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Same ol', same ol', quote organizations being funded by big oil anytime you don't agree with their views. Do you ever challenge their data? No. Do you question organizations who are funded by greenpeace or any other radical environmentalist group? No.

Oil industry netted 8 cents a gallon profit during the time you mentioned, federal and state governments averaged about 35 cents in taxes on a gallon of gasoline. That's averaging 5 times more than the profit of the industry who actually made the product.

You are revolted by the profit made by oil companies last year. Do you have the same revulsion towards government making 5 times as much? No. Did you even care when the oil industry went years with layoffs because they couldn't drill a hole without losing money? No.

Does your movement acknowledge the tremendous environmental improvements made in the way they drill for oil? Why, yes you do! By ignoring it and showing pictures that date back to the early 70's in order to scare everyone away from drilling in ANWR.

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Doug: Thank you for that industry authorized and certified response. I'm so glad to see that the $$ the Exxon is paying those "scientists" to brainwash the public or at least cause doubt as to the issue of global warming is paying off.

The oil companies are there to make money. If they do anything green it is only to address their bottom line and has nothing to do with the good or welfare of the people. Which is of course contrary to our Government's roll in things.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070202/sc_nm/globalwarming_wrap_dc_8

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I don't know too much about the refining process, but I'm pretty sure you can't equate a gallon of oil with a gallon of gasoline. Either way, I'm happy every time I hear about taxes going up on gas, even when I'm about to fill up.
And ya, you really gotta watch out for those filthy rich extreme environmentalist groups. They're always funding questionable reports so as to help out their bottom line.

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Great commnets that don't refute a single thing I've said with factual data.

#2, I'm assuming you're in the military, thank you for your service to our country. I'm no more certified by the oil industry than you are. To think that Big Oil is biased because they make a profit and environmentalist groups are pure as the driven snow is naive at best. I have refuted very little data from the organizations you folks say are "oil" biased. The amount of data that is bogus coming from your side could fill pages.

Yes, the oil industry is in it for profit but no benefit to people? Do they bring in your casualities with rickshaws? How many lives have been saved by fossil fuel powered tranports? Not to mention petroleum based products in the operating room.

Government greed and waste is colossal. It could fill pages. They are not the divine angels of the people. Their is very little oil exploration in our country and no new refineries have been built in 30 yrs, both direct results of the government (i.e. the environmental lobby). These measures have not helped the "people".

#4, if I wasn't clear enough orignally, I meant a gallon of "gasoline" on both accounts. These activist groups count on grants and donations. If they don't convince enough people they're cause is true, then little money comes in. Don't fool yourself into thinking that they have no motivation to bias the data.

I have read the report from Paris #3.
They say global warming is "very likely" caused by humans which means they have no solid proof otherwise they would say so. They claim the artic ice could dissapear in summer by 2100. That is a wild claim at best.

Temp. increases of 3.2-7.1 degrees but they also claim it could fluctuate from 2-11.5 degrees. Very scientific. If anyone, anywhere else in the scientific community, made such wild predictions they would be given no credibility whatsoever. How much faith would you have in a doctor who said "well, the patient has a 10-70% chance of survival" #2?

Their is plenty of archeological proof of the earth's climate being far more extreme long before man was either here, or the event of the industrial age. How can they be so sure this change (which is nominal in comparison) is caused by man? This question has yet to be answered.

The claim that it's the warmest it's been in 2,000 yrs. has already been refuted with undeniable evidence of a warming during the medieval period that dwarfs the most dire current perdictions by 5+ degrees. The archeological evidence is still being gathered, the most recent being the discovery of grapevines grown by Vikings on Greenland. Something that would be impossible today. The man induced global warming scientists have completely ignored all of this. I wonder why?

If the prediction meet their lowest or close to their lowest estimates does this make it true? Do they honestly believe the earth's climate is static and never changes on it's own? As humorous as this idea is they would have to. I have already heard one scientist/activist on Tom Brokaw's special say if we changed our carbon foot print significantly, we could "stop" climate change altogether. His words, wow, no bias here!

Predicted sea levels rising 7-23 inches. That sure narrows it down and of course, they're 90% sure. Their claim of increased number and strength of hurricanes is not supported in any way by meteorological data whatsoever.

The data from the U.S. Historical Climatology Network doesn't support their temp. data either.

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I need to make a correction. Federal and state governments collect an average of 40+ cents (not 35) in taxes on every gallon of gasoline. New York gets 55-56 cents a gallon. That's approaching 7 times the net profit of the oil industry. That should make you ecstatic #4. Although for the life of me, I'll never understand why.

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Hello,

Just wanted to let you know I linked to your blog in my column on CBSNews.com today. Thanks!

If you want to take a look, here's the link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/06/blogophile/main2438300.shtml

Thanks,

Melissa

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Doug R- How do you break a Global Monopoly that will say and DO ANYTHING to maintain power?

http://internalcombustionbook.com.

http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autobloggreen/audiointerviews/edwinblack.mp3

You expose it. Then you tax it till it dies!!! Bottom line… Natural resources (unlike labor and intellectual property) should belong to everyone, not just the wealthy elite!

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Oil Companies are out to make money? Really? NO!!! All else is sugar and spice and everything nice.

Tim, your environmental movement is so incredibly one sided it borderlines on being a cult. Big Oil Bad! Government good! I could go on giving specific examples that you can't refute and it would make no difference would it? The reason I can make these points is because I have researched your side. The reason you can't talk specifics is because you either haven't done the same or refuse to acknowledge what you have found. Yep, cult.

I don't want to pop your "conspiracy bubble" but oil companies have thousands of stock holders, many are no more wealthy than you or I. But it's a conspiracy. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that as of now, alternative fuels are not practical or economically viable for that matter.

Basic 101 economics tells us about the power of the consumer. No one is forcing you to buy gas. If you really believe this stuff, move within walking distance of your work, ride a bike, use public transportation.

Meanwhile your current leader Al Gore jet sets around the country like it's going out of style, burning thousands and thousands of gallons of fuel. And no, that vast majority of his travel is not "green" oriented. When calculating this along with the energy usage of his 10,000+ square foot mansion, I wonder what his "carbon footprint" is? Do you think he even knows? What incredible dedication to his beliefs. He must be a tremendous inspiration to your cause.

I'll admit, I don't like him, not for his wealth but being a giant hypocrite. You did bring up the "wealthy elite" didn't you? You do like conspiracies don't you? "Expose it. Then tax it til it dies!" Does this apply to the affluent hypocrisy above? What about politicians who perpetually glean these taxes you speak of? Oh but government good! I forgot.

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Doug R- No one is forcing me to buy gas? What do you want us to do, crawl? Personally, I believe that ALL MONOPOLIES ARE BAD whether they be Corporate or Governmental. The only way to stop an all powerful corporate oligarchy is with the big stick of the government. Breaking up monopolies is one of the FEW things they should be doing. BUT, they are trying to do everything but this. The state wants to be everything from nursemaid to gravedigger, but they refuse protect us from monopoly control because these career politicians only job is to keep their government job. They need the monopoly’s money to do that. What a rip! We need term limits so that we can replace career politicians and attorneys with UNPAID VOLUNTEER citizen legislators who won’t bend over for the next contributor. I put those links in there so you can learn the true nature of Big Oil.

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