Big Oil in the United States

This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States-and suggests how their influence can be reduced. * Focuses on big oil's impact on U.S. government policy-regulatory, environmental, and fiscal-and a [...]
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This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States-and suggests how their influence can be reduced. * Focuses on big oil's impact on U.S. government policy-regulatory, environmental, and fiscal-and analyzes big oil's political influence through campaign contributions and lobbying * Proposes methods that could be employed to reduce big oil's influence over energy policy * Presents current information relevant to university-level courses in energy politics, public policy, and state or local politics and policy as well as to practitioners such as government regulators, business persons, and NGO representatives