Environment by Exxon
Feb 14th, 2007 at 12:21 pm by Dr. S
After all, if we damage the economy, how will be able to buy clean air after we render our atmosphere toxic?
The chief executive of Exxon Mobil, Rex W. Tillerson, warned Tuesday that governments should not rush into policies that could damage the global economy in order to limit carbon emissions.
In a speech at a major industry gathering, Mr. Tillerson acknowledged that the planet was warming while carbon dioxide levels were increasing, suggesting a more accommodating position than the hard-nosed stance Exxon had held.
But in the same speech, Mr. Tillerson, who leads the world’s largest publicly traded company, gave an unalloyed defense of the oil industry and predicted that hydrocarbons would dominate the world’s transportation as energy demand grows by an expected 40 percent by 2030.
Getting environmental advice from an oil executive is like getting vegan recipes from Ted Nugent.
Getting environmental advice from an oil executive is like getting vegan recipes from Ted Nugent.
Or signing up for a literature course taught by GW Bush.