is designed to track the accuracy of these new meters, monitor customer service from SDG&E and its outsourced installers, and also track general complaints or concerns. Our MeterWatch project is under construction and we expect to have it operational very soon. But, if you send us an e-mail, we will notify you as soon as the site is ready for registration. DETAILS HERE.
Gasoline Buyer's Advisory
A Fire at Chevron's El Segundo, California gasoline refinery will likely push local gas prices higher this weekend. Full Story.
Exxon Mobil announces that it will shift focus to "WalMart Style" wholesale pricing. Goldman Sachs follows with new investment strategy
In a surprise announcement today, Rex Tillerson, the CEO of the world's largest corporation, Exxon Mobil, and Lloyd Blankfein, head of the investment giant Goldman Sachs, announced a new strategic alliance that could send oil prices tumbling. Some analysts say the new agreement could result in local gas prices as low as $1.39 a gallon. Full story.
Surprise! Toyota's investigation reveals that nothing is wrong with its vehicles!
This week's onslaught of bad publicity for anyone who dares to complain about their Toyota is a carefully choreographed P.R. campaign designed to make Prius victims look like wife-swapping deadbeats. Strategy: get the media to digest their story and pass it on to you as ... "news." More.
Is Volkswagen really selling this car for $600?
Smurf car gets 258 MPG, but you might get passed by cement trucks and asthmatic joggers. FULL STORY.
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