It’s getting well into the beginning of vacation time and of course, with the latest efforts of the oil companies to bleed everybody dry, fuel has gotten more expensive than ever. Thing is, people still want to take vacations and honestly I am not a hamster, I think it’s important to be able to [...]

As you might guess from the title of this entry, I am indeed drawing a direct connection between Big Oil and the state of the economy. I suppose some may think that it’s unfair of me to lay the majority of this nations and even the world’s economic troubles at the feet of Big [...]

In one of those rare “It’s about freaking time” moments, the Senate Judiciary Committee had the executives of the five biggest oil companies in the hot seat. I am not a hamster, I knew when I heard it was going to happen that they were going to try desperately to scramble out from under [...]

It seems like almost every time you look at the price of gas these days it’s gone up higher. Thing is, the only reason for it to be as high as it’s been in the last twenty years or more is pure greed combined with a major dose of plain old fashioned stupidity.
I think [...]

That’s right. While we sit paying obscene prices for fuel, those who’re selling it have managed once again to set an all time record for profit.
What I don’t get is why this is allowed to go on. I am not a hamster, If they were actually investing the lion’s share of their money [...]

Once again gas prices are on the rise. As usual we’re being handed all of the same excuses when in reality the primary reason for the prices to keep skyrocketing the way they are is pure unadulterated greed and nothing more.
Which is why a news story like this one is really annoying:
BUSH: THERE’S “HOPE” [...]