The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate crisis long ago

Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by tossaway332 on Friday July 02, 2021 @10:50AM (#27712237)

Nuremberg trials for the O & G industry. A phrase I've seen thrown around by people who are angrier than I am. I suppose trials would be more fair than guillotines or summary executions.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by inglor_cz on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:54AM (#27713121)

O & G industry aren't dictators, though. People willingly buy and even demand their products. That is very different from coming to power and deciding to kill some outgroup out of hate.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by KozmoNau7 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @01:50PM (#27723433)

Do we actually have a choice, a realistic way to opt out?

Not to mention the massive advertising and marketing machine manipulating us for centuries into desiring the products of the oil and gas industry.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by lotsofpulp on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:29AM (#27712778)

I know plenty of non O & G industry people who would flip their shit if politicians proposed taxing O & G to reduce its use.

Walk around your neighborhood and ask who would vote for the person that takes away their quarter acre lots, detached single family homes, F150s and SUVs, and tropical vacations.

The effects of O & G industry have been widely known for decades, despite any attempt by O & G to obfuscate it or hide it. At this point, it is reasonable to assume the population of the developed world has decided that they might as well enjoy today today, and let tomorrow deal with tomorrow.

It is also a classic prisoner’s dilemma on the global scale, so I expect no change going forward other than miraculous advancements in technology that let us have our cake and eat it too.

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