HotRodSaint
04-11-06, 10:28 AM
Taking an unusually public swipe at another industry, Chrysler's chief spokesman slammed major oil companies Monday, accusing them of greed and indifference to the environment. (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/AUTO01/604110394/1121/AUTO)
Read it: Auto, oil industries trade jabs (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/AUTO01/604110377/1121/AUTO)
Here we go again. Just as the weather warms and Americans are turning their thoughts to hitting the roads for vacations or weekend getaways, the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel are rising faster than the odds of the Detroit Lions playing the Super Bowl.
It's a "coincidence" that has nothing to do with chance, but almost everything to do with greed by the big oil companies
Despite a documented history of blowing their exorbitant profits on outlandish executive salaries and stock buybacks, and hoarding their bounty by avoiding technologies, policies and legislation that would protect the population and environment and lower fuel costs, Big Oil insists on transferring all of that responsibility on the auto companies.
Yes, even tough the automakers have spent billions developing cleaner, more efficient technologies such as high-feature engines, hybrid powertrains, multi-displacement systems, flexible fuel vehicles, and fuel cells, Big Oil would rather fill the pockets of its executives and shareholders, rather than spend sufficient amounts to reduce the price of fuel, letting consumers, during tough economic times, pick up the tab.
Where's the proof? Put on your reading glasses, because there's plenty.
Read it: Auto, oil industries trade jabs (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/AUTO01/604110377/1121/AUTO)
Here we go again. Just as the weather warms and Americans are turning their thoughts to hitting the roads for vacations or weekend getaways, the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel are rising faster than the odds of the Detroit Lions playing the Super Bowl.
It's a "coincidence" that has nothing to do with chance, but almost everything to do with greed by the big oil companies
Despite a documented history of blowing their exorbitant profits on outlandish executive salaries and stock buybacks, and hoarding their bounty by avoiding technologies, policies and legislation that would protect the population and environment and lower fuel costs, Big Oil insists on transferring all of that responsibility on the auto companies.
Yes, even tough the automakers have spent billions developing cleaner, more efficient technologies such as high-feature engines, hybrid powertrains, multi-displacement systems, flexible fuel vehicles, and fuel cells, Big Oil would rather fill the pockets of its executives and shareholders, rather than spend sufficient amounts to reduce the price of fuel, letting consumers, during tough economic times, pick up the tab.
Where's the proof? Put on your reading glasses, because there's plenty.