> we would still need loads of oil But this is my point - no, we wouldn't still need loads of oil to continue our day-to-day lives, if these lies by Exxon had

> we would still need loads of oil But this is my point - no, we wouldn't still need loads of oil to continue our day-to-day lives, if these lies by Exxon had not been told. If we had spent the last 40 years going full-speed to develop alternatives then we would not have this problem you pose right now. Cars would be electric, battery factories would be commonplace, solar panels would be everywhere - and we would not be so dependent on oil.