Energy

Rising Approvals Of Oil Drilling Permits Underscore Governor Newsom’s Expansion Of Oil Drilling Instead Of Shifting Away From Fossil Fuels As Promised, Consumer Advocates Say

October 16, 2026  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Oil well permit approvals continued to grow in the third quarter of 2026 to a total of 433 for the first nine...

A Word About Fossil Fuel Company Accountability

October 7, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

The fate of whether local and state governments can hold fossil fuel companies legally accountable for climate deception was in the hands of the US...

Alito Recusal Raises New Question: Should Supreme Court Be Hearing Suncor v. Boulder At All?

September 30, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Did Alito’s vote put Suncor v. Boulder before the Supreme Court? Alito recused when Court rejected Honolulu climate case presenting nearly identical question, but participated as Court granted Suncor review before stepping aside days before argument

Justice Alito Recuses From Landmark Climate Case

September 28, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

This month Consumer Watchdog revealed companies Alito invests in warned shareholders climate lawsuits pose financial risks — at least one company is a defendant in...

Legislative Memo – Don’t Be Fooled Again

September 18, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Some of Wall Street’s largest owners —  Black Rock, State Street, Vanguard, and Fidelity – are also among the biggest shareholders in California’s three investor-owned utilities. ...

Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips Warned Justice Alito His Oil Investments Face Material Risk From Climate Lawsuits For Years; Their Trade Association, Suncor and Exxon Briefed Him on How to Eliminate that Risk 

September 17, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Documents On File At The Supreme Court Of The United States And The Securities And Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial...

Consumer Alert: Who’s Really Backing Big Oil in the Supreme Court Climate Deception Case?

September 9, 2026  ·  Consumer Watchdog

Consumer Alert Exposes Fossil Fuel Front Groups Backing Exxon, Suncor Before Supreme Court — Follow the Money to Big Oil and Billionaire Paul Singer

September 9, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — A new Consumer Alert video from Consumer Watchdog exposes the fossil fuel money and billionaire investors behind organizations urging the U.S....

Consumer Alert: Bailout Blackmail

September 8, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Consumer Alert Calls Out PG&E’s Bailout Blackmail And PG&E CEO’s Lie

September 8, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA  —   A new Consumer Alert video published by Consumer Watchdog exposes the “bailout blackmail” that PG&E is engaging in to force the legislature to approve a bailout...

Watchdog Calls On CA Utility Commission For Order To Show Cause Why PG&E Isn’t Spending $2 Billion It Was Authorized To Spend On Ratepayer Improvements

September 2, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – Responding to PG&E’s threat not to spend approximately $2 billion it has been authorized to spend on infrastructure upgrades unless it gets a...

Statement from Joy Chen, Every Fire Survivor’s Network, and Jamie Court, Consumer Watchdog, on the Death of SB 492

September 1, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – “Wildfire survivors fought the utility bailout and won. Legislators heard us, stood up to enormous pressure from the Governor and the utilities,...