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Entries Tagged ‘oil leases’

Chevron: Same spin, different day

Aug.01, 2008 in Domestic Policy, Election 2008

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 [...]

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No Offshore Drilling - #3

Jul.31, 2008 in Domestic Policy, Election 2008

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 [...]

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