Impediments To Change

March 14, 2006 • 9:17 am PST
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Exxon just announced it had the most profitable year of any company in the history of the United States. Not to generalize too much, but Exxon is not, shall we say, one of the better oil companies, when it comes to making the world a better place. So, there is little to say to accompany this news article, except that until operating a company the way Exxon is operated becomes something other than profitable, it will be hard to make them change.

Over at the Gristmill, they mince fewer words

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