Big Oil Profits

Beware the Sirens of Big Oil

Riki Ott | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green


Riki Ott

My advice to coastal residents in the Lower 48: Take heed. We learned the hard way that Big Oil's promises were good only until authorizing laws were passed and permits approved.

Not All Lobbyists Are Created Equal: The Current Energy Bills

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green


Frances Beinecke

I am an environmental advocate. Sometimes I travel to D.C. to lobby on behalf of issues NRDC cares about. Big Oil companies dispatch lobbyists to the Hill as well. Does that make us equals?

Picky About the Pickens Plan

Christiana Wyly | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green


Christiana Wyly

"Son, I used to be IN the Oil Lobby! We don't have to worry about them. We the people are more powerful than any lobby any day of the week."

Facts and Lies about Lowering Oil Prices

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green


Alan Rosenblatt

Big Oil makes more money when prices go up and that money is nicely spread among its allies in Congress. Trusting these guys is like trusting your neighborhood pusher.

Oil Profits Suggest Big Oil May Be Gauging Americans

AP | John Poretto | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Historic oil prices and $3-a-gallon gasoline have been contributing to fears of a recession, but they've yet to cause the hue and cry that some might ...