Exxon's elixir salesman.

Below is another shameless scam commercial to makes us feel all warm and fuzzy about turning over our country to greedy zillionaires. In his one we have a sweet, friendly con who could be Karl Malden's son. To hear him tell it, fracking is the best thing to happen since sliced bread and the safest. Of course we won't be left with desolate landscapes, brackish water, surprisingly high cancer rates, lower real estate values and far less scenic scenery. I love that they show us verdant forests; small towns with red, white, and blue bunting; the welcoming lighting of a cozy white home; and the subliminal masterpiece the "OPEN" sign suggesting raping the land is great for the economy. While it may appear that geologist Erik Oswald is merely a spokesperson for ExxonMobil, he is actually a highly-paid executive. In fact, there is an international petition going around asking him to reconsider his career choice. As a geologist he should love the earth and care for it. Instead he leads the charge for fracking. For those who don't know the term, fracking is when chemicals are forced into the ground to get the gas released from the layers of earth. This always results in terrible pollution of the drinking water forever. So, obviously anything Oswald says on these commercials is just a gaseous iie.