This is the story of how Standard Oil, a United States oil company, became the start of some of the largest companies in the world today. The companies that grew from Standard Oil currently have a combined market cap of over $950 Billion. Standard Oil’s history goes back to 1863, When John D. Rockefeller and …
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Protestors Take Out Their Anger Towards Oil and Gas on an $80 Million Van Gogh Sunflower Painting
Today British Oil protest group “Just Stop Oil” staged a demonstration where two members threw tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting. In a video posted on YouTube, the protestors, after throwing soup on the artwork, ask, “Are you more concerned about the protection of art or the protection of the planet and people?” The …