A replay of the Tobacco Companies techniques to convince people that tobacco doesn’t cause cancer…
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The plaintiffs are the coastal cities of San Francisco and Oakland.
They’re suing five major oil companies (Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips and BP) to pay for the cities’ costs to cope with the sea level rise caused by global warming.
Chevron’s lawyer presented the science for the defense, and most notably, began by explicitly accepting the expert consensus on human-caused global warming, saying:
“From Chevron’s perspective, there is no debate about the science of climate change.”
(Yep, burning oil / coal causes climate change to speed up drastically.)
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The judge mandated that those submitting briefs detail their funding sources, and they listed a litany of oil companies and fossil fuel-funded think tanks. Among those listed by Monckton and Soon’s group were ExxonMobil, the Heartland Institute, and the Charles G. Koch Foundation.
Among those listed by Happer, Koonin, and Lindzen were the Heritage Foundation, Peabody Coal, the Cato Institute, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
It’s a perfect example of the oil industry’s two-faced behavior.
For decades their own scientists quietly published peer-reviewed research concluding that humans are causing global warming.
That was the face we saw from Chevron’s lawyer.
But at the same time, oil companies were funding contrarian scientists and think tanks to spread denial and doubt about that same science.
That was the face revealed in the denier briefs.
Although they accept the expert climate consensus, the oil companies obviously don’t want to be held liable for the costs of the climate damages their products cause.
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The Guardian
In court, Big Oil rejected climate denial
If even oil companies accept human-caused global warming, why doesn’t everybody?
One ridiculous thing about the denial is that it’s not hard to understand. We all know what happens to a car in the sun. The sun reacts to carbon dioxide in the air the same way it reacts to a pane of glass.
But no – let’s believe the corporations that make money by polluting the air. THEY wouldn’t lie. Let’s pretend that there’s no limit to how much poison we can pour into the air before it starts to have an effect.
The desert average temps will not increase at the same percentage as the far northern and southern latitudes as global climate changes accelerate. Already been proven through this weird outlier concept called factual climate statistics. Hard for deniers to grasp I know
fuzzbucket Premium Member about 2 months ago
Death Valley has a lake, and Utah is running low on water.
Sun about 2 months ago
How’s your global warming hoax treating you?
Silly Season about 2 months ago
2018 – In Court… Under Oath….
A replay of the Tobacco Companies techniques to convince people that tobacco doesn’t cause cancer…
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The plaintiffs are the coastal cities of San Francisco and Oakland.
They’re suing five major oil companies (Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips and BP) to pay for the cities’ costs to cope with the sea level rise caused by global warming.
Chevron’s lawyer presented the science for the defense, and most notably, began by explicitly accepting the expert consensus on human-caused global warming, saying:
“From Chevron’s perspective, there is no debate about the science of climate change.”
(Yep, burning oil / coal causes climate change to speed up drastically.)
✁
The judge mandated that those submitting briefs detail their funding sources, and they listed a litany of oil companies and fossil fuel-funded think tanks. Among those listed by Monckton and Soon’s group were ExxonMobil, the Heartland Institute, and the Charles G. Koch Foundation.
Among those listed by Happer, Koonin, and Lindzen were the Heritage Foundation, Peabody Coal, the Cato Institute, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
It’s a perfect example of the oil industry’s two-faced behavior.
For decades their own scientists quietly published peer-reviewed research concluding that humans are causing global warming.
That was the face we saw from Chevron’s lawyer.
But at the same time, oil companies were funding contrarian scientists and think tanks to spread denial and doubt about that same science.
That was the face revealed in the denier briefs.
Although they accept the expert climate consensus, the oil companies obviously don’t want to be held liable for the costs of the climate damages their products cause.
~
The Guardian
In court, Big Oil rejected climate denial
If even oil companies accept human-caused global warming, why doesn’t everybody?
rossevrymn about 2 months ago
Catch the 26 March Fresh Air podcast about how climate change is and will be affecting when people live.
Spacetech about 2 months ago
You Two will believe anything you’re told.
Radish the wordsmith about 2 months ago
Prick city isn’t that hot.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 2 months ago
Try Las Vegas in July.
And if it ever gets below 100 in Southern Arizona, notify me
Ignatz Premium Member about 2 months ago
One ridiculous thing about the denial is that it’s not hard to understand. We all know what happens to a car in the sun. The sun reacts to carbon dioxide in the air the same way it reacts to a pane of glass.
But no – let’s believe the corporations that make money by polluting the air. THEY wouldn’t lie. Let’s pretend that there’s no limit to how much poison we can pour into the air before it starts to have an effect.
christelisbetty about 2 months ago
Here’s a crazy idea. DON"T LIVE IN A DESERT !
Stat_man99 about 2 months ago
Funny, nothing like this is ACTUALLY happening….
Free Radical about 2 months ago
The desert average temps will not increase at the same percentage as the far northern and southern latitudes as global climate changes accelerate. Already been proven through this weird outlier concept called factual climate statistics. Hard for deniers to grasp I know