The people who control these energy monopolies are the most difficult part because they are criminals.

Well, although I put Cheney in that category, I must respectfully disagree with the blanket nature of this statement.

I don’t think they are all criminals. Some may be; others are trying to look out for what they perceive as their families, their interests, in a rapidly unraveling geopolitical context.

I think some of their best laid plans went belly up.
I think that Putin probably holds cards the rest of us are not aware of (see: Gazprom, Ukraine).

I think there are players like China, India, and others that we don’t give enough credence to as a general topic of discussion.

Agree that uranium doesn’t make as much sense as searching out other alternatives as rapidly as it’s efficiently possible.

Agree that oil companies kind of seem like dinosaurs at this moment. But I don’t see how calling everyone a criminal is really going to produce the most productive results moving forward. There is expertise in some of those companies that is not controlled by criminals.

However, I would argue that having the US appear to be a national interest that condones and protects torturers (like Cheney, Addington, etc) is not in our long term interests. Nor does it seem to be in the interests of US-based international corporations. So why Exxon hired torture-enabler Haynes does on the surface seem to complicate their public image. But then, I’m not on the Exxon board and in no position to point out how fraudulent and stupid it makes them appear.

JMHO.

Whoever controls energy controls everyone else. They will never support renewable energy so the rest of us have to create it on our own.

Sunlight can decompose H2O (water) into hydrogen, which is a portable fuel without pollution. Nuclear has failed and is only supported by Alan Greenspan and Andrea Mitchell and the other capitalists who own the uranium. You obviously will not admit that corporations can never own the sunshine.

As for Exxon, I am disappointed, not that they are withdrawing lobbyist dollars but that they are giving the impression that they are admitting fault. They are an oil company (definitely not the largest in the world as stated in the article, largest public oil company but all the public oil companies control less than 10% of the world’s oil, I rounded up on the 10% to be very generous. There are 13 countries that have state owned oil companies that individually dwarf Exxon in size and production.) and just as any company they are supposed to strive to be the best in their industry. McDonalds doesn’t say Red Lobster shouldn’t exist or isn’t fighting them, they just focus on what they do best. The oil companies should do the same and as for Exxon and other Public Oil companies they are doing a lot more good than the country owned oil companies because their profits are going to the shareholders and reinvestment, not running a government

Yet another possiblity — now that calls for asset forfeiture and prosecution for crimes against humanity are no longer confined to EarthFirst! Journal, but now feature in the MSM…quoting NASA’s James Hansen — Exxon’s running scared about asset seizure and executives’ personal liability.

I happen to agree with Hansen that anyone found to have altered or misreported data should face serious penalties and consequences. He’s speaking about the biological damage done, and that’s what too few electeds understand yet.

He’s an example of moral courage, yet I predict within 5 years his views may very likely be mainstream. Particularly given studies that extrapolate that as many as 50% of the twentysomethings may at some point be diagnosed with cancer. Given stats that grim, even the offspring of oil execs face some wrenching choices ahead. That tends to focus attention, even for people with law degrees and very big egos.

Exxon’s running scared about asset seizure and executives’ personal liability.

good.

Yet another possiblity — now that calls for asset forfeiture and prosecution for crimes against humanity are no longer confined to EarthFirst! Journal, but now feature in the MSM…quoting NASA’s James Hansen — Exxon’s running scared about asset seizure and executives’ personal liability.