ACC Executive Chairman Benji Backer is joined by Mike Sommers of the American Petroleum Institute. This episode is all about oil, and Benji and our guest cover the rise and history of oil from the Industrial Revolution to modern day. They explore the tough questions that have never actually been asked directly of the oil industry, and the ensuing conversation is a heartfelt discussion about the future of energy in America.

Does oil want to ‘kill’ renewables? Does ‘big oil’ really hate the environment? These are things the political extreme would have you think. But Mike’s answers might surprise them!

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