Mankind has been restricted to the internal combustion engine and its
reliance on gasoline simply for the purpose of making society
dependent on this type of technology and of course on the gasoline and
derivatives on which they run. Why? For more profits? When corporate
Big Brother already pretty much controls all sources of capital and
income, why would greater profit mean anything to them?

   I hear that Exxon/Mobil is setting out to buy back all its stock.