Why don't Governments stand up to the oil Companies & encourage alternative transport inventions?

Answer 1

Lets see, President Bush owns a few oil drilling platforms in the Gulf. Now why would he sign a bill or impose something against his own wallet or against the wallets of those whom got him where he is. Power is money, Money is Power! It's generic to say that but the most logical answer is there!

Also here's some nice facts just about congress i am sure only a few here know about!
can you imagine working for a company
that has a little more than 500 employees and has
the following statistics:
* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at
least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the
last year...

It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.
The same group that crank out hundreds of new laws each year
designed to keep the rest of us in line.

Answer 2

Good question! Here's some answers: Oil companies contribute huge amounts of money to campaigns for politicians. Many of our government officials hold stock in oil companies (including President Bush and his family holding stock with foreign oil companies)....There have been alternative engines using alternative fuels brought into the patent offices for decades, each one being bought up by the auto companies and the oil companies. If you invented an alternative fuel/engine and were offered several million dollars for the patent, what would you do? It's politics and money, honey, plain and simple.

Answer 3

Because they make too much bloody money that's why. Alberta made so much money last year that they were able to share it with the residents. They had a profit so huge that they gave every citizen of Calgary 400$... that's over 4 million dollars that they just gave away.. do you think the government is going to give up that kind of money???

It's a fact, that in 1970.. a Canadian inventor developed a carbourator that would allow a car to get over 200 miles per gallon. The average car gets about 40.. COULD you imagine what it would be like if your car got 200 MILES PER GALLON???? It would be insane... BUT... the American government bought the patent and the plans to his invention and destroyed it... WHY?? Because all the money they make would go out the window..

Answer 4

Governments and Oil companies have little or no to do with it. whilst possibilities are developed that are practicle and least high priced they are going for use. stop and think of. shall we take Japan as an occasion. Japan is suitable to the scale of California with a inhabitants like the U S. they have very few organic materials in terms of fossil fuels. they might't even produce adequate foodstuff for themselves. they have a very nicely knowledgeable and knowledgeable society. the countless suitable engineers and scientists in the international. Japan has had very extreme gas expenditures for some years. they only stay to tell the story via there marketplace producing products to sell. marketplace desires ability. Do you extremely think of the oil companies or vehicle companies ought to stop innovations that should scale returned fossil fuels utilization in Japan? What approximately all the different conuntries international that have advantageous engineers and scientists?

Answer 5

Stand up to them? The oil companies own our representatives so they all agree. There is no standing up. Why don't WE -- the people -- take back our right to fair self-governance and kick corporations out of office?

Answer 6

I am sorry you are so young and niave, let me try and explain the short version to you, oil companies are big money and big buisness and the government loves multi billion dollar a year corporations, they sleep in the same bed together practically, now you know

Answer 7

The answer is simple. All the govt has to do it tax oil at the "total" cost of use: pollution, highways, global warming. We are getting a free ride now.

At the higher cost, more alternatives will appear.

Answer 8

This is what they are doing , however it will be very difficult to replace oil in the near future because of its fantastic characteristics over other alternatives.

Answer 9

Because the oil companies are supporting their livelihood financiallly through legal and illegal ways. Do you bit the hand that feeds you?

Answer 10

because the oil companys are stuffing money in the politicans pockets.and thats both parties not just one for all you bush bashers