The present oil crisis has not been produced by the oil companies. It is a result of government mismanagement exacerbated by the… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
People don't want to change. It's hard for people to change and it's hard for businesses to change. If I was running… — Ed Begley, Jr Copy Share Image
In 2003... the White House conspired with an oil-company funded think tank to block a major government scientific report that sought to… — Joseph J. Romm Copy Share Image
Gasoline prices are soaring through the stratosphere, and the Federal Trade Commission, which is supposed to be standing up for the consumer,… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
The one thing people seem to forget is the more oil we have, the lower the price and the lower the profits… — David Pratt Copy Share Image
If oil companies were to invest their high profits into alternative fuel research it will help America move toward new forms of… — Rick Renzi Copy Share Image
We've run out of good projects. This is not a money issue... If these oil companies had fantastic projects, they'd be out… — Matthew Simmons Copy Share Image
American oil companies - including Amoco, Unocal, Exxon, Pennzoil - have invested billions of dollars in Azerbaijan and plan to invest billions… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
The House okayed the gasoline tax cut, which will increase the deficit, line the pockets of the oil companies, and hurt the… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Church wealth are moving into everything-gas stations, banks, television stations, supermarket chains, hotels, steel mills, resort areas, farms, wine factories, warehouses, bottling… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
Tax the rich. End the wars. Break the power of lobbies in Washington. These are the demands of Occupy Wall Street. They… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
LTCM lost money when Russia defaulted on a certain class of bonds, and then they had other investments like on the spread… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
“New Rule: Oil companies must stop with the advertisements implying they're friends of the environment. "At Exxon Mobil, we care about a… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
The world has paid a heavy price for the lack of democracy in most of the Middle East. Operation Ajax [CIA code… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
The oil companies are regulated by the federal government. They can't drill on land nor in American waters without permission from the… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Some years ago one oil company bought a fertilizer company, and every other major oil company practically ran out and bought a… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in… — Russ Carnahan Copy Share Image
We'll never move beyond oil until we stop rewarding oil companies with ridiculous taxpayer subsidies and start making them pay for the… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
The oil companies are gouging the American citizenry aggressively, relentlessly, and without any sense of conscience whatsoever. — Maurice Hinchey Copy Share Image
The hydrogen economy will make possible a vast redistribution of power, with far-reaching consequences for society. Today's centralized, top-down flow of energy,… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Unlike George Bush and his friends at the big oil companies, I'm going to work for a real energy policy for this… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of… — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
It seems that it is only in the United States that an almost masochistic attack on the position of its own oil… — John J. McCloy Copy Share Image
I'm glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I'm glad many people… — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
We can't allow multinational oil companies boasting of record profits to gouge consumers... We must do what we can to fix this… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Oil companies earned a permanent enemy in me when they messed with the electric car the first time around, and I think… — Chris Paine Copy Share Image
It's clear price gouging... The oil companies are gouging the American citizenry aggressively, relentlessly, and without any sense of conscience whatsoever. — Maurice Hinchey Copy Share Image
Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I decided to write the book to open the eyes of the people of how corrupt John D. Rockefeller company was and… — Ida Tarbell Copy Share Image
BP wants Twitter to shut down a fake BP account that is mocking the oil company. In response, Twitter wants BP to… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Failing to warn the citizens of a looming weapon of mass destruction- and that's what global warming is- in order to protect… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
You have to work with the auto industry, the oil companies, you have to work to develop renewable fuel, whether it's solar… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
Interestingly, the oil companies know very well that in less than 30 years they will not only be charging very high prices,… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
“The Kalkaska nightscape is dotted with places where the oil companies have punched holes in the sandy soil to get at the… — W. Bruce Cameron Copy Share Image
The current oil crisis has not been produced by the oil companies. It is a result of governmental mismanagement exacerbated by the… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I can understand where the oil company wants to deduct the cost of drilling a well. That's one of the tax breaks… — Dan Benishek Copy Share Image
But eventually it's a question of access: Getting access to fields is on top of the oil companies' agenda. We see a… — Daniel Yergin Copy Share Image
First of all, I'm in favor of making price gouging a crime, and in fact, one the reasons I didn't vote for… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
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