Well this is blatantly ignoring the anti-alternative energy contributions they've given. Although their own research may have contributed that much, the possibl

Well this is blatantly ignoring the anti-alternative energy contributions they've given. Although their own research may have contributed that much, the possible government funded research if they had not lobbied against it would have been that much more.[1] They've deliberately stifled research that would directly contribute to non-oil based energies. I mean, just imagine if the subsidies and tax cuts the oil companies get went instead to alternative energy research. We would be decades ahead of where we are now. Look at this 2008 article from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/347/oil-politics.html http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/347/oil-politics.html. [1] http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-07-02/renewable-fuels-oil-congress/55987052/1 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-07...