It is the industry that is destroying so much without conscience. Their profits and subsides have taken control of an entire political party.
This industry, (click here) which includes multinational and independent oil and gas producers and refiners, natural gas pipeline companies, gasoline service stations and fuel oil dealers, has long enjoyed a history of strong influence in Washington. Individuals and political action committees affiliated with oil and gas companies have donated $238.7 million to candidates and parties since the 1990 election cycle, 75 percent of which has gone to Republicans.
Though former oilmen George W. Bush and Dick Cheney occupied the
White House for eight years, the oil and gas industry could not win
support for repealing bans on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. However, Congress voted in 2008 to lift a ban on offshore
drilling. These companies are also wary of cap-and-trade climate change
legislation, such as the measure Democratic President Barack Obama
supports. Yet Obama still received $884,000 from the oil and gas
industry during the 2008 campaign, more than any other lawmaker except
his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)....The most interesting aspect (click here) of this corruption is it's ineffectiveness. No matter how much they threw at the campaigns in 2012 they could not elect a president to the Executive Branch. There was no economic collapse to cause the electorate to lean toward President Obama in 2012.
