Bob,

You beat me to calling #10 a load of doggy-doo. The company I work for lost BILLIONS of dollars due to damaged rigs, destroyed equipment and displaced workers.

As for Exxon's profits, a large part of that is due to CONSUMER'S demand for fuel, electricity, plastic, fertilizer and everything else made from petroleum and natural gas. If you don't like the price simply use less. Back when I lived in Minnestoa there was a great bumper sticker that said, "If you are complaining about farmers STOP TALKING WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL!". It's the same with petrochemicals, if you can live without them more power to you. If you can't make that sacrifice then deal with it.

-Blast