....and investor in foreign oil ventures while contributing to those squashing domestic drilling (that's one way to get richer, though it's horribly hypocritical).
Soros is invested in ultra deep water drilling via his investment in Petrobras, the deep-drilling world leader. Also invests in companies healivly involved in importaion (e.g., Amerade Hess, etc.).
And it should be noted that foreign oil is produced under far more lax environmental regulations, i.e., the constantly harrassed oil production operations in the US are far more "planet-friendly" than those overseas.
Soros has purchased the silence of the "environmental protection" groups.
Soros sold his entire Petrobras stake and some gold holdings to finance his purchase of 4% in Bombay Stock Exchange.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2577926/posts?page=23#23 - FR, 2010 August 26.