By Zachary Shahan •
January 15, 2010
We know that dozens of billions of US dollars go to imported oil every month (nearly $1 billion a day). We know that some of that must go to unstable, unsafe countries.
A new report by the Center for American Progress titled “Oil Dependence is a Dangerous Habit” shows exactly how much oil we are getting from several such countries, and the results leave you wondering how safe we actually are and how serious we are about fighting terrorism and hostile political regimes.
The ironic thing to me, is that the companies so gung-ho about being patriotic and so critical of almost all clean energy efforts are the same companies who are giving so much money (see the graphs below) to these unstable countries.
Ten of the countries who we import a lot of oil from are also on the State Department’s Travel Warning list: Algeria, Chad, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
Some leading importers may not be on the prestigious Travel Warning list, but show very anti-American foreign and energy policies as well.
Venezuela, one of our top five oil providers, is quite anti-American, if this Washington Post article is any indications of how the country thinks of us.
By Joe Mohr •
October 1, 2009
According to CO2isgreen.org (and .com and .net) all of this extra carbon pollution we are spewing is good for both us and the Earth! What luck! I’m getting a Hummer!
By Joe Mohr •
September 2, 2009
Bonner and Associates next trick in their astroturfing efforts?…
By Zachary Shahan •
August 20, 2009
We can’t expect much from the oil industry, but Greenpeace’s newest finding is as ugly as it gets.
By Jennifer Lance •
May 26, 2009
In 1995, environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian military government, along with eight other Ogoni activists, for protesting against the devastation of the Niger Delta by oil companies, particularly Royal Dutch Shell. If Shell is convicted, the case will provide precedence for holding transnational companies owned or operated in the United States responsible for human rights atrocities committed overseas.
By Joe Mohr •
February 13, 2009
With $62.2 billion of the latest Economic Stumulus Package slated for environmental initiatives the days of the Big Oil and Big Coal “Fat Cats” are numbered…
By Jennifer Lance •
October 15, 2008
“Drill, baby, drill” is not an energy policy, and it will never make us energy independent. US oil production peaked in 1970 at more than 11 million barrels a day, ironically just three years before the oil crisis.
By Jennifer Lance •
September 24, 2008
If you live in Alaska for one year, you can expect a check. Thanks to Sarah Palin, this year’s check will be increased by $1200. Each resident receives $3,200; that’s $22,400 for Palin’s family of seven. How did she do it?
By Jennifer Lance •
September 7, 2008
For the second quarter of 2008, Exxon Mobil reported a record-breaking profit of $11.68 billion, the largest quarterly profit in U.S. history! That is $1,485.55 a second!
Via: CNN Money
Image: Greenpeace
By Jennifer Lance •
September 4, 2008
Big Oil and some politicians are constantly clamoring to open up more regions for oil exploration, but why? Look at all the land they are already leasing or have been offered for leasing!
Image and Via: Sierra Club
By Jennifer Lance •
August 27, 2008
Senator Obama’s response to the dire economic outlook is an “Emergency Economic Plan” that would take from rich oil companies experiencing record profits and give back to the American people in the form of stimulus checks, as well as invest $50 billion in states and infrastructure.
