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Re: Bazelon, You Are Blind.
As Governor of Alaska, concerned with the well-being of her state, maybe the Supreme Court decision relieving Exxon of some of the responsibility (at least financially) for the Valdez disaster would be one Gov. Palin would be likely to take issue with. Don't let her off the hook so easily.
Posted to XX Factor Extra by dexx on October 3, 2008
Rockefeller Board Action
I hope the Rockefeller Family is not attempting to change the shape of ExxonMobil board and leadership to the detriment of the other shareholders. Calling for renewable alternatives to a barrel of oil is nice. So go do it on your nickel. There is nothing on the planet more efficient in propelling cars than a gallon of gas. And there never will ...
Posted to Moneybox by svlc2000 on April 30, 2008
Exxon paid enough?
So much more to this story. Exxon had insurance which paid. The rest was a ''write-off'' against the 5 Billion profit the year of the original judgement. The US Government even rewarded Exxon and allowed the merger with Mobil, making it the largest oil Giant in the world. Now ExxonMobil makes 40 Billion a year. The current reduced fine is 2.5 ...
Posted to Supreme Court Dispatches by cordovan on March 7, 2008