Not to be a complete pessimist, but there was an active disinformation campaign, not dissimilar to the tobacco companies lying about cancer rates going on. Mix

Not to be a complete pessimist, but there was an active disinformation campaign, not dissimilar to the tobacco companies lying about cancer rates going on. Mix in useful idiots and as Upton Sinclair pointed out, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it," and you've got decades of outright denial and obstruction. The only choice is out organize and take direct action, because elections simply aren't enough. https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fossil_fuel_report1.pdf https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fossil_fuel_repo...