Bang the Drum

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Chevron: Same spin, different day

4th in the series. I can post one a day for the 10 years the ‘drill-here,drill-now’ doctrine would take to make any tiny changes. And will.
Chevron declared profits of $6 Billion today, up 11% for the second quarter of 2008. Cumulative 2008 profits are nearly $12 Billion.
The usual “failed to meet expectations spin” followed [...]

No Offshore Drilling - #3

Third of the daily postings of images of California shores, untainted by the fingers of Big Oil.
The news that Exxon/Mobil raked in $1,485/second for the entire second quarter of 2008 should spark a loud national dialogue about the control that the Big Oil companies have over our economy, our quality of life, and yes, our [...]

No Offshore Drilling #2 - Updated

Second in the daily postings of images of California shores, untainted by the fingers of Big Oil.
Imagine this scene with a few drilling platforms in the distance. It doesn’t quite satisfy, does it?
The current framing of Obama as “arrogant” (which some may interpret as the new code word for “uppity“, myself included) invites voters [...]

Again, on the subject of offshore drilling…

My Newsgang Live friend Christian Burns says that the majority of the country sees offshore drilling as a solution.
In fact, it is no solution at all. As a lifelong denizen of some of the best coastline in the world (right here in California), I am tempted to post a photo every day for [...]

Where John McCain proves it’s all about the oil

According to the Washington Post, John McCain hit a gusher after he flip-flopped on offshore drilling and came out in favor of it.
Oil and gas industry executives and employees donated $1.1 million to McCain last month — three-quarters of which came after his June 16 speech calling for an end to the ban — compared [...]

Awaken Your Inner Elephant

Because you know, we all must be mental if we’re thinking recession.
Another stroke of genius by Lee Stranahan.

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