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Most disliked industry in the U.S.? Oil & gas

GasBuddy Blog -- It says a lot when an entire industry can be disliked even more than government but that's what the Gallup organization is reporting based on a poll it conducted asking Americans how they felt about 25 of the nation's largest industries.

They asked respondents to indicate whether they were positive, negative or neutral. And the oil & gas industry scored a 61 percent negative rating.

Loren Steffy, business reporter for the Houston Chronicle, says the rating is understandable given the misperceptions we have of the challenges of oil exploration/refining and production; and, the prevailing attitudes in the industry as well.

Steffy says that the oil industry tends to dismiss the American people as uneducated...

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Submitted Sep 03, 2012 By: PD

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Deem429 Rookie Author Pittsburgh Posts:5 Points:975 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 6:35:18 PM Ignore Deem429 Report Abuse poor environmental record
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2012 4:52:52 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse and where do you think oil comes from, justthedriver?
justthedriver Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:67 Points:19,115 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2012 7:55:39 PM Ignore justthedriver Report Abuse It's a dirty industry, but most fuel resources are with exception of natural gas, but then that comes from garbage and decay...
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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2012 4:12:04 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Pig Oil's own fault.
garywa01 Sophomore Author Alberta Posts:130 Points:382,165 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Sep 5, 2012 7:25:42 AM Ignore garywa01 Report Abuse The same in Alberta
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,978 Points:2,119,565 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 5, 2012 5:29:51 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse It DOES provide a lot of UPs and DOWNs, not only in price to the public, but employment in the industry itself!
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myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,209 Points:1,054,650 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 3:03:58 PM Ignore myambro Report Abuse I find this hard to believe.
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GatorGuy Champion Author Columbia Posts:2,238 Points:1,209,195 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 12:35:40 PM Ignore GatorGuy Report Abuse Big oil-right up there with the government on those we love to hate.
CapriceWagon All-Star Author Washington Posts:949 Points:481,020 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:39:26 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse I'm surprised oil and gas beat out the greenies, must be because oil and gas are actually viable options to heat your home and get to work, everyone uses them. Kind of like AT&T, they have the most customers so they have the most angry customers, too
HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,111 Points:912,500 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:17:30 AM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse Don't like the high prices of oil. Vote for conservatives this next election. Hey goodbuy, but your voting for lesser of two evils? Why even vote if you cant even make the distinction between the two. Apparently you can tell the difference between truth or Hope and Change.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,563 Points:1,920,875 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:15:26 AM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse Jail the speculators!
TekWare Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,171 Points:674,850 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:14:35 AM Ignore TekWare Report Abuse They and their speculator buddies are almost single handedly destroying the economy.
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Double_Golden Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,575 Points:607,560 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:10:37 AM Ignore Double_Golden Report Abuse of course, gas price killing us and the economies...
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bigmace111 Champion Author Albany Posts:2,733 Points:616,550 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:06:55 AM Ignore bigmace111 Report Abuse If the oil and gas companies were more interested in the economic recovery and not in their obscene profits, they would not be as hated as they are. Why can't a profit of 1 billion dollars a quarter be enough, why must they gouge us for 10 to 20 billion a quarter?
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,678 Points:1,424,530 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:05:01 AM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse It is what it is. I think the people that are working and employed by the oil and gas industry are very happy. I don't like politics. I have to vote in November for the lesser of two evils. Have not had a good economy since President Clinton left office. Don't like Obama but feel we will be worse off with Romney as the only reason he is running is because his wife wants to be first lady. What a joke.
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jtravis711 Sophomore Author Orange County Posts:174 Points:199,065 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:04:27 AM Ignore jtravis711 Report Abuse Nice poll, does something need to be done here?
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KathySipsGas All-Star Author Columbus Posts:859 Points:231,395 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:01:12 AM Ignore KathySipsGas Report Abuse Prices will not go down as much as usual. We're screwed with Obama!
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bobsalwaysmt Champion Author Long Island Posts:4,665 Points:266,040 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 11:00:15 AM Ignore bobsalwaysmt Report Abuse Personally, I dislike the Government MUCH MORE!!!
TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,307 Points:908,765 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 10:59:06 AM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse Settjec wrote: "The author of this article is WRONG! The most disliked industry is CAPITOL HILL!" The article is about INDUSTRIES. Get that? A hill is a hill as opposed to a valley.
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dougtaylor1 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,761 Points:449,275 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 10:52:30 AM Ignore dougtaylor1 Report Abuse "We need the Government to run the oil industry just like Medicare" I hope this was sarcasm. The government shouldn't run anything. They should protect our freedoms and rights, not to remove any of them.
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Settjec Champion Author Little Rock Posts:1,994 Points:690,670 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 10:37:42 AM Ignore Settjec Report Abuse The author of this article is WRONG! The most disliked industry is CAPITOL HILL!
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