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America, Over Big Oil's Barrel

Business  (tags: economy, energy, business, oil, politics, money, consumers, dishonesty )

Cal
- 102 days ago - motherjones.com
<p>What's really driving up your gas prices? Oil companies say it's government regulators, foreign dictators, and those pesky polar bears</p>
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Danielle L. (142)
Wednesday July 2, 2008, 10:17 am
Damnit! We need electric cars, poweredby solar & wind natural energies...soooo sick of this. THERE IS A SOLUTION!!! For cryin out loud!!!
 

Hans L. (1003)
Wednesday July 2, 2008, 10:35 am
Exxon is doing better than ever before and the people who have voted for oil instead of outdoor conservation should watch what happens with the prices!
They will not come down, Exxon will just add a few billions in profit!
This oil price is product of speculation and caused by the oil multinationals who control the market, and make us believe that China and india are to blame!
Do we need oil? No we dont we need energy solar power!Wind power! Hydropower!
 

Elle J. (226)
Wednesday July 2, 2008, 1:21 pm
Noted with disgust! I will never sanction drilling in the Arctic. I have worked too hard since 2001 to keep that from happening. I have been boycotting ExxonMobil and Shell for sometime now. In fact, I parked my car and I haven't driven it except to start it since gas prices went on the rise. There is no need for it really. It costs Iraq $5.00 a barrel to get the oil out of the ground. Yes the oil companies are making huge profits but they are not the only ones. Would you believe that the World Bank makes the most money off the oil? It is true and I will be glad to provide a link if ask. I am also tired of the Democrats getting blamed for everything. People are under the impression that they are in charge. Well they are not in charge.In order to pass a law, we need 60 Senatorial votes. To override a presidential veto we need 66 Senatorial votes. We have 49 Democratic senators,49 republican senators and 2 Independents. Now the Republicans talk a good game about this and other issues but check their voting record. They vote with the president on most every issue. In fact I don't know a time when they didn't. Then we have Joe Lieberman who does vote everytime with the president. I don't know why he doesn't cross the damn aisle. I can tell you this, he is not the same person he was in 2000. I know I worked for him. So blaming the Democrats for not doing anything is absurd. If we give them a large majority in November and untie their hands, we might just get some results. At least I think so.
 

Michelle H. (94)
Wednesday July 2, 2008, 4:09 pm
Solar power is a great way to go!I know we have seen a lot of the big Whind Mill power going up more .Realy its up to the Higher up's to get off there Rumps and take charge .Do sompthing about these Prices !Thay are not the ones hurting because of this the People are!
 

Michelle H. (94)
Wednesday July 2, 2008, 4:10 pm
Noted
 

Black T. (226)
Thursday July 3, 2008, 3:13 pm
There are many landowners in North Dakota and Montana are becoming millionaires everyday! How? OIL, Why? Because they are sitting on the biggest pool of sweet oil, and getting richer and richer and so are the investors!!!!!
 
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