Don't Let Exxon Decide Our Energy Future!

[RestoreGore]

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Don't Let Exxon Decide Our Energy future!
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Overview

In an egregious display of the Bush administration’s allegiance to ExxonMobil and the oil and gas industry, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has named Lee Raymond, former CEO of ExxonMobil, to head an influential study to develop policy solutions to America’s energy crisis. The Exxpose Exxon coalition is calling on Sec. Bodman to remove the study from the purview of Lee Raymond and the National Petroleum Council and give it to a body with a proven record of producing fair and balanced policy recommendations, such as the National Academy of Sciences. America’s energy crisis is defined by its severe dependence on oil. When many of our solutions hinge on buying and burning less oil, it seems obvious that the last people who should be charting that course are the ones in the oil industry itself.

The Legacy of Lee Raymond

After eighteen years of presiding over ExxonMobil, Lee Raymond is responsible for ExxonMobil’s corporate image of denial and greed. In the 1990s, ExxonMobil began a multi-million dollar subversive disinformation campaign to undermine the science on global warming and delay crucial action. Internal memos reveal that the Bush administration has had a tight relationship with ExxonMobil under Lee Raymond and has received advice that benefited ExxonMobil and the oil industry while pushing the nation backwards on energy and the environment. Taking a page from big tobacco’s playbook, Mr. Raymond directed ExxonMobil to spend $19 million to fund front groups to create an echo chamber of doubt around the science of global warming. As recently as June 14, 2005, Mr. Raymond told the Wall Street Journal, "it’s yet to be shown how much of this is really related to the activities of man."

Lee. Raymond turned ExxonMobil into a rogue company even among its peers. The company vocally opposes U.S. energy independence and presses for deeper reliance on oil producing nations such as Saudi Arabia where the company has sunk heavy investments. Mr. Raymond’s legacy is to deny that oil dependence is a problem. ExxonMobil is the only major oil giant calling renewable energy an "uneconomical" investment. Known for abruptly shutting off the microphone at shareholder’s meetings when shareholders voiced opposition, Lee Raymond has earned the reputation of an impatient, authoritarian leader who shows no qualms to publicly belittle those who disagree with him. Mr. Raymond’s repeated criticism of U.S. energy independence, investments in renewable energy, peak oil, and policies to help combat global warming have made it clear exactly where he stands. Although he claims his views will not dictate the study’s results, there is overwhelming evidence to believe the contrary. Given his legacy, Mr. Raymond is unquestionably the worst choice for leading a study on resolving America’s energy crisis.

[JohnWxy]

1. So many do not realize that this is the Cheney/ EXXON-Mobil administration

recommended. Recommend you post this to congress.org to reach a little wider audience. Great post!

[RestoreGore]

2. Thanks, I will do that

And we need to see the Cheney energy policy that was made behind closed doors showing the maps of Iraq. What greedy evil bastards.

[Raster]

4. Just like MasterBank National Association was LITERALLY allowed to

help write the Bankruptcy Bill, and Global Pharma was allowed to collaborate on the new Medicare legislation that clearly benefits big pharma, the Texas Petroleum Mafia was allowed to not only write energy policy, the also divvyed up Iraqi oil resources BEFORE 9/11.

[Raster]

3. This administration is the progeny of the Texas Petroleum Mafia and the

Military/Industrial complex. It is NO EXAGGERATION to state that many of our country's problems can be laid squarely at the feet of the Texas Petroleum Mafia deciding energy policy. They are the reason that every car on the planet is not incredibly fuel efficient. They are the reason that alternative fuels have NEVER been allowed to get more than a cursory nod from the government. They are the reason the Mid-East is in constant turmoil. They are the reason our children, our families and our friends are dying in Iraq today. They are the reason the seas are rising and the climate of the planet perches precariously on the edge. This is the pResidential administration that had an exxon employee on the White House payroll whose sole job it was to bury and obscure scientific information relating to global warming and the consequences of fossil fuels. Once discovered, the agent of oil slithered out of the White House and slunk back to Dallas, the exxon viper lair. The Petroleum Mafia owns this administration Lock, stock and oil barrel. Do you know why gasoline is cheap right now? Because the Petroleum Mafia and their allies the Al Sauds have conspired to lower gasoline prices to influence the election. Don't believe me? Do a web search for Bandar and gasoline. Bandar, of course being Prince Bandar "bush*", former ambassador to the US from Al Saud. on edit: And I might add, a very, very close friend of the house of bush*. The bush* family enjoys UNPRECEDENTED access to the house of Al Saud. This relationship goes back several generations to the original Saudi king, Ibn Saud and Prescott Bush. The ties between the bush*'s, the Baths, the Bakers and the Al Sauds run deep. Very, very deep.

[RestoreGore]

9. They even entertained the Taliban In Texas

Oh yes, they literally hold hands with the House of Saud, and James Baker (whose current pseudo ephiphany about Iraq because it is going bad makes me want to puke,) also represented Saudi Arabia in a suit the families of 9.11 victims brought against them, even though it was claimed that the highjackers were predominantly of Saudi decent. THAT is how deep their "friendship" runs, and it has done nothing but kill innocent people. From all of my readings I also believe their oil proteges (namely UNOCAL from where handpicked Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan is an alumni) actually had the Taliban in Texas entertaining some of them at a barbecue years ago to discuss a pipeline in Afghanistan...And look where we are now.

And you are correct in that this is no different than the tobacco companies that lied to Americans about the addictive effects of cigarettes and that smoking causes cancer. These oil companies in collusion with Cheney are also liars and murderers, and they have the blood of thousands of Iraqis and Americans on their hands as their lies are killing our planet. And now they are also arrogant enough to think they can TELL US what the policy of this country will be even as we see a planetary emergency upon us because of their lies and greed.

The tobacco companies killed both of my parents, and I will be damned if I will see these oil companies and their political conspirators killing our children. There is no other way to say it but that these people are evil and the only god they serve is MAMMON, and their dark deeds must be brought to the light.

[Raster]

12. they did entertain the Taliban in Texas trying to get permission to build

pipelines. The Taliban balked at the "arrangements." They were asked if they prefer their country carpeted with gold or bombs. Guess we know which one they picked, eh?

[Raster]

5. I will comment again and kick it up because I believe this is one of the

scariest things I've heard in ages. Raymond and exxon are akin to the tobacco executives and big tobacco that knew cigarettes killed and were hideously addictive and then lied bald-faced about the dangers to keep their profits coming. The Texas Petroleum Mafia and their collaborators conspired to minimize Jimmy Carter and ensure he was not granted a second term. And coincidentally was not allowed to lead America--and the world--away from petroleum addiction.
:kick:EIGHT!

[Chulanowa]

6. They should strip his pensions.

And pay it out to the people along Prince William Sound. Every. Single. Penny.

[RestoreGore]

10. Amen n.t

[YankeyMCC]

7. k&r

[ms liberty]

8. Kick - too late to Rec...

Doesn't it figure? These criminals are experts at authorizing foxes to guard the hen house.

[RedEarth]

11. That is f............ outrageous!