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> We all know now about global warming but there are hundreds of coal stations being built right now. There are still people denying it, they are literally fun
by resoluteteeth 4y ago
> We all know now about global warming but there are hundreds of coal stations being built right now.
There are still people denying it, they are literally funded by companies like Exxon, and this is one of the biggest impediments to stopping climate change.
So, yeah, if Exxon had just announced their results 50 years ago rather than spending tons of money denying them it would have made a huge difference.
- rr888 4y ago> There are still people denying it, Only a few crackpots > and this is one of the biggest impediments to stopping climate change. No I dont believe this at all.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> Only a few crackpots That's overly dismissive. They might be crackpots, but they're sometimes powerful crackpots. Like US Senators: https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-snowball-climate-change/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-snowbal...
- rr888 4y agoHis last day in the senate was last week.
- ceejayoz 4y agoDo you think he's the only legislator with these views?
- rr888 4y agodo you think there is a majority of legislators with these views? There might still be some around but they are crackpots. Stop looking for scapegoats.
- ceejayoz 4y agoI believe the majority of the Republican Party has espoused these views - evolving slightly from "climate change doesn't exist" to "it's not a big deal" to "it's not humans" to "we can't do anything to fix it".