http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/oil-industry Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:18:24 -0400 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:18:24 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/353/big-oils-stranglehold-on-america By Regina L. Diamond - Big oil’s ruthless supply and demand tactics have monopolized the entire energy industry by shredding competitors’ attempts to offer alternatives. Consumers are thus forced to surrender their right to choose due to the aggressive techniques being used by the oil industry to prevent the use of clean energy. Unfortunately, the American government has historically sided with the oil tycoons. In the movie Who Killed the Electric Car the executive director for Energy and Climate Solutions, Joseph J. Romm accurately declares, “There’s no question that the people who control the... Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:22 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/353/big-oils-stranglehold-on-america