Shell Oil Co. Pres. John D. Hofmeister discovered some troubling attitudes as he met with local business and government leaders during his most recent visits to 50 US cities.“People have embraced $3/gal gasoline. They haven’t embraced the oil industry. We’re more than disliked; we’re disrespected, and it’s the industry’s own fault,” he told reporters during a stop in Washington, DC, on Feb. 14.That makes the oil and gas industry an easy target for some politicians who use oil companies’ high profits to justify punitive legislation, he said, adding, “Bad public policies for the purpose of spiting the oil companies hurt consumers.”...