No one knows how much damage Trump will have inflicted on Earth’s environment by the time he leaves office. Another unanswerable question: how long it will take the world to repair that damage. Coal is a highly effective tool in …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Ruining Our Planet with Coal
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Execs at Oil Companies May Not Be Fine People, But They’re Not Idiots
This seems to indicate that Big Oil, though heavily dependent on the GOP for its success in the United States, recognizes its responsibility to its shareholders, and is unwilling to make asinine business decisions just to make Trump happy.
The Costs of War
One of the most important externalities of the consumption of fossil fuels is the cost of war. By that, we mean a combination of the hard costs of operating (by far) the world’s largest military, but also the horrific loss …
ExxonMobil to the Rescue?
Regarding the meme here, ExxonMobil writes: We are helping heavy industry reduce their emissions with carbon capture and storage. A reader remarks: Amazing! ExxonMobil is branching out into comedy! Now it wants to reduce CO2 emissions and save the planet! …
Chevron’s Support for the Future
At left is a solicitation to “stay up to date and learn more about Chevron’s support for the future.” I don’t know what they say is their vision of the planet’s future, and I doubt it offers the truth: to …
ExxonMobil and Carbon Emissions
ExxonMobil spends tens of millions of dollars annually on PR and lobbying, which is the only reason why there are actually people out there who believe that the oil giant has any sincere interest in lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
ExxonMobil Wants to Control Your Environmental Beliefs
It looks like ExxonMobil wants to tell you what the future of energy is. Clearly, they want you to believe that there are no important environmental issues associated with the combustion of fossil fuels. They need you to agree with …
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Examining the Concept of “Generational Wealth”
From the advertiser: Did you know that direct investment in oil and gas not only delivers the potential for high cash flow but also offers some of the most significant tax advantages available to investors today? Thanks to powerful deductions …
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Promises Kept?
Sure, you could spin expanding oil and gas exploration into the Alaskan wilderness as “promises kept.” The truth, of course, is that these were promises made to billionaire fossil fuels magnates.
Chevron Looks Forward
Here are the highlights of a presentation Chevron’s CEO gave recently. There was a day not too long ago when such a speech would have contained numerous promises regarding biofuels, environmental sustainability, and so on. None of that now. In …
