Richmond City Council places Chevron tax on November ballot
RICHMOND — Richmond voters will get to decide whether to force Chevron to pay more in taxes after the City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to place a refinery …
Gas Prices
Signs point to mild gas prices in preelection summer
(The Hill) – U.S. gas prices started the summer driving season lower than usual, with experts pointing to mild demand and cheaper oil as factors contributing to the moderate costs. …
World faces ‘staggering’ oil glut by end of decade, report says
(NewsNation) — By the end of the decade, the world will have more oil than it knows what to do with, according to a new report. Global oil demand will …
Inflation hits California families, shapes views on economy
On paper, the U.S. economy seems to be doing well with historically low unemployment. Yet most Americans have a sour view in recent polls, with stubborn inflation in living costs cited …
ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion
By Michelle Chapman | The Associated Press ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap …
What Newsom should do next to curb Big Oil emissions
Price shocks have hit everything from eggs and meat to car parts, with experts pointing to corporate price gouging as a major contributor to the crisis. But when it comes to ripping off …
How Safeway controversy kicked off movement
When Pinole made news last month for being the first East Bay city to ban new gas stations, the small community of 18,000 was tapping into a trend that has …
The worst could be over for gas prices this spring
By Matt Egan | CNN New York — Israel and Iran have been in open conflict. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly attacked Russian oil refineries. And OPEC continues to hold back …
California ratepayers spend millions to save billions on utilities, but why do we have to?
Electric rates, gas rates, water rates — they go up. And up. And up. Policing these regularly scheduled consumer agonies — or rubber-stamping them, as critics often charge — is …
California gas prices are spiking again, what’s going on?
It just might be time to buy an electric vehicle. Or a bike. Gas prices are spiking again in the Bay Area — as much as 20 to 30 cents …