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Exxon Knew about Climate Change Almost 40 Years Ago (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Kind of a weird headline. Didn't most everyone know?

[–] irdc@derp.foo 4 points 2 years ago

That’s true. The real question isn’t what they knew, but what they did with it. And the answer is that they lied.

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

The point is that they admitted the problem but actively fought against solutions for it in order to make more money.