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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by epistasis on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:21AM (#27711862)
What does the necessity of the product have to do with malfeasance and unethical behavior?

I assert that we can produce plastics without conducting massive deception campaigns that threaten the very future of our economy, the survival of many cities and states, and mass migration across the globe to adapt to new climate.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by andrewmutz on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:54AM (#27712298)
Climate change has been widely known and understood for decades.

It is convenient to blame the oil companies, but the fault lies in all of us who live in a democracy but did not prioritize regulating carbon emissions.

If you doubt that it is our fault, look at the recent Swiss referendum that failed:

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/swiss-voters-decide-pest...

It was a referendum in a well educated, first world nation, in 2021 and they could not muster the willpower to solve the problem.

The problem is not the oil and gas companies, it is all of us.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by the-dude on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:45AM (#27712997)
The Swiss referendum was discussed at the time here on HN, and the Swiss citizens who commented on it said it was a thinly veiled tax hike and not much more.
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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by gruez on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:48AM (#27713039)
What's the difference between a "veiled tax hike", and raising money to fight climate change?
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