Haha, I didn't know that Hugo Chavez headed up Citgo. While I don't think--as he does-- that he is the next Simon Bolivar, I give him props for being cheeky in his relations with the U.S. I'd like to know more about BP's about-face, what prompted it, and if their past motley ethical record has been ameliorated in the new alternative energy campaign. On Shell... I'd like to mention their connection with the execution of Nigerian author/activist Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1996. Saro-Wiwa, a member of the Ogoni tribe, and others loudly protested Shell's pollution of the Niger Delta, an important natural resource for the tribe. The Nigerian government did Shell the favor of eliminating the troublesome nine. I'll continue to boycott the company for that, and encourage others to do the same. Also, check out his controversial novel, Sozaboy!!