This was not news 20 years ago, and it is not really news today. These are people willing to destroy everything for just a few dollars more. You can argue that if it was not them, then it would be someone else. But that is why the system needs to be dismantled. Capitalism will fight any attempt towards fixing climate change. Systems wants to sustain themselves, if a sick system is causing damages, then it needs to go. It is the only way.
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History is not news
Take all their money
What I really, really do not understand about these companies is that they could have easily played both sides and come up on top anyway. They could have continued to make a shit ton of money with oil and simultaniously invest in renewable energies and become the big players in that field too.
But I guess paying off corrupt politicans is much easier.
Change costs $.
Doesn’t matter if it’s 1970 or today.
Plus they’d be bucking all the other petro companies trying to sway public opinion in favor of the status quo.
So they went with cheap and easy.
And here we are.
Predictions? Or goals?
As long as conservatives have the power to defend fossil fuel megacorps, the world will continue to burn. If you aren't fighting conservatism, you aren't fighting climate change. Period.
