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Manipulation for decades

“The U.S. electric industry knew as far back as 1968 that burning fossil fuels might cause global warming, but cast doubt on the science of climate change and ramped up coal use for decades afterward, an environmental watchdog group said on Tuesday.” –Reuters

Reporting by the Los Angles Times and InsideClimateNews has shown that Exxon (now ExxonMobil) knew around the same time what the catastrophic effects of human-caused climate change would be, but continued unabated and funded a misinformation campaign as well. Other fossil fuels companies followed suit.

What’s more, “The same arguments used by President Trump – and even the same people he cited – were used by the oil and gas industry to block climate policies throughout the 1990s, including the United States’ implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.” — The Guardian

Corporate and industry interests have funded and driven manipulation efforts for 30-40 years preventing action on climate change mitigation and prevention of its worst effects. We must hold them accountable and fight for our collective futures. Join us today at Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action to find out how! Find us on Facebook!

Eric Engle

Parkersburg

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