Big Oil in the United States: Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics

This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States―and suggests how their influence can be reduced.

• Focuses on big oil's impact on U.S. government policy―regulatory, environmental, and fiscal―and analyzes big oil's political influence through campaign contributions and lobbying

• Proposes methods that could be employed to reduce big oil's influence over energy policy

• Presents current information relevant to university-level courses in energy politics, public policy, and state or local politics and policy as well as to practitioners such as government regulators, business persons, and NGO representatives