Fact Watch: Playing politics with gasoline prices; both parties make questionable claims

By FactCheck.Org

Democrats and Republicans both demagogue the gasoline price issue

Excerpts from this story referencing "ExxonMobil":

"… say that refiners don't make money when the price of oil goes up. They do. ExxonMobil reported earning $1.1 billion on gasoline sales worldwide (total downstrea …"

"… stors and analysts during its quarterly earnings conference call in April, ExxonMobil cited “improved industry refining margins" as a reason. In 2001, an …"

"… n a gallon of gasoline.Paul's per-gallon figure is consistent with a claim ExxonMobil Vice President for Public and Government Affairs Ken Cohen wrote in his bl …"

"… e refined and sold in the United States, we earned about 7 cents.We called ExxonMobil and asked how Cohen arrived at his figure. Spokeswoman Kristen Hellmer sai …"

The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

Some energy CEOs among highest paid U.S. corporate bosses

By Chris Hamby

As gas prices rise and politicians deliberate, energy execs rake it in

Excerpts from this story referencing "ExxonMobil":

"… idental Petroleum Corp., ranked second, taking home $76.1 million in 2010. ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson came in at No. 18, with compensation of $21.5 million.Ot …"

"… esday that would repeal tax incentives for the five biggest oil companies: ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. And the Senate Finance Committee i …"

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Chamber of Commerce, other biz lobbies drill big oil for new cash gusher

By Peter H. Stone

What do the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), and the new American Crossroads group have i

Frustrated green groups to sue ExxonMobil, saying Texas regulator isn’t regulating

By Chris Hamby and Elizabeth Lucas

Tired of waiting for state regulators to take meaningful action, two environmental groups are preparing to file a lawsuit against the nation

Excerpts from this story referencing "ExxonMobil":

"… ng to file a lawsuit against the nation’s largest oil refinery, accusing ExxonMobil Corp. of illegally releasing at least 5.9 million pounds of dangerous air …"

"… esidents.Environment Texas and the Sierra Club hope the lawsuit will force ExxonMobil to cut emissions, enhance monitoring, and pay a multimillion-dollar civil …"

"… al service in Boston that represents Environment Texas and the Sierra Club.ExxonMobil declined to comment on the impending lawsuit, but said it has spent hundre …"

"… tice letter that precedes the filing of the lawsuit. The records show that ExxonMobil’s chemical plants released nearly 1.3 million pounds of toxic substances …"

Oil-financed Congress members target public-interest group

By Richard Prince and Esther Cassidy

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2000 — A saga involving Big Oil, millions of unrealized tax dollars, whistle-blowers, members of Congress and campaign

Excerpts from this story referencing "ExxonMobil":

"… ing it, Johnson said he feared.(Johnson’s suit against Shell, Unocal and ExxonMobil continues, set for trial in Texas in November. Though POGO has been dismis …"

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Global warming: Heated denials

By Lisa Chiu

Stand-up comedian Tim Slagle was on a roll. In a lunchtime routine tailored to 400 conference attendees, Slagle was killing ‘em with jokes a

Excerpts from this story referencing "ExxonMobil":

"… first began to garner regular headlines. The American Petroleum Institute, ExxonMobil, and other energy and automotive companies formed the now defunct industry …"

"… The group is now disbanded. In 1998, the American Petroleum Institute and ExxonMobil also organized a meeting to propose a $5 million campaign to train contrar …"

"… And a report last year by the Union of Concerned Scientists disclosed that ExxonMobil spent more than $16 million from 1998-2005 on groups that criticize the sc …"

"… 998-2005 on groups that criticize the science on global warming.Changes at ExxonMobilBut more recently, publicity about the workings of the denial movement appe …"

A gallery of skeptics

By Lisa Chiu

Chris Horner ...

Excerpts from this story referencing "ExxonMobil":

"… or industry, Greenpeace has found that the group did receive $20,000 from ExxonMobil from 1998-2000.Responding by e-mail, Singer said he does not currently get …"

"… 0.Responding by e-mail, Singer said he does not currently get support from ExxonMobil or any industry group. He wrote: “I personally think that industry shoul …"

Citizens United ruling could tilt playing field against labor, toward corporations

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The AFL-CIO, cheered last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission — a landmark decision seemingly

Amid record profits, Exxon tries to shirk interest payments in Valdez oil spill case

By Marianne Lavelle

At the same time that ExxonMobil was racking up the largest quarterly profit of any U.S. company in history — $14.8 billion — the oil giant

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"… h, or double that if Exxon is forced to pay interest. …"

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