Ranking oil companies from evil to even more evil

Get pumped: Sierra has updated its guide to choosing the least-evil gas stations. And they’ve condensed it to fit in a handy travel-sized package: a rearview-mirror air freshener, which could not be more appropriate considering how gassy Americans are. (We consume some 400 million gallons of crudeness a day!) Below, the top eight oil companies […]

Get pumped: Sierra has updated its guide to choosing the least-evil gas stations. And they’ve condensed it to fit in a handy travel-sized package: a rearview-mirror air freshener, which could not be more appropriate considering how gassy Americans are. (We consume some 400 million gallons of crudeness a day!)

Below, the top eight oil companies ranked from evil to even more evil:

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Top of the Barrel

BP

Sunoco

Middle of the Barrel

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Royal Dutch Shell

Chevron

Valero Energy Corporation

Citgo

Bottom of the Barrel

ExxonMobil

ConocoPhillips

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