Has the US gone communist yet? It's hard to tell.

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Big oil has made just about ZERO contributions to solar power, fission, and many other forms of alternative energy. If it wasn't obvious to you before, unrestrained private enterprise is the root of the problems here.

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Why aren't there unrestrained, private enterprises making contributions to solar power, fission, and other forms of alternative energy?

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Exxon Mobil Posts Record Profits
http://www.forbes.com/markets/2005/0...131video2.html

Shell reports record UK profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4672716.stm


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Exxon Mobil Profit Surges but Gas, Oil Output Drops
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,163935,00.html
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Why should they? I couldn't think of a better way to protect your cash cow than the multibillion dollar entrance fee of an oil platform and the multibillion dollar refineries. Developing solar panels would be suicide because it allows competition due to low cost of entry.