Sentences with phrase «influence of the oil companies»

For example, the influence of the oil companies on the decisions of the present administration is clearly excessive.

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The term connotes the business and lobbying power of soft drink companies who, like Big Oil and Big Tobacco, would use that power to influence politicians and voters.

Gibson has countered Eldridge's accusations of being under the influence of corporate money, especially in regards to his positions on energy, by pointing to his challengers» own investments in oil and gas companies and his acceptance of individual contributions from wealthy corporate executives.

The more recently released study, which was «commissioned on behalf of the company that owns the oil field,» is «at odds with» the earlier study, which concluded that human influence could not be excluded.

Overall, energy stocks may not fully capture oil price moves since companies hedge against some of the volatility, and also make other decisions for shareholder value that may not have direct influence from the oil price.

In the late 1990s, while many other oil and gas companies were still questioning science pointing to a dangerous human influence on climate, BP pledged to cut its direct emissions of such gases 10 percent below 1990 levels by 2010.

Personally, I don't think the opinions of an 83 - year old retired sedimentologist and oil company consultant who has spent years dismissing climate change and climate scientists should influence the future of younger generations, who are, after all, the ones who would have to live with the consequences of his deeply mistaken advice.

The document says the oil company Exxon Mobil has tried «to influence public opinion about the threat of climate change».

An elemental question begs to be corroborated in more than one way for sheer fairness: When the main pushers of the idea that the «reposition global warming» phrase insinuate it is proof of an industry - led disinformation effort employing crooked skeptic climate scientists — Naomi Oreskes saying it indicates a plot to supply «alternative facts,» Gelbspan saying it is a crime against humanity, and Al Gore implying it is a cynical oil company effort — are they truly oblivious to the necessity of corroborating whether or not that phrase and the memo subset it came from actually had widespread corrupting influence, or did they push this «evidence» with malice knowing it was worthless?

With an estimated 74 % of the world's palm oil being used in food products and cooking, each of these companies has considerable buying power and can greatly influence the way palm oil is produced by demanding conflict - free palm oil from their suppliers.

Because the oil companies have the kind of influence over Congress that 12,000 Americans simply don't — through back room dealing and strategizing, they've managed to disingenuously tout the pipeline as a jobs and domestic energy issue.