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**THOUTHCAW** · 04-30-2012, 05:36 AM

Examples abound.. But let's just take this guy, for example.. Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy. (The Natural Gas, fracking guys)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...pinion_LEADTop

He's wildly successful and he's helped drive a Natural Gas boom in this country that will help drive it for decades. That's good, right? Conservative, right? Markets are good, right? He's riding high right now.. as is the entire industry. Risk and reward is good, right? We're okay so far, right?

Well, let me tell you what he's also done.

Before he was riding high, he got into bed with T Boone Pickens for years, in an attempt to get natural gas subsidized by taxpayers for use in cars and trucks.

He joined with the Sierra Club to try to knock out coal power, because it benefits the gas industry if they fail.

He gave up that fight because he won with fracking (As opposed to lobbying his way into all our pockets) and defeated coal.

Now that he's won, he says he doesn't care if there's regulations or a temporary ban on the practice.. Even for a "Year or more" Why? Because that'll "send gas prices soaring" along with his company's share prices.

He admits his alignment with the green interests had little to do with Climate change.. We're not causing that. He just jumped the green bandwagon because it was expedient. He thinks AGW is bunk.

He then goes on to badmouth green groups and the President for nixing the keystone pipeline.. Saying, in effect, that it was OMG STUPID! And Those damn greenies have too much power! He rips Obama a new ass for attempting to cause Americans to pay more for gasoline, and to favor Asia over his own country.. But his attitude was much different when he was trying to get the greens and the Federal Government to outlaw the cheap, reliable Coal he couldn't compete with. Right?

He then rips the President as a gross hypocrite for his speech in front of those pipes, shortly after cancelling Keystone.. But him? Hey, he's not a hypocrite.. He's just a businessman.

Related article:

Pharma, Utilities and Big Ag Lead Lobbying in 2012

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012...4My7vQg.reddit

Pharmaceuticals, utilities and big agriculture have led the lobbying charge so far this year, according to preliminary figures from latest lobbying disclosures. The pharmaceutical industry as a whole spent $69.6 million on lobbying in the first three months alone, while electrical utilities spent $43.3 million. The agricultural services industry - which includes heavy hitters like Monsanto, the American Farm Bureau and Archer Daniels Midland - spent far less, only about $12.9 million, but that represented a 48 percent increase over its lobbying in the final three months of 2011.

04-30-2012, 05:36 AM	#1
THOUTHCAW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	There something I hate in here that I can't quite articulate.. Examples abound.. But let's just take this guy, for example.. Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy. (The Natural Gas, fracking guys) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...pinion_LEADTop He's wildly successful and he's helped drive a Natural Gas boom in this country that will help drive it for decades. That's good, right? Conservative, right? Markets are good, right? He's riding high right now.. as is the entire industry. Risk and reward is good, right? We're okay so far, right? Well, let me tell you what he's also done. Before he was riding high, he got into bed with T Boone Pickens for years, in an attempt to get natural gas subsidized by taxpayers for use in cars and trucks. He joined with the Sierra Club to try to knock out coal power, because it benefits the gas industry if they fail. He gave up that fight because he won with fracking (As opposed to lobbying his way into all our pockets) and defeated coal. Now that he's won, he says he doesn't care if there's regulations or a temporary ban on the practice.. Even for a "Year or more" Why? Because that'll "send gas prices soaring" along with his company's share prices. He admits his alignment with the green interests had little to do with Climate change.. We're not causing that. He just jumped the green bandwagon because it was expedient. He thinks AGW is bunk. He then goes on to badmouth green groups and the President for nixing the keystone pipeline.. Saying, in effect, that it was OMG STUPID! And Those damn greenies have too much power! He rips Obama a new ass for attempting to cause Americans to pay more for gasoline, and to favor Asia over his own country.. But his attitude was much different when he was trying to get the greens and the Federal Government to outlaw the cheap, reliable Coal he couldn't compete with. Right? He then rips the President as a gross hypocrite for his speech in front of those pipes, shortly after cancelling Keystone.. But him? Hey, he's not a hypocrite.. He's just a businessman. Related article: Pharma, Utilities and Big Ag Lead Lobbying in 2012 http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012...4My7vQg.reddit Pharmaceuticals, utilities and big agriculture have led the lobbying charge so far this year, according to preliminary figures from latest lobbying disclosures. The pharmaceutical industry as a whole spent $69.6 million on lobbying in the first three months alone, while electrical utilities spent $43.3 million. The agricultural services industry - which includes heavy hitters like Monsanto, the American Farm Bureau and Archer Daniels Midland - spent far less, only about $12.9 million, but that represented a 48 percent increase over its lobbying in the final three months of 2011.
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