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More specifically, the issue is with Republican legislators listening to fossil fuel interests and wealthy donors over public opinion. A majority of people in
by matthewmcg 9y ago
More specifically, the issue is with Republican legislators listening to fossil fuel interests and wealthy donors over public opinion.
A majority of people in the United States support climate action. Even a majority of self-identified Republicans.
- mertd 9y agoHow is it that the secretary of state who was a fossil fuel CEO is against quitting?
- breatheoften 9y agoMany of the same researchers that developed the techniques that Exxon relies on to find oil also developed the arguments about anthropogenic climate change. There are certainly individuals within Exxon who acknowledge climate change. I do not envy their cognitive dissonance.
- matthewmcg 9y agoUpdate: Exxon stockolders too! https://www.reuters.com/article/us-exxonmobil-climate-idUSKBN18R0DC https://www.reuters.com/article/us-exxonmobil-climate-idUSKB...
- yorwba 9y agoI don't follow US politics very closely, so I don't know whom you are referring to; but if they were a fossil fuel CEO, they may no longer have a financial interest in quitting.