tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post7868939506241554095..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Solyndra vs. Oil SubsidiesBud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-22501752424202070972013-02-06T21:00:22.939-08:002013-02-06T21:00:22.939-08:00UPDATE: BP was sued for the oil spill that did at ...UPDATE: BP was sued for the oil spill that did at least $34 billion in damages to the Gulf Coast, and a U.S. judge approved an agreement for BP to plead guilty to manslaughter (that killed 11 workers) and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties. <br /><br />But the U.S. taxpayers have also awarded BP (through defense contracts) $2.51 billion in 2011, up from $1.04 billion in 2010. BP is among the companies that have gained from the Pentagon’s appetite for oil.<br /><br />The Defense Department, the world’s single largest consumer of energy excluding countries, spent $17.3 billion on petroleum in fiscal 2011. <br /><br />Meanwhile, U.S. taxpayers still subsidize at least $4 billion a year to big oil.Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com