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More Shocking Profit Taking by ExxonMobil & Oil Giants

More Shocking Profit Taking by ExxonMobil & Oil Giants

Previously unheard of profits of $39.5 billion dollars were reported this week by giant ExxonMobil for the year. With $1 billion you could purchase 50,000 automobiles at $20,000 per vehicle. One billion dollars could provide 500,000 people with $2,000 per person of health and/or dental care. With one billion dollars you could build 20 schools or hospitals with a price tag of $50 million each. While consumers were paying $3 a gallon at the pump, this giant corporation had profit…

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The Story of the Panama Canal

The Story of the Panama Canal

I just finished The Darkest Jungle by Todd Balf which is a true account of the Darien Expedition and America’s role in trying to find a route for the Panama Canal in the 1850’s. An area known as the Darien Gap was thought to be the best route for construction and in 1854 the U.S. sent an expedition with maps of earlier explorations. The 27 member crew landed on the Atlantic side to start their exploration. Led by 33 year…

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