Originally Posted By itsme <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/15/AR2005111501842.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/15/AR2005111501842.html</a> Some misc clips- "A White House document shows that executives from big oil companies met with Vice President Cheney's energy task force in 2001 -- something long suspected by environmentalists but denied as recently as last week by industry officials testifying before Congress. "The document, obtained this week by The Washington Post, shows that officials from Exxon Mobil Corp., Conoco (before its merger with Phillips), Shell Oil Co. and BP America Inc. met in the White House complex with the Cheney aides who were developing a national energy policy, parts of which became law and parts of which are still being debated." "The person familiar with the task force's work, who requested anonymity out of concern about retribution, said the document was based on records kept by the Secret Service of people admitted to the White House complex. This person said most meetings were with Andrew Lundquist, the task force's executive director, and Cheney aide Karen Y. Knutson. According to the White House document, Rouse met with task force staff members on Feb. 14, 2001. On March 21, they met with Archie Dunham, who was chairman of Conoco. On April 12, according to the document, task force staff members met with Conoco official Huffman and two officials from the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, Wayne Gibbens and Alby Modiano. On April 17, task force staff members met with Royal Dutch/Shell Group's chairman, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Shell Oil chairman Steven Miller and two others. On March 22, staff members met with BP regional president Bob Malone, chief economist Peter Davies and company employees Graham Barr and Deb Beaubien. Toward the end of the hearing, Lautenberg asked the five executives: "Did your company or any representatives of your companies participate in Vice President Cheney's energy task force in 2001?" When there was no response, Lautenberg added: "The meeting . . . " "No," said Raymond. "No," said Chevron Chairman David J. O'Reilly. "We did not, no," Mulva said. "To be honest, I don't know," said BP America chief executive Ross Pillari, who came to the job in August 2001. "I wasn't here then." "But your company was here," Lautenberg replied. "Yes," Pillari said. Shell Oil president John Hofmeister, who has held his job since earlier this year, answered last. "Not to my knowledge," he said." On a side not i got gas for under 2 bucks{1.97} the other day. I look for it to drop alot more pretty soon.
