On AlterNet: oil industry

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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.

Hordes of Angry Activists and a $27 Billion Court Case Is Making Oil Giant Chevron Pretty Nervous

Peter Asmus, East Bay Express. December 24, 2009.

A dozen nonprofits are going right after the company's greed, and the outcome will likely have repercussions in the oil industry for years to come.

Neocons Must Be Pissed; China and Russia Are Getting the Sweet Oil Deals in Iraq

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. December 17, 2009.

Cheney and Rumsfeld's script was never supposed to develop like this. Instead of US Big Oil getting the lion's share in Iraq, its top competitors turned out to be big winners.