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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by beaconstudios on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:39AM (#27712090)
I'm not talking about corruption, but the poster above seemed mad that the oil companies made us use oil, beyond just being angry about the oil companies' corrupt practices.

If you drink water from a corrupt company, by all means try to get the corruption fixed but don't blame them that we live in a water based society.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by KptMarchewa on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:09AM (#27712503)
>oil companies made us use oil

They also actively lie about oil usage effects on environment, and lobby governments to not only to allow them to continue destruction, but also give them subsidies for it.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by beaconstudios on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:13AM (#27712568)
They should be punished for misleading people, of course, if we can show that it was done knowingly - which I can imagine it was.
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