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As someone else who isn't young: we'll figure out other things but climate change thing is a much bigger problem. It's fundamentally unlike how we fixed CFCs/oz
by throwaway5752 6y ago
As someone else who isn't young: we'll figure out other things but climate change thing is a much bigger problem. It's fundamentally unlike how we fixed CFCs/ozone, lead levels, DDT, or anything else in human history. We should all endeavor to fix it even if it requires bribing oil executives for a generation so we can involve something that is a closer to a French revolution outcome for the class that is causing this problem. It's an existential issue for the young.
- wtn 6y agoAn oilman's constituents are his shareholders, so this is really an issue for Congress. If businesses are not required to account for externalities (such as environmental impact) then they generally will not do so.
- throwaway5752 6y agoIf the petroleum industry couldn't make political donations (and wasn't very aggressive about doing so), I would agree with you more strongly.