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...JOHN BROWNE Energy executives and environmentalists were like oil and water until Browne, 53, changed the rules of engagement in a 1997 speech announcing a greener direction for BRITISH PETROLEUM. BP now limits its greenhouse-gas emissions and has invested $1 billion in solar-energy technology, becoming the world's largest photovoltaic manufacturer. At the same time, he has taken BP from near obscurity to the world's No. 3 oil company, buying competitors like Amoco and inspiring other execs to copy his formula for blending environmentalism and strong earnings...
...year’s playoffs, FOX hit a new low by placing ads for television shows like “Ally McBeal” and “Boston Public” on the backstop behind home plate. As big a fan as I am of “BP,” this crossed the line...
...what about alternative energy? Sept. 11 may not make the shift away from oil happen any faster, but companies such as BP and Royal Dutch/Shell are still taking incremental steps to move beyond their core oil businesses into more production of natural gas and "green energy...
Over the next three decades or so, BP's main shift will be to gas, says chief executive John Browne. While the company sees long-term potential in solar power and hydrogen fuel cells, it believes that these technologies are not yet commercially viable. (In an attempt to reduce the high manufacturing cost of solar panels, Shell and the Dutch coatings and chemicals firm Akzo Nobel are testing new techniques...
...Wednesday?s paper, the New York Times almost helpfully put another story atop its business section. "Some Energy Executives Urge U.S. Shift on Global Warming," went the headline, and the gist of the story was that the same energy companies casually vilified as Bush?s corrupters by poll respondents - BP Amoco, Enron, Royal Dutch/Shell - have actually begun making major moves to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions on their own. And they?re wondering when Bush is going to catch...