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That means waiting--which the former Exxon chemical engineer doesn't like to do. Peers at Exxon dubbed Krouse "Iceman" because the Natchez, Miss., native once traveled to Naperville, Ill., in December for training that could have waited until spring. Eventually, in 2001, Krouse says, he was fired for pushing a pet chemical-engineering project too hard...
...wrath of leading environmental groups. But last week, the two oil majors faced their biggest challenge so far: a Kremlin backlash that could hold up or even potentially derail their plans. Moscow revoked a key environmental license for Shell's $20 billion project, and took a tough line with Exxon over likely cost overruns on its $13 billion efforts. Russian officials also took aim at a third big oil exploration site in the Arctic by France's Total, saying it wasn't performing as promised. Widely interpreted as the latest attempt by the Kremlin to gain control of its massive...
...Exxon Mobil...
...firm connected to Exxon Mobil appears to be behind a ham-fisted youtube.com parody of AL GORE. (Hey, did you know he's considered boring? It's true!) In the Internet age, the only kind of political trick less trustworthy than a slick campaign ad is an amateurish...
...also worth putting BP?s transgressions, alleged or otherwise, in context. No other integrated oil company - certainly none with $285 billion in sales - has made a bigger commitment to alternative energy, cutting greenhouse gases and educating the public about conservation. Compared to Exxon, which still doesn?t support regulation of greenhouse gases, BP deserves high marks...