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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 3h
Fire survivors and consumer advocates celebrated final approval of SB 1301, a new law that will help families keep their home insurance coverage. Thank you @senbenallen.bsky.social youtu.be/odItv9-LXSw?...
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Home Insurance Renewal Protections Become Law
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Aarón Cantú @aaroncantu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ALITO RECUSES FROM SUNCOR V BOULDER, which @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social had highlighted as a potential conflict of interest because of the Supreme Court justice's investments in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 28/09/2026
Alito’s recusal followed a @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social investigation into his financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.
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Watchdog group reveals Justice Alito’s financial, ethical conflicts in Big Oil lawsuit before the court | Center for Climate Integrity
Justice Alito must recuse from Suncor v. Boulder under the court’s own Code of Conduct, watchdog says.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 28/09/2026
Alito’s recusal follows a recent investigation by @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social into his financial ties to the fossil fuel industry — and the warnings he received from ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 that climate deception lawsuits could adversely affect his investments.
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Watchdog group reveals Justice Alito’s financial, ethical conflicts in Big Oil lawsuit before the court | Center for Climate Integrity
Justice Alito must recuse from Suncor v. Boulder under the court’s own Code of Conduct, watchdog says.
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Dana Drugmand @danad1012.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The recusal follows new research from @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social showing that Alito owns individual stocks in oil companies that have warned shareholders for years that climate lawsuits against them could pose financial risks
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 16h
Consumer Watchdog Warns Lara Against Raising Insurer Profit Allowance Behind Closed Doors Insurers are already earning record profits and any changes that could raise home and auto premiums must undergo full public rulemaking consumerwatchdog.org/in-the-court...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 18h
Alito bows out of blockbuster Supreme Court climate case The conservative justice had previously resisted calls from environmentalists to recuse himself. politi.co/4iNfIO6 via @politico.com
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Alito bows out of blockbuster Supreme Court climate case
The conservative justice had previously resisted calls from environmentalists to recuse himself.
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Newsom Vetoes SB 877 and SB 878 "Their veto appears to be a retaliation against wildfire victims who stood up against taking their rights during the last month of session. It’s unbecoming of a public official." Carmen Balber consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/ne...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Justice Alito Recuses From Landmark Climate Case The Supreme Court clerk informed the parties Monday that Alito “has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case.” The Court offered no explanation for the decision. consumerwatchdog.org/energy/justi...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes SB 877 & 878 “SB 877 and 878 gave wildfire survivors critical new rights to hold insurance companies to their end of the deal.” Carmen Balber, executive director of Consumer Watchdog consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/ne...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Governor Newsom vetoed two bills to help wildfire survivors that had bipartisan support and no opposition after wildfire victims and consumer advocates led the campaign to stop his utility bailout in the last days of the legislative session. consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/ne...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social please stand with fire survivors and sign SB 877, SB 878 and SB 1301!
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Documents On File At The US Supreme Court & The Securities & Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial Interest In The Outcome Of Suncor V Boulder Justice Alito: Recuse From Landmark Oct. 5 Supreme Court Climate Deception Case consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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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 th...
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…
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Documents On File At The US Supreme Court & The Securities And Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial Interest In The Outcome Of Suncor V Boulder Alito Should Recuse From Landmark Oct. 5 Supreme Court Climate Deception Case consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New Release! Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s Black Box Model Rules Generate $571 Million in Rate Hikes But Just Twelve Thousand New Home Insurance Policies. That’s $47K Per Policy. consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/la...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New Release! Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s Black Box Model Rules Generate $571 Million in Rate Hikes But Just Twelve Thousand New Home Insurance Policies. That’s $47K Per Policy. consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/la...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As a shareholder, Alito has been warned that climate deception lawsuits pose financial risks to his investments. As a Supreme Court Justice, he has been told how Suncor v Boulder can prevent those lawsuits from advancing, removing risk to his investments.  consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lara Black Box Model Rules Generate $571 Million in Rate Hikes But Just Twelve Thousand New Home Insurance Policies. That’s $47K Per Policy. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s rules have failed to improve access to insurance for Californians. consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/la...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Release! Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s Black Box Model Rules Generate $571 Million in Rate Hikes But Just Twelve Thousand New Home Insurance Policies. That’s $47K Per Policy. consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/la...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 23/09/2026
Justice Alito must recuse from Suncor v. Boulder @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social says. Alito was warned climate deception lawsuits like Boulder's could adversely affect his investments in Big Oil companies. “Under the Supreme Court’s own Code of Conduct, Alito should recuse.”
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Watchdog group reveals Justice Alito’s financial, ethical conflicts in Big Oil lawsuit before the court | Center for Climate Integrity
Justice Alito must recuse from Suncor v. Boulder under the court’s own Code of Conduct, watchdog says.
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Insurers say they’re starting to write new CA homeowner policies, but how many? @calmatters.org “What we’re looking at is the reality right now for Californians who have been saddled with rate hikes for the promise of more policies in the future.” Carmen Balber us.list-manage.com/11A5MEH3ms2?...
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Insurers say they're starting to write new California homeowner policies, but how many?
A new analysis shows few home insurance policies are being written for Californians in high-risk areas despite incentives.
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After the Fire, Did Your Insurance Company Help You? Or Hurt You? L.A. fire survivors are building the nation’s first public record of which companies kept that promise. And which didn’t. Take the survey. Build the evidence. Get survivors home. www.efsurvivors.net/firesurvey
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L.A. Fire Survivor Insurance Survey | Eaton & Palisades Fire Survivors — Every Fire Survivor's Network
Eaton and Palisades fire survivors: take the L.A. Fire Survivor Insurance Survey to build public data on underinsurance, smoke damage, FAIR Plan claims, delays, denials and underpayments. Available in...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 17/09/2026
🚨NEW: Justice Alito was warned that climate deception lawsuits against Phillips 66 & ConocoPhillips pose financial risks to his investments. Still, he won't recuse from Suncor v. Boulder, which Big Oil companies told the justices could "resolve" the lawsuits in which Alito has a financial interest.
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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 th...
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…
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Consumer Watchdog is calling on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Suncor Energy v. Boulder County before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Oct. 5. consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As a shareholder, Alito has been warned that climate deception lawsuits pose financial risks to his investments. As a Supreme Court Justice, he has been told how Suncor v Boulder can prevent those lawsuits from advancing, removing the risk to his investments. consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Documents On File At The US Supreme Court & The Securities And Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial Interest In The Outcome Of Suncor V Boulder Alito Should Recuse From Landmark Oct. 5 Supreme Court Climate Deception Case consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Don’t Be Fooled Again Wall Street and utilities have long mustered their collective power to try to scare lawmakers into getting what they want.  Read: consumerwatchdog.org/energy/legis...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 17/09/2026
“Justice Alito has a direct and documented financial stake in the outcome of Suncor v Boulder. Under the Supreme Court’s own Code of Conduct, Alito should recuse,” says @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social.
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has a conflict of interest! He has a direct and documented financial stake in the outcome of Suncor v Boulder. ⚖️Under the Supreme Court’s own Code of Conduct, Alito should recuse! Read More: consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW! 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  consumerwatchdog.org/energy/phill...
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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 th...
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…
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Seven California consumer, housing, and legal aid organizations today urged the California Court of Appeal to publish a recent decision affirming important protections for low-income tenants facing unlawful rent increases. consumerwatchdog.org/in-the-court...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
38 organizations filed briefs urging the Supreme Court to side with ExxonMobil and Suncor in a landmark climate deception case. But follow the money, and those seemingly independent voices are far more interconnected than they appear. consumerwatchdog.org/fieldguide/
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The tariff refund system leaves consumers behind, Consumer Watchdog warned in asking the U.S. Court of International Trade to halt the Trump administration’s new tariffs of 10 or 12.5 percent on 99 percent of products imported from 60 economies comprising 86 countries.
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
PG&E is engaged in Bailout Blackmail. It’s cutting backing services that ratepayers have already paid for until it gets a legislative bailout. PG&E doesn’t want to pay for damage caused by fires its negligence start. This video explains the Bailout Blackmail. #BailoutBlackmail
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“We need to just say no to PG&E. PG&E enjoys monopoly status because it has entered into a legal duty to serve all customers and to keep us safe. PG&E has plenty of money to do that.” former President of the California Public Utilities Commission Loretta Lynch consumerwatchdog.org/energy/consu...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“When they passed Proposition 103, the voters gave themselves the right to sue insurance companies that violated the initiative’s consumer protections” Consumer Watchdog founder Harvey Rosenfield consumerwatchdog.org/in-the-court...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Decide Whether Insurers Can Hide Illegal Overcharges Behind Approved Rates consumerwatchdog.org/in-the-court...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our new Consumer Alert video exposes the fossil fuel money and billionaire investors behind organizations urging the U.S. Supreme Court to shield ExxonMobil and Suncor from lawsuits accusing the companies of deceiving the public about climate change. consumerwatchdog.org/energy/consu...
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Consumer Alert Exposes Fossil Fuel Front Groups Backing Exxon, Suncor Before Supreme Court — Follow the Money to Big Oil and Billionaire Paul Singer
Los Angeles, CA — A new Consumer Alert video from Consumer Watchdog exposes the fossil fuel money and billionaire investors behind organizations urging…
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“PG&E is trying to browbeat California policy makers into giving PG&E a get out of jail free card for its own liability.” former President of the California Public Utilities Commission Loretta Lynch #BailoutBlackmail consumerwatchdog.org/energy/consu...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“PG&E is just choosing to hold us hostage in order to get legal changes that will exempt itself from liability for its own negligence. So we need to just say no to PG&E." former CA Public Utilities Commission President Loretta Lynch #BailoutBlackmail consumerwatchdog.org/energy/consu...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#happylaborday from all of us at Consumer Watchdog! #LaborDay2026
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Consumer Watchdog found 25 of the 38 groups — two-thirds — have financial ties to fossil fuel defendants, the fossil fuel industry, or climate denial and dark-money networks. Explore the connections yourself here: consumerwatchdog.org/fieldguide/
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What do we say? No Bailout Today! PG&E is engaged in @BailoutBlackmail. It’s cutting backing services that ratepayers have already paid for until it gets a legislative bailout. PG&E doesn’t want to pay for damage caused by fires its negligence start.
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The legislature should not respond to blackmail by PG&E! This is not the first time the company has engaged in a ‘capital strike,’ which it tried during the electricity crisis at the turn of the century. #BailoutBlackmail consumerwatchdog.org/energy/watch...
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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
Sacramento, CA – Responding to PG&E’s threat not to spend approximately $2 billion it has been authorized to spend on infrastructure upgrades…
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
PG&E is engaged in Bailout Blackmail. It’s cutting backing services that ratepayers have already paid for until it gets a legislative bailout. PG&E doesn’t want to pay for damage caused by fires its negligence start. This video explains the Bailout Blackmail. #BailoutBlackmail
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
PG&E appears to be engaged in a ‘capital strike,’ where it withholds paid-for-services in exchange for a political result #BailoutBlackmail consumerwatchdog.org/energy/watch...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
SB 877 & 878 head to @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social’s desk! “The passage of SB 877 & 878 sends a clear and strong message to the insurance industry that fire survivors and policyholders across the state won’t stand for the status quo.” @senatorsrp.bsky.social consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/ca...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“The legislature should not respond to blackmail by PG&E. This is not the first time the company has engaged in a ‘capital strike,’ which it tried during the electricity crisis at the turn of the century” Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog consumerwatchdog.org/energy/watch...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wildfire survivors fought the utility bailout and won. Legislators heard us, stood up to enormous pressure from the Governor and the utilities, and rejected the biggest bailout protections they demanded. consumerwatchdog.org/energy/state...
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Consumer Watchdog @consumerwatchdog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Consumer Watchdog’s New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel-Backed Network Flooding Supreme Court with Briefs Seeking to Shield Oil & Gas Companies in Climate Deception Case. Read the Report! consumerwatchdog.org/energy/new-r...
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