Exxon Posts Explanation for Climate Dissembling

onJul 28, 2006 @ 11:38 PDT

For anyone who is not clear why it would be in the interests of the energy industry to deny the accuracy of climate change science – or to delay any action to reduce the use of fossil fuels – this might be a clue. Collecting profits at the rate of $10 billion a quarter, Exxon executives clearly believe they will be able to afford to make whatever adaptations are necessary to live comfortably – however much he climate might change.

By Richard Littlemore

Analysis

The Allure of Flight

ByLindsey J. Smith

onApr 26, 2024 @ 13:38 PDT

New novel "The Sky Was Ours" reckons with escape, the false promise of technofixes, and the desire for a better world.

us/Big Oil’s Dangerous Radioactive Secret

ByJustin Nobel

onApr 24, 2024 @ 10:06 PDT

DeSmog writer Justin Nobel’s new book explores how workers bear the brunt of the oil and gas industry’s hidden contaminated waste.

uk/UK Accused of ‘Helping Russia’ as Refined Oil Imports From ‘Laundering’ Countries Remain at Record High

BySam Bright

onApr 24, 2024 @ 02:10 PDT

Britain is boosting the Kremlin war effort by continuing to purchase billions of pounds worth of refined oil from India, China, and Turkey, campaigners say.