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But the oil companies that lobbied to prevent any action on climate change, to make sure oil subsidies remain and renewable subsidies don't come to pass, that f
by rbecker 6y ago
But the oil companies that lobbied to prevent any action on climate change, to make sure oil subsidies remain and renewable subsidies don't come to pass, that funded FUD research on climate change when their own confidential, internal research said it was a problem, they are completely blameless.
It is individual consumers, whose every attempt at organized action has been sabotaged, that are to blame.
Some sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/may/20/oil-company-records-exxon-co2-emission-reduction-patents https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/may/20/oil-company...
https://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/ https://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/
- rdiddly 6y agoI don't see it as an either/or situation. Also it's really not worth all the histrionics. It's a fact, it's happening, I'm contributing to it right now by continuing to not kill myself.