On AlterNet: big oil

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What Are the Big Oil Companies Thinking When They Fight Having to Pay Taxes?

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. May 18, 2011.

Last week, the heads of 5 multibillion-dollar oil behemoths strode into a U.S. Senate hearing room and took wild swings at the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes bill, which then failed.

Hightower: Republicans Have Big Oil in Their DNA

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. June 30, 2010.

The two species have a natural affinity for each other. It's likely they sprang from the same genetic pool.

Lindsey Graham Drilled by Big Oil

Steven D., Booman Tribune. October 23, 2009.

Graham had the nerve to attempt some real bipartisanship on the issue of climate change.

Big Oil Gets in on Right-Wing Astroturf Game

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. August 29, 2009.

Since Astroturf itself is made up of petroleum, there's a certain poetic symmetry in having Big Oil produce the silliest astroturf campaign yet.

Does a Senior Obama Official Have Unseemly Ties to Notorious Human-Rights Abuser Chevron?

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. July 10, 2009.

The story of this slick oil company's romance with the government has recently taken a crude twist.

In Iraq, Combating Oil Corruption, Staving Off Fears of a Kurdish-Arab War

Iraq Oil ReportFebruary 22, 2009.

A round-up of the most important news out of Iraq.

Hero Activist Throws a Monkey Wrench in Big Oil's Land Auction

dday, Hullabaloo. December 28, 2008.

Activists can learn a lot from the creativity of Tim DeChristopher.

Obama Backs Off Promise to Pass Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil

David Sirota, Blog for Our Future. December 3, 2008.

Between this move and the move to wait to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, it looks like Obama is breaking some promises.

Palin Calls for Shining 'a Light' on Alaskan Oil Company that Helped Propel Her Political Career

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. October 28, 2008.

Palin's statement neglects to mention that she also has ties to "the big oil service company," Veco.

McCain's Costly Environmental Flip-Flops

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers. September 23, 2008.

How can McCain fix our energy crisis when he's in Big Oil's pocket?

McCain's Green Economy: Drill, Baby, Drill

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. September 19, 2008.

McCain's Big Oil Agenda Today on Meet the Bloggers (1pm ET, 10am PT)

Is Helping Big Oil the New Third Rail in American Politics?

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone. August 8, 2008.

"Hmm, I'm thinking there's a political ad here somewhere ..."

Big Oil Returns to Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK. June 21, 2008.

The return of the four major Western oil companies will be greeted with dismay by many Iraqis who fear losing control of their vast oil reserves.

Democrat Hypocrites Drive the Gas Guzzlers

Jasmyne Cannick, New America Media. June 18, 2008.

Democrats rail against big oil yet ride around in chauffeur-driven high-polluting Lincoln Town cars.

The REAL McCain: Big Oil Fuels the Straight Talk Express

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. June 17, 2008.

McCain will sell his soul to the oil industry today in Texas.

Big Oil's Profits and Plunder

Ralph Nader, Nader.org. January 8, 2008.

Everyone in Washington knows that the big, subsidized oil industry has Congress over a barrel.

Election week gas prices were year's low; started rising again immediately afterwards

Joshua Holland, November 23, 2006.

Joshua Holland: Conspiracy theory, huh?