| Edition |
1st. Harper paperback ; updated. |
| Description |
xii, 468 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-433) and index. |
| Note |
"Updated with a new preface" -- Front cover. |
| Contents |
Big Oil's last stand -- The birth and breakup of Standard Oil -- Big Oil bounces back: from the breakup to the near reconvergence of Standard Oil -- Driving the price of crude -- Paying the price: consolidation, high gas prices, and contempt -- Lobbyists, lawyers, and elections: how Big Oil kills democracy -- Big Oil's plans for the future: Environmental destruction; Wars for oil -- Talking on Big Oil. |
| Summary |
A leading activist presents a report on the U.S. oil industry to argue that oil companies hold an unparalleled influence over the government, are not appropriately regulated, and are misrepresenting the truth about the causes of high gasoline prices. |
| Subject |
Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780061434518 (pbk.) |
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0061434515 (pbk.) |
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