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Did consumers ask Exxon to suppress climate change research? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil_climate_change_denial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon

• SR2Z 1y ago
  No, but that doesn't change the fact that people in general dislike the idea of lowering their standard of living for environmental reasons. Nobody pollutes in a vacuum, and the truth is that our emissions are the collective responsibility of all of us and not just 10 large companies or whatever the Reddit line is these days.
  • triceratops 1y ago
    > people in general dislike the idea of lowering their standard of living for environmental reasons. > Nobody pollutes in a vacuum I agree, not in a vacuum. If everyone knew the true risks then they might re-think things. They might prioritize tech that could reduce pollution without lowering living standards. Oil companies have worked very hard at covering up the truth, purely because a transition to cleaner tech would cost them money.
  • triceratops 1y ago
    > our emissions are the collective responsibility of all of us This reminds me of the Bugs Bunny/communism meme. My profits, our emissions.
    • SR2Z 1y ago
      If you pay for gas and then drive your car, both you and the oil company have benefitted from the pollution...