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What the oil execs told the House about $18b tax breaks and renewable energy

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/What_the_oil_execs_told_the_House_about_18b_tax_breaks'; Let's say, just for fun, you made $123 billion in profits last year. Profits, not income. And you work in a country where money is stretched pretty tight (well, for most things, *cough* Iraq *cough*). Would you have the cajones to ask the citizens for another $18 billion? If you were an executive from one of the five biggest oil companies, you certainly would. Facing what CNNMoney called grilling and criticizing, executives from Exxon Mobil Corp., ... Read more →

Oil execs march up to Capitol Hill today - watch the hearing live Sebastian Blanco

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) formed the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in early 2007, her intent was to let the body draw attention to the two issues in the ...

What the oil execs told the House about $18b tax breaks and renewable energy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/What_the_oil_execs_told_the_House_about_18b_tax_breaks'; Let's say, just for fun, you made $123 billion in profits last year. Profits, not income. And you work in a country where money is stretched pretty tight (well, for most things, *cough* Iraq *cough*). ...

Oil execs march up to Capitol Hill today - watch the hearing live 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) formed the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in early 2007, her intent was to let the body draw attention to the two issues in the Committee's name. The Committee might not have the teeth it needs to enforce anything, but it can ...


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