Exxon against America pursuing independent energy.

[Dhampir Kampf]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11221159/

Heh, who didn't see this coming? A top Exxon employee, which just made RECORD breaking profits from gorging gas prices, says that America shouldn't attempt to become energy independent, because one they feel it's impossible, and two because it wouldn't benifit America economically, HAHAHA, no, it WOULD benifit America, just not YOU. :D

[lindisfarne]

1. It *has* to be possible. Oil is a resource that's quickly running out.

I'm surprised Exxon is approaching this in such an unsophisticated way (anyone can see what Exxon's motivations are with this approach).

[Coastie for Truth]

2. The Exxon Spokesman is VP Stuart McGill

He is a PhD chem engineer - and coming out of Sydney Univ he must have had some exposure to Bockris (the real father of fuel cells) and Vittorio deNora-Henri Beer fuel cell team. But, in a company like Exxon one gets very quickly "socialized to the norm" where narrow myopia is an attribute that is rewarded (for example, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says hybrids will never amount to much - as his pay gets cut 50% - but he's still Vice Chairman :shrug:).

Realize - McGill, even though he is a PhD - is a "production" man (oil field and refinery)

Some very interesting things to watch:
1. ExxonMobil has an extensive patent portfolio (about 150 US patents) in the synthesis of liquid fuels (gasoline and diesel) from coal.
2. ExxonMobil generates a few patents a year on fuel cells - probably evidence of a "fuel cell group" of 20-60 engineers and scientists.
3. ExxonMobil has extensive cross-license and joint research agreements with most of the "players" in the "fuel cell" and "synthesis of liquid fuels" areas.

[Jayhawk Lib]

3. Exxon is in the energy business

and if their is another form of energy coming down the pike you can bet Exxon, Shell and the rest of the energy companies are going to be involved. They are really in a win win situation.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. From the same people who brought you

"Global warming is junk science", "solar power will never work" and other canards.

[Ready4Change]

5. Yah, pushers advise kids to never give up crack, too.

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