Oil companies are challenged on high profits, low investment in alternative energy

摘要

"On April Fools' Day, the biggest joke of all is being played on American families by Big Oil, who are using every trick in the book to keep billions in federal tax subsidies, even as they rake in record profits." The accuser was Rep Edward Markey, chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and a longtime critic of the US oil industry. The occasion was a congressional hearing on the topic 'Drilling for answers: oil company profits, runaway prices, and the pursuit of alternatives.'