Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider

By: John Hofmeister

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Synopsis: "Americans have long had a love-hate relationship with the oil industry. Myself included." --from the Preface. AT SHELL OIL, JOHN HOFMEISTER was known for being a straight shooter, willing to challenge his peers throughout the industry. Now he's a man on a mission, the founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, crisscrossing the country in a grassroots campaign to change the way we look at energy. While pundits proffer false new promises of green energy independence or flatly deny the existence of a problem, Hofmeister offers an insider's view of what's behind the energy companies' posturing and how politicians use energy misinformation and lack of information to get and stay elected. Here, with frank commentary and insider anecdotes, Hofmeister tackles the nation's energy crisis, establishing a new framework to get politics out of energy and establish an orderly transition from fossil fuels to an affordable, sustainable energy future.