Tag: valdez

Just pennies a day!

In trying to get a grip on just how huge the profit just posted by Exxon for last quarter is, I decided to break it down. It’s just thirty-nine cents a day. Every day of the past three months. Per person. in America. Yes, my family of five would contribute $2.00 a day. And we […]

I promis to get all fluffy soon, but first…

This can’t go by without comment. Exxon, who made $10 billion in profit this year (that’s with a ‘B’ in case you missed it), thinks it shouldn’t have to pay the $5 billion in damages from when their drunk tanker captain ruined half of Valdez. (anyone who tells you Valdez has been “cleaned up” has […]