Exxon CEO: Warming Happening, But Fears Overblown 288
Freshly Exhumed writes "In a speech Wednesday, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson acknowledged that burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt. The risks of oil and gas drilling are well understood and can be mitigated, he said. And dependence on other nations for oil is not a concern as long as access to supply is certain, he said. Tillerson blamed a public that is "illiterate" in science and math, a "lazy" press, and advocacy groups that "manufacture fear" for energy misconceptions in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations."
Adaptation... (Score:5, Funny)
The coral reefs off Australia and New Zealand announced their Climate Transition Plans in Adelaide, Thursday. The reefs, known for their outstanding beauty and fragile ecosystems, have decided to move further south. They announced their plans, which involve a 600 mile hike, as Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil CEO, announced plans to survey the ground they abandoned each year for new oil and gas fields.
Re:Standard PR (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Here it comes (Score:4, Funny)
2.5. Global warming is happening, but humans couldn't possibly have anything to do with it.
3. Global warming is happening, and humans are causing it, but it's no big deal and we'll adapt. The serfs can either grow flippers or move to higher ground. And we can burn even more fossil fuel to generate electricity for air conditioning!
Naturally (Score:2, Funny)
Of course the Exxon CEO thinks global warming is "overblown". How long do you think it's been since he's set foot somewhere that doesn't have air conditioning?
When he was 10 years old, his Dominican nanny was carrying him through Neiman Marcus and someone asked his mother, "Gee, your son is certainly too big to still be carried. Can't he walk?" and his mom answered, "Of course, he can walk. But thank God he doesn't have to".
Re:Here it comes (Score:3, Funny)
The natural progression:
Not really. They are playing it more like this:
1. There is no such thing as global warming!
2. Something is happening, but it is a good thing. (i.e. CO2 is life)
3. Global warming is happening, but it is a good thing (i.e. Warming helps plants grow and therefor our food supply.)
4. Global warming is happening, but it's no big deal
- and we're working on cool technology that will solve all the problems [and make us rich] (sequestering, artificial trees,..)
5. Our company has always been at the forefront in the fight against global warming.
Re:C'mon (Score:2, Funny)
I say we execute them, then put them into labor camps.