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Demand to Know Why Your Energy Costs Are So High

Public Citizen is defending consumers from outrageous gas prices. On February 1, Tyson Slocum, Director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program, testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. He told the Committee that Congress needs to take quick and and decisive action to protect consumers from future pricing abuse by:

Implementing a windfall profits tax and close loopholes allowing oil companies to escape paying adequate royalties
Launching an immediate investigation, including the use of subpoena, into uncompetitive practices by oil companies;
Strengthening anti-trust laws by empowering the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on unilateral withholding of supplies and other non-collusive anti-competitive actions by oil companies;
Re-regulateing energy trading exchanges to restore transparency; and
Improving fuel economy standards to reduce demand.

Reinforce this important message, write your senator with the letter below. Click here for more information on Tyson's testimony, oil industry mega-mergers and anti-consumer pricing policies.

November 21, 2009

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Dear Senator

As your constituent and as a supporter of the efforts of Public Citizen to protect consumers from price gouging, you must take swift and decisive action to protect us from future abuses. The Congress must * Implement a windfall profits tax and close loopholes allowing oil companies to escape paying adequate royalties * Launch an immediate investigation, including the use of subpoena, into uncompetitive practices by oil companies; * Strengthen anti-trust laws by empowering the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on unilateral withholding of supplies and other non-collusive anti-competitive actions by oil companies; * Re-regulate energy trading exchanges to restore transparency; and * Improve fuel economy standards to reduce demand. You can read the entire testimony of Public Citizen before the Senate Committee of the Judiciary at: I look forward to your quick reply about your support of these measures.
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