Despite slumping global sales, Honda's lineup of gas sippers and a profitable motorbike business have helped the automaker navigate the recession.

That debt has now dwindled almost to nothing, as foreign reserves, boosted by a windfall of cash from oil and gas sales, have mounted beyond $120 billion.

Companies may brand their gigantic sales of oil and gas with greenwashing images of windmills, but they continue to sell oil and gas.