the oil they get on federal land? They are allowed to operate on the honor system without real audits, and even the Interior department admits that they are not paying what they owe, but there are no plans to recover or aduit them!
(sources: Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, AP, UPI Congressional record)
2006-12-04 20:58:44 · 5 answers · asked by paulisfree2004 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Oh come on Paul, you know the answer to this one.
The oil industry is not only in bed with our current government but they're going at it like teenage newlyweds. Thank God this issue is finally getting some light shone on it. We need to pressure the new Democrat congress to do something about this as well.
2006-12-05 03:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Do You See What Happens Larry? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil companies = Government.
One example : Leaving a wave of controversy in its wake, one of the most visible reminders of the Bush administration's ties to big oil - the 129,000-ton Chevron tanker Condoleezza Rice - has quietly been renamed, Chevron officials acknowledged yesterday.
"We made the change to eliminate the unnecessary attention caused by the vessel's original name," said Chevron spokesman Fred Gorell.
2006-12-05 05:09:02 · answer #2 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me own your infrastucture hostage for a day and see how much you will allow,permit me to get away with.
If my Oil Refinery, or Pump Station just sorta stopped working, I would be in a pretty strong position to dictate terms to you.
And I want that land them indians claim is sacred, mmmkay?
2006-12-05 05:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They've got the same sweet deal in the Gulf of Mexico, too. The Cheney, et. al., effect.
I think the Democrats have that on their to-do list (to fix).
2006-12-05 05:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The oil companies are given tax privileges for development and drilling of oil.
2006-12-05 05:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋