Spoils of war
Esso is doing more than any other company to keep the US hooked on oil. This is fuelling Bush's war and causing global warming.
For decades Esso (ExxonMobil in the USA) has opposed any policy seeking to reduce the need for oil in the US.
Bush's road to the White House was paved with oil money. Esso donated more to the Republican Party than any other oil company in the run-up to the 2000 elections.
Esso and Bush (a former oil man) are driven by oil. The US - which is home to only 5% of the world's population - accounts for 25% of global oil consumption, but has only 3% of the proven oil reserves.
Iraq is sitting on the world's second largest reserves of oil. The Bush energy plan predicts a 61% increase in US oil imports in the next 20 years. That's one of the real reasons behind the war.
If Bush invested in renewables to tackle global warming and energy security he wouldn't need to invade Iraq for cheap oil. Esso, more than any other oil company is sabotaging international action on global warming, and ensuring the US remains addicted to oil.
Download The Tiger in the Tanks, a Greenpeace report on Esso, the Bush administration, US oil dependency and the war against Iraq.
