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    • Court slashes judgment in Exxon Valdez disaster from $2.5B to $.5B

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      In dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens supported the $2.5 billion figure for punitive damages, saying Congress has chosen not to impose restrictions in such circumstances. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg also dissented, saying the court was engaging in "lawmaking" by concluding that punitive damages may not exceed what the company already paid to compensate victims for economic losses.

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      Rockefeller family members press for change at Exxon

      Posted by Jeff from International Herald Tribune

      Three of the resolutions, to be voted on Wednesday at the company's shareholders' meeting in Dallas, are considered unlikely to pass, even with Rockefeller family support. They would demand that Exxon take the threat of global warming more seriously and look for alternatives to spewing greenhouse gases into the air.

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      Oil Execs Make Fools of Congress and American Taxpayers

      Posted by Jeff from Grist

      Executives from five huge oil companies were questioned by members of Congress Tuesday amid frustration over high oil and gasoline prices. Big-wigs from BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell did their best to eschew blame for high prices while explaining that they still need billions of dollars in subsidies.

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    • On Exxon Mobil's Reported

      Posted by Villagenyc

      Reuters reported that Exxon Mobil is “interested in helping to develop Iraq’s huge oil reserves. The “Reuters” report also says that spokesperson Len D’Eramo said in an emailed statement “if the Iraqi government decides it wants international oil companies to partner with them in developing their resources, Exxon Mobil would be interested in participating."

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