Avoid Quote by Bill McKibben

Speaking for me, I think the odds of bankrupting Exxon are pretty small, but I think the odds of politically bankrupting them are higher.…

— Bill McKibben

We can't bankrupt Exxon. But we can politically and morally bankrupt them.

— Bill McKibben

My understanding is that Exxon, in particular, did fund a variety of small think tanks to generate what amounts to propaganda against understanding of…

— John Holdren

Our criteria is that it's okay to invest in companies so long as they stop lobbying in Washington, stop exploring for new hydrocarbons, and…

— Bill McKibben

It makes no sense to invest in [fossil fuel] companies that undermine our future

— Desmond Tutu

Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the…

— Sylvia Earle

Some years ago one oil company bought a fertilizer company, and every other major oil company practically ran out and bought a fertilizer company.…

— Charlie Munger

There are growing concerns that oil companies are making too much in profits at the expense of consumers.

— Pete Domenici

The fossil reserves that have already been discovered exceed what can ever be safely used. Yet companies spend half a trillion dollars each year…

— Desmond Tutu

There are going to be questions about what major oil companies are doing with all of the resources they're accumulating. They can't escape that.

— Pete Domenici

Interestingly, the oil companies know very well that in less than 30 years they will not only be charging very high prices, but that…

— Paul Hawken

Energy companies, such as Chevron and Shell, and oil producing countries, such as Kuwait and Venezuela, pump crude oil from their vast land holdings…

— Gary Miller