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56. That was referring to the David Brooks piece that preceded Krugman's

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ExxonMobil Warns of �Catastrophic� 7�F to 12�F Global Warming Without Government Action [View all] villager Dec 2015 OP

Even if all the idiots were out of power and our govt could agree on the issue, what could randys1 Dec 2015 #1

No question that it's too late to avoid consequences for our species-wide hubris... villager Dec 2015 #2

China alone has to account for so much and look at how long it would take to fix that randys1 Dec 2015 #3

Even if there were no GOP, there'd still be China. And vice-versa. villager Dec 2015 #4

Don't forget India... truebrit71 Dec 2015 #7

India is still trying to deslodge themselves from thousands of years with Caste system demosincebirth Dec 2015 #39

That is amazing yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #51

What I am saying is that as the poor pull themselves out of poverty... truebrit71 Dec 2015 #65

I'd rather see people out of poverty. So to me this is great news. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #66

Me too. But if it costs us the planet, who really gains? truebrit71 Dec 2015 #68

It does. They'll have to find another way to save the planet yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #69

The question might be: What would you be willing to give up personally, so that others could be villager Dec 2015 #79

1. GOTV. 2. boycott these number 1 bastards funding the disinformation campaign: nightscanner59 Dec 2015 #89

I'd love to see people out of poverty too. bvar22 Dec 2015 #90

As long as we are not forgetting, we can add bvar22 Dec 2015 #58

Ricky Gervais and his buddy, show, buddy went to China and other places, and Ricky made his life randys1 Dec 2015 #9

An Idiot Abroad, maybe? LanternWaste Dec 2015 #47

Thanx...yep randys1 Dec 2015 #53

China's CO2 emissions are double the US but their population is 4 times bigger. pampango Dec 2015 #61

Did not know that, if you look at their skies you would assume they were much worse. randys1 Dec 2015 #62

We could Bernin Dec 2015 #50

We would have to engineer a way to pull atmospheric carbon out of the air.. Volaris Dec 2015 #72

International level project. bvar22 Dec 2015 #91

BTW: All green plants "pull" carbon out of the air. bvar22 Dec 2015 #92

1. GOTV. 2. boycott these number 1 bastards funding the disinformation campaign: nightscanner59 Dec 2015 #88

Yet at the same time they covered this fact up for 40 years. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #5

Right? truebrit71 Dec 2015 #8

Ironic that now Exxon's concerned. sinkingfeeling Dec 2015 #6

They got caught, no point in hiding from it any more. Time to try and repair their reputation. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #11

They have a lot of maritime infrastructure jberryhill Dec 2015 #13

Excuse me if I question their motives. Many companies/industries have played some very long card erronis Dec 2015 #17

+1000 Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #49

I've read one future possibility is moving 'hot spots' on the globe. jalan48 Dec 2015 #10

Moving? You mean, *less* than thousands of years in a given spot? I haven't come across that villager Dec 2015 #14

Yes, I believe that is what I read. jalan48 Dec 2015 #18

We are going to have to start building CO2 capturing machines Quixote1818 Dec 2015 #15

Not really. Indydem Dec 2015 #19

Fusion is just 20 years away exboyfil Dec 2015 #24

<cough>...some might say that Fusion... NeoGreen Dec 2015 #27

Yep you are right exboyfil Dec 2015 #40

Ahhh...reminds me of a presentation about energy I made in 9th grade... NeoGreen Dec 2015 #42

K and R Quixote1818 Dec 2015 #12

Nice of them to come to the party, even if they're awfully late! hedgehog Dec 2015 #16

I find it fascinating that they choose NOW to come forward. Ford_Prefect Dec 2015 #20

There was something good on television.... nt villager Dec 2015 #21

I'm sure this is part of the lawsuits they are facing Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #37

K&R!! secondwind Dec 2015 #22

Where were they a few decades ago? Al Gore could've used annabanana Dec 2015 #23

They knew about this in the 1970s and are just letting on to this. RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #25

Short term profits, let the next CEO take care of it. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #33

horribly, inexcusably criminal-- GREED UBER ALLES Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #38

Goddamn ExxonMobil grntuscarora Dec 2015 #70

I think they want to make sure that the cost is socialized, that WE pay for it, not them. Ford_Prefect Dec 2015 #26

Those goddam motherfuckers!! immoderate Dec 2015 #28

What's their prediction of warming WITH government action? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #29

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #30

"G.O.P. has come to resemble a Soviet dictatorship" thanks to you Exxon and the rest of your fossil Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #31

Nothing can be done about it - packman Dec 2015 #32

try telling that to the "Crazies" and they'll turn and tell you that the 95% of the scientist do not demosincebirth Dec 2015 #34

*FACEPALM* ... thanks, ASSHOLES Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #35

So now the most guilty perp is feigning concern 2naSalit Dec 2015 #36

I think that they're now afraid of civil or criminal action. drm604 Dec 2015 #41

Well, you know what they (and British Petroleum, etc.) are spending billions on... AnnetteJacobs Dec 2015 #64

What the f*ck is going on here? chapdrum Dec 2015 #43

This is a turning point, hopefully. I can hardly believe this was admitted by Exxon.. northoftheborder Dec 2015 #44

They are scared. glinda Dec 2015 #45

Absolutely they should be indicted for numerous crimes. Will the Attorney General of the.... northoftheborder Dec 2015 #46

Too late. We will experience massive extinctions by 2100. Including most people. nt onehandle Dec 2015 #48

How nice of them to let us know now Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #52

President Carter told us way back in 70s, bvar22 Dec 2015 #59

And we know what the Bush-Reagan cartel did to *him* to get him out of office... villager Dec 2015 #82

Too little, waaay too late. GliderGuider Dec 2015 #54

While I agree with much of what is written here, when did Paul Krugman become a "major conservative hughee99 Dec 2015 #55

That was referring to the David Brooks piece that preceded Krugman's BillZBubb Dec 2015 #56

Ah, okay. That makes more sense. Thanks. n/t hughee99 Dec 2015 #57

Since 2006, my Wife & I have worked every day to reduce our Carbon Footprint, bvar22 Dec 2015 #60

Great stuff, bvar22, and I've long been an admirer of yours on this site villager Dec 2015 #81

Thanks for the kind words. bvar22 Dec 2015 #93

Now that they've pumped all the cheap oil TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #63

Great OP and thread! Octafish Dec 2015 #67

Thanks, Octafish. I was actually surprised when I got here this morning and it wasn't posted yet... villager Dec 2015 #80

ExxonMobil: worst company in the world. Initech Dec 2015 #71

LIBERAL PLOT!!! Glamrock Dec 2015 #73

Strange that we are hearing them say this just weeks after we learned they knew decades ago. Kablooie Dec 2015 #74

Well they knew this a few decades ago! burrowowl Dec 2015 #75

Now we're supposed to love ExxonMobil's natural gas, I guess. valerief Dec 2015 #76

Fuck ExxonMobil sideways with a rusty pipe wrench hatrack Dec 2015 #77

They could turn themselves around pothos Dec 2015 #78

I think we all knew that they would only come to grips with it once it started affecting their liberal_at_heart Dec 2015 #83

What's their angle? blackspade Dec 2015 #84

Reversing CO2 emissions is going to require something no one wants to talk about. roamer65 Dec 2015 #85

Is this Exxon's way of saying, "stop me before I kill again." marble falls Dec 2015 #86

Some are afraid, some are paid and far too many, are both. raouldukelives Dec 2015 #87

someone there should let Inhofe know that he can stop tapdancing maxsolomon Dec 2015 #94