“Money never seems to be interested in strengthening regulatory agencies, for example, but always in subverting them, in making them miss the danger signs in coal mines and in derivatives trading and in deep-sea oil wells.” WellsSeemsSeaMissingDangerExampleMinesOilAgencyCoalTradingStrengtheningDerivativesDeep Sea Book:No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler Source: No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler
“Appreciation is the oil that lubricates life and keeps your wheels turning easily and freely. Without appreciation, your wheels will still spin, but they are apt to become rusted with resentment and exhaustion. Since there is great truth in the well-known statement "We teach people how to treat us," you can start teaching others to shower you with appreciation by showering yourself first.” PeopleFirstsWellsStillsKnownTeachTeachingAwarenessTreatsAppreciationOilStatementsWheelsResentmentShowersWell KnownExhaustionTeaching OthersWheels Turning Author:Sue Thoele
“In Texas, years ago, almost all of the oil came from surface operations. Then someone got the idea that there were greater sources of supply deeper down. A well was drilled five thousand feet deep. The result? A gusher. Too many of us operate on the surface. We never go deep enough to find supernatural resources. The result is, we never operate at our best. More time and investment is involved to go deep but a gusher will pay off.” YearsWellsIdeasEnoughTimeResultsPayFiveGreaterFeetSourceInvolvedThousandResourcesYears AgoInvestmentDeeperSurfaceOilOperationsMore TimeTexasNatural Resources Author:Alfred Armand Montapert
“Choosing the most fuel-efficient vehicles within a class can save drivers at least $1,500 in fuel costs and avoid more than 15 tons of greenhouse gas pollution over the life of the vehicle, as well as help reduce dependence on foreign oil.” WellsHelpingClassCostOilFuelGlobal WarmingGasDriversEfficientVehiclePollutionDependenceGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesForeign Oil Author:Carol Browner
“But we have not used our waters well. Our major rivers are defiled by noxious debris. Pollutants from cities and industries kill the fish in our streams. Many waterways are covered with oil slicks and contain growths of algae that destroy productive life and make the water unfit for recreation. "Polluted Water-No Swimming" has become a familiar sign on too many beaches and rivers. A lake that has served many generations of men now can be destroyed by man in less than one generation.” MenWellsUsedGrowthWaterCitiesGenerationsIndustryMajorsRiversEnvironmentalFishesOilFamiliarDestroyedBeachStreamsProductiveLakesCoveredSwimmingRecreationSlickDebrisAlgaeProductive Life Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesn't show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet.” IfsWantWellsMayShowsPoliticalPresidentPlanetsOilRememberedForeign OilPolitical Courage Author:Jeff Goodell