Who is Halliburton? " “Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) is the world's second largest [6] oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates,...
Caracas, Venezuela, 25 October 2010. Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias has ordered the expropriation of American company Owens-Illinois today. During a televised message to the nation, Chavez commented that an American owned company Owens-Illinois has...
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One frequent claim made by American Right is that the Roman Empire fell apart because of its "decadence." Like most claims of American Right this one is wrong, and it is time that more people see that.The Roman...
This is not a rally, a demo or a march but mass direct action aimed to disrupt the flow of oil into London, said the headline on the paper handout given to Crude Awakening protesters when they boarded a train...
On one hand I just wrote that Americans should boycott Chinese made products because China is a civil rights abuser. On the other hand, they are a source of capital to oil companies that are trying to squeeze...
We are the Texas Oil, and this is our message to America.We love this country. Which is why we've imposed upon it through fraud and corruption a disastrous Bush Jr. regime that took America into the worst place it's been since the Great Depression.We want the less taxes...
While Venezuela is one of many South American countries to have won liberation from Spain on July 5th, 1811, it has a relatively new governmental system that was enacted in 1999. The country depends on rich oil...
It’s all over except for the cleanup is what BP officials are saying. Everyone hopes that is the case. The cleanup process and mitigation of environmental and economic damage will continue well into the future....
All Americans have vested interest in energy production and transforming from fossil fuel dependency to a combination of alternatives. The nations that accomplish the transformation the fastest will be the winners in the long run. Corporations and communities that have vested...
Mr. Bob Dudley, you will be dead and gone by the time #2 is completed. “More than one mud shot may therefore be necessary in order to to fill the spaces where hydrocarbons are surging to the surface. After the...
Fiddle dee dee. The news just doesn’t get any better. If BP isn’t cleaning the oil fast enough, then how about getting the US Navy, Coast Guard, Commercial Fleet into the mix with much greater force and...
I can’t imagine that “drill baby drill” enthusiasts are still rallying for exploit the use of more oil from the deep. The Gulf is devastated and it is spreading with damage threatening the entire east coast...
Here is an idea, President Obama. Instead of using all of the $20 billion in BPs mitigation trust fund for mops, buckets, and an army of dobbers, how about using ½ for private sector entrepreneurs to create...
Nobody likes bad guys. Even bad guys don’t like bad guys. The reason is that no one actually thinks they’re a bad guy. Do you think serial killers look at the face in the mirror (theirs, not the one they just...
America has awakened, finally. The BP oil spill ignited it. Now, at last, we just might dump the pump in exchange for alternatives. We will reduce our carbon footprint. We will restore the spoiled shores and...