oil was only a step in the evolution to human economic growth. fire. coal, oil, nuclear energy, and developing energy sources. manage the future, the past is dead.roadkill » 12 Jul 2023, 2:52 am » wrote: ↑ I heard years ago that the Kennedy family owns 3 oil companies. Not sure what the status is now, but RFK Jr. was asked about it once when he was campaigning on climate change. I'm not knocking him but we might as well know about it.