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>A group of 500 prominent scientists and professionals, led by the CLINTEL co-founder Guus Berkhout Well let's see who this is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

>A group of 500 prominent scientists and professionals, led by the CLINTEL co-founder Guus Berkhout Well let's see who this is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guus_Berkhout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guus_Berkhout > Augustinus Johannes "Guus" Berkhout (born 1940) is a Dutch engineer who has worked for the oil and gas industry, and as a professor. Berkhout started his career working for Shell. > In 2019, Berkhout founded the climate change denial organization Climate Intelligence Foundation (CLINTEL).

ohduran 7y ago
Sounds a lot like Thomas Midgley Jr[1], inventor of leaded gasoline - followed by a ferocious PR campaign against banning it, and CFCs - same. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
- rudiv 7y ago
  Somewhat fitting that he was killed by his own invention (not tetraethyllead or freon). I remember hearing about him from Stephen Fry on QI.
  - ohduran 7y ago
    A Brief History of Nearly Everything goes over the story. An amazing, very recommended read.