Bombshell: Exxon Admits World Will Warm By Catastrophic 7-12°F If Republicans Get Their Way
by Colin Taylor •
As if it wasn’t clear enough already, even fossil fuel giant Exxon-Mobil has publicly accepted the harsh truth of the coming climate crisis. Even though they’ve spent the past thirty years trying to cover up the extent of which their polluting practices has warmed the globe, Exxon has finally come to accept the writing on the wall, admitting to the Washington Post that “with no government action…average temperatures are likely to rise by 5 degrees Celsius, with rises of 6, 7 or even more quite possible.” Most tellingly is the use of the phrase “with no government action,” a resigned acceptance that the fact that we will require government intervention, and that free-market-driven solutions will not be sufficient in order to combat our excessive fossil fuel emissions – a slap in the face to climate deniers like Carly Fiorina and Jeb Bush who will only offer up private sector solutions – if they bother to offer any at all.
Exxon also endorsed a comprehensive carbon tax, not unlike that proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) earlier today: “ExxonMobil believes a revenue-neutral carbon tax would be a more effective policy option than cap-and-trade schemes, regulations, mandates, or standards. A properly designed carbon tax can be predictable, transparent, and comparatively simple to understand and implement,” ultimately proposing that the “goal of climate policies should be to reduce the risks of serious impacts to humanity and ecosystems at minimum societal cost, while recognizing other societal priorities, including the importance of abundant reliable and affordable energy to enable improved global living standards.”
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This is HUGE and a "watershed moment". My distant Kenan relatives CONTROL Exxon-Mobil.
A watershed is a turning point, or historic moment. The day you got your braces off might have been a watershed moment in your life.Watershed is a geographical term, originally. The area that drains into a single river is the watershed for that river.
Can you believe after all my experience with D.A. Ben David (and Police Chief Evangelous), that I am now SINGING HIS PRAISES??? This is complicated, and I will, today, write Ben a letter and post it on my blog as well:
“While there is no criminal charge relating to [this case], I think it is fair to say that the prosecutors and officers who have all looked at this case have seen a general atmosphere of lawlessness that, quite frankly, has reached an intolerable point in our community,” David said.
“I have committed to Mr. Tiesman’s family, and I say this to the entire community, that the Market Street corridor and particularly some of the hotels and motels that have been operating there need to clean up their act or we’re going to do it for them.”
An important story for the Lower Cape Fear (North Carolina). The Sheriff's are STANDING UP to the narco-traffickers with RENEWED VIGOR!!!:
Scott
Ron Paul drops some logic for the extremist Christian right in America calling Islam a cancer. "The radicals of the US neocon variety and the radicals of ISIS have a common agenda: push for a "clash of civilizations" between the west and the Islamic world. They use violence, propaganda, and deception. Together they are a great threat to our life and liberty."
Yeah, I know it's THE ONION -- but still . . .
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