It appears that USA TODAY has joined the congressional inquisition against Big Oil. This makes it painfully clear that USA TODAY has lost its common sense. Though oil profit percentages are up, taxes on the industry have long been double those percentages.

USA TODAY
April 29, 2008

Calm 'eco-frenzy'
Daniel B. Jeffs - Apple Valley, Calif.

Eco-friendly events that leave behind "trails of waste" serve as evidence of the "eco-frenzy" that has been hurting our country's economy for many years ("When eco-friendly events go unfriendly," Life, April 22).

A Global Intelligence Briefing For CEOs
by Herbert Meyer

Currently, there are four major transformations that are shaping political, economic and world events. These transformations have profound implications for American business owners, our culture and our way of life.

High fuel prices: the product of our complacency
October 11, 2005

As if we didn't know about the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel each time we pay the price, the media reminds us on a daily basis. In addition, we are told to expect enormous increases in our heating costs this winter, and the resulting inflationary costs of almost everything.