Jamie Court Quotes


Without regulation of oil refiners, oil companies can use new tax breaks to create new product that they simply export to drive up prices in the U.S. once again... This industry needs a regulatory stick if it is to increase refining capacity and sell the product in the United States of America. - Jamie Court


This is a staggering profit and proof that we are being gouged by the oil industry. - Jamie Court


This is a classic case of trying to buy political cover from both sides of the aisle. Who's left to prosecute? The company and the CEO have basically conflicted every public official out. - Jamie Court


This Earth Day we need to remember that Exxon will not spend its resources developing cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy without the government forcing it to do so. Californians at least will have a chance to vote on a November ballot measure that takes back oil companies' windfall profits for a state fund that will provide practical incentives to make alternative fuel vehicles more available and affordable. We cannot rely on oil companies to create cheaper and cleaner fuels. American oil companies like Exxon will never want us to use less oil. - Jamie Court


They're getting us going and coming, and it's going to be an ugly summer. - Jamie Court


They are supposed to compete and bring the lowest price to consumers. But the truth is that a small number of oil companies cheat by working together by artificially reducing supplies. - Jamie Court


These aren't just windfall profits; they are hurricane-force profits. - Jamie Court


The Lockyer investigation should put oil industry executives on notice that they are going to have to answer tough questions about their role if the price of gasoline rises more than ten percent above pre-Katrina prices or above approximately $3.10 per gallon. - Jamie Court


The Attorney General should make clear that if oil companies raise wholesale gasoline prices without cause then the companies will be prosecuted for gouging consumers at the pump since station owners have very little choice over how much they can charge. - Jamie Court


The answer is not more carrots for the industry, like gutting environmental laws and immunizing companies for the harm they cause, but sticks, such as forcing companies to invest in beefing up refining capacity when it is needed. - Jamie Court


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