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What if everyone knew the truth and didn't care because it want their problem? I remember the Bush administration dismissing climate change because Americans d
by AtlasBarfed 5y ago
What if everyone knew the truth and didn't care because it want their problem?
I remember the Bush administration dismissing climate change because Americans didn't want to change their lifestyle.
I remember America falling in love with the SUV in 1995 at the precise moment we should have gone the other way in size.
I remember mid nineties pbs specials on global warming, the first ipcc reports that actually were underestimates.
Let me emphasize: the science was mainstream enough that there were UN panels of scientists making models and prognosis TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.
What will be a surprise I'd be f anyone does go after the oil execs.
- CyanBird 5y agoYou might enjoy this piece https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2020/03/shell-climate-change.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2020/03/shell-climate-ch... It is about the steps that shell is taking, or at least reviewing in order to fight climate change, what is interesting about it, is that the company has been rather active on these points/actions and since that piece was published these actions have become quite visible and measurable vs other not as active oil/energy companies /shell competitors
- NumberWangMan 5y agoI can't see what you're seeing in the article. It seems like Shell is pretty much only interested in changing their business as much as they're forced to.
- webmaven 5y agoI'm not sure what point you're trying to make by highlighting one company's greenwashing efforts. I mean, causing the problems in the first place and then selling solutions to the world (and spending plenty of money to visibly promote their 'good works') isn't all that noble. Are you familiar with the phrase "Disaster Capitalism"?