[BOBTHENAILER]

The enviromentalists are duped and think they’ve won, the company gets favorable laws that stifle competition and the congressman gets a nice campaign contribution from both parties.

I've been in the Oil & Gas business for over 30 years and take huge issue with the above statement. Do you not know of the Obama Administration's plans to strip normal manufacturing tax deductions and depletion allownces specifically from Oil & Gas Companies? ? ? The ONLY industry targeted with this punitive elimination of NORMAL tax deductions is the Oil & Gas 'bidness'.

Get your facts straight.

[Brett66]

I'm not talking about just the Obama administration, this is a game that has been played a very long time.

This article describes how the energy companies gamed the system in California using NGO’s and environmentalists:

The Natural Resources Defense Council & Energy Market Manipulation in California