Big Oil's State of Denial
It's a familiar story. In 1987, I wrote in this space urging swifter action on the work of Prof. F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina, who in 1974 had reported that releasing chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere would destroy ozone, our cosmic umbrella from the sun's ultraviolet radiation. The chairman of the board of DuPont said this was "a science-fiction tale." I have a huge ozone hole above Antarctica I'd like to sell him.
Reader Comments
"We have met the enemy and he is us"
... a famous quotation you all should recognize and come to grips with... our lavish use of energy and attitude that cheap energy is an entitlement are the root of the problem. Don't beat up on the oil companies for succeeding in what they do best and demonstrating the spirit upon which our country was built. EM is in the business to produce oil and has the technology, expertise, and effectiveness to do it well... so let them do their job and let the marketplace sort out which of the alternative energy sources is worth pursuing.
Same old energy, alternative universe
"They are in the business of supplying oil products."
That won't be so bad if that's all that ExxonMobil does. The thing is, in order to sustain its business model -- which is getting more and more unviable -- it has to continue funding front groups such as the Heritage Institute, the AEI, etc. to pump out eco-inactivist bollocks.
Oh yes, Tillerson tells us that they recently stopped funding _some_ of these front groups. _Some_.
-- bi, http://frankbi.wordpress.com/
Alternative energy
Why should we expect oil companies to develop alternative fuel? They are in the business of supplying oil products. Let someone else create the alternative energy sources, then the oil companies can go the way of buggy whip makers.
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