{"id":5295,"date":"2006-05-04T12:26:37","date_gmt":"2006-05-04T16:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2006\/05\/04\/ftc-unveils-its-high-test-oil"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:57","slug":"ftc-unveils-its-high-test-oil-and-gas-info-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/05\/04\/ftc-unveils-its-high-test-oil-and-gas-info-website\/","title":{"rendered":"ftc unveils its high-test oil and gas info website"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The <\/FONT>Federal Trade Commission<\/FONT><\/A> announced its new and improved <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Oil and Gas Industry Initiatives<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A> website today.  (press <\/FONT>release<\/FONT><\/A>, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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May <\/FONT>4, 2006) It looks like a very useful tool for consumers <\/FONT><\/FONT>(or <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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webloggers) who want to do more than <\/FONT>whine<\/FONT><\/A> over gas prices.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Instead, the FTC can help them (a) learn how to reduce their oil, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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gas, energy consumption; or (b) become better informed about <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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pricing and regulatory news concerning the industry (before<\/EM> forming <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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opinions on those issues).  Commission Chairman Deborah Platt <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Majoras explains:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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We want consumers to have useful information that cuts <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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through any confusion and helps them understand what is <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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happening with gas prices.  The information on the Web page <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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will provide users with clear and understandable information <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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about what experts tell us is currently happening in the <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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petroleum markets.”<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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The site’s Overview<\/A> page states:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“The Federal Trade Commission maintains competition <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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in the petroleum industry, and has invoked all the powers <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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at its disposal —  including the investigation of possible <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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antitrust violations, the prosecution of cases, the prepara-<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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agencies to protect consumers from anticompetitive <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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conduct and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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industry. In doing so, the FTC has assembled vast compe-<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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tition policy and enforcement expertise in matters affecting <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the production and distribution of gasoline. <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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“This website describes the FTC’s oversight of the petroleum <\/FONT>
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industry, with special sections on our activities related to <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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merger enforcement, anticompetitive nonmerger activity, and <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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gasoline price data. It also features reports and economic <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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working papers, Congressional testimony, advocacy work, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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conference proceedings, and studies. Check it often for up-<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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dates and information on new initiatives.” <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Check out the <\/FONT>Savings Starts at Home Section<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A>, which includes a <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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new “Garage<\/A>” e-pamphlet “Fuel Economy: Getting Up to Speed,”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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along with information for saving money and reducing energy use <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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throughout your home.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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p.s.<\/FONT><\/STRONG> update<\/EM> (4 PM): Both Your Editor and his webserver have <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Webserver Upgrade<\/A><\/EM>, May 4, 2006). The f\/k\/a<\/EM> Gang has been trying <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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to migrate, too, but this weblog takes up so much server-space <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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prolixity) that the migration keeps getting stalled.  Please <\/FONT>excuse <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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