silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days agoLee Raymond, Exxon CEO Who Doubted Climate Change, Dies at 87 | as early as the 1970s, Exxon had understood more about climate change than it had let on and had deliberately misled the public about itwww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down12
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkLee Raymond, Exxon CEO Who Doubted Climate Change, Dies at 87 | as early as the 1970s, Exxon had understood more about climate change than it had let on and had deliberately misled the public about itwww.bloomberg.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarekrashmolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoYou could adopt that belief in the hope that it’s true. Sort of like Pascal’s wager but for punishing your enemies. An asshole’s wager, if you will
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoHe knew exactly what was going on and made the decision to hire the tobacco-cancer denial machine to confuse the public and prevent a timely shift away from fossil fuels
You could adopt that belief in the hope that it’s true. Sort of like Pascal’s wager but for punishing your enemies. An asshole’s wager, if you will
He knew exactly what was going on and made the decision to hire the tobacco-cancer denial machine to confuse the public and prevent a timely shift away from fossil fuels