“It is an irony as biting as the frigid
temperatures [in the Arctic] . . . that the
very oil companies that contributed so much
to global warming now stand to benefit
from the dramatic melt it is causing.”
—
Charles M. Sennott, journalist
“In the future, you are going to need every
molecule of oil that you can get from
every source.”
—
Don Paul, Chevron executive
“People feel powerless. The oil company is
coming on your property. You don’t have
the ability to protect the land. You can
push the monster back, but at a certain
point it’s gonna walk on top of you.”
—
Derrick Braaten, North Dakota attorney
