madeleinewitt: madeleinewitt:13&14/30 read all 30Context: In 1977, Exxon researcher
madeleinewitt: madeleinewitt: 13&14/30 read all 30 Context: In 1977, Exxon researchers gave executives a definitive report that burning fossil fuels was causing climate change. Exxon went on to spend at least $30 million funding public skepticism about climate change and lobbying against federal action. More than half of the world’s industrial carbon emissions have been produced since 1977. ExxonMobil’s 2018 earnings were $20.8 billion. -- source link
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