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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by lliamander on Thursday September 21, 2017 @01:39PM (#15305755)
Yes, but the cities of Oakland and SF use fossil fuels and energy made from fossil fuels, correct? The harm isn't in extracting the oil from the ground, it's in burning it. There are a whole host of people guilty of that, including everyone who puts fuel into their internal combustion powered car and turns the thing on.
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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by SimbaOnSteroids on Thursday September 21, 2017 @01:53PM (#15305874)
Yes, however the confounding factor is that the large oil companies have spent a lot of money convincing people that these actions are harmless, despite internal data saying otherwise. In a world where these companies kept their mouth shut about climate research, then I don't see how they'd be at fault.
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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by BFatts on Thursday September 21, 2017 @04:20PM (#15306989)
Over a period of how many years? If it's been, say 2-5 years, is that enough time for us to say "they've known and done nothing about it" effectively? Or are we just whining because we like to bitch?
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Re:Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from ri... by SimbaOnSteroids on Thursday September 21, 2017 @04:34PM (#15307078)
Exxon has known since 1977[1].

[1]https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-...

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