Oil companies make billions in profit from the increase in oil prices

"Exxon Mobil smashed its own record for quarterly profits yesterday, ringing up $14.83 billion in net income thanks to soaring summertime crude oil prices. But with crude oil prices now less than half their July peak and the economic outlook bleak, the record may stand for a...

Weekly Radio Spin -- Dick's Army of Angry Renters

This week, we look at an award only money could buy, how a Pentagon investigation isn't bad for business, and who thinks struggling homeowners are whiny. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin'," we look at the...

Weekly Radio Spin -- Is There a Scientist in the House?

This week, we look at tobacco's involvement in South Carolina politics, when a blog is more of an ad, and a biased definition of, well, bias. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin'," we look at the Heartland Institute...

On Exxon Mobil's Reported "Interest" in Developing Iraq's Oil Industry

 BY CODY LYON(OPINION)  A Wednesday report from Reuters is saying that Exxon Mobil is “interested in helping to develop Iraq’s huge oil reserves.  According to the February 6 report, the...

Oil companies plan NAFTA suit over research demands

Big oil, NAFTA, and government are proving to be a risky mix as two giant oil companies defy requirements to fund local research and development. As Exxon Mobil and Murphy  Oil demand $50 million each from governments, the power of NAFTA agreements may be at stake."Two...

Flat Earth Society Meets In London

"The New Flat Earth Society is officially meeting in London England to respond to the UN Global Warming report issued by the IPCC in Paris. And its all paid for by Exxon Mobil."

Big Oil Begins Image Repair

"Turns out, people aren't too happy with oil companies -- who knew? Here we go and steal a whole bunch of oil in Iraq and we're still paying through the nose.And it doesn't help that big oil has a very public...

Exxon challenge

You've heard about the former Exxon Mobil CEO who was compensated $144,000 PER DAY for the tenure of his position.  Here's an awesome idea that Exxon should have considered instead of paying one man that much...

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