Consumer, Environmental Fury Kicks Off Exxon Meeting

Simmering consumer fury over soaring gasoline prices and angst over Exxon Mobil Corp.’s environmental policies converged on a Dallas symphony hall on Wednesday as the company kicked off its annual shareholders’ meeting.

A normally raucous affair teeming with protesters, angry shareholders and police officers, Exxon’s meeting has drawn more attention than usual this year. About 60 protesters stood outside the meeting hall in downtown Dallas, beating drums and chanting slogans like, “Exxon gets rich while US soldiers die” and “No planet, no dividends.”

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