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Big Oil Lobbying Congress For Immunity From Climate Lawsuits (cleantechnica.com)

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[-] socialmedia@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

I don't remember any scenes in Mad Max where there was a happy rich person living in their perfectly intact mansion with servants and a well manicured lawn.

The solution to this problem isn't to ask a corrupt government to save you. They've already proven their word is worth jack by reversing policies of the previous administration. You should instead be trying everything possible to stop climate change. Including throwing money at the problem.

Whatever's left of society won't care that you're immune to lawsuits. People who have never seen a tomato don't care if you worked hard to get your fancy stuff. They're just hungry.

[-] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I can't fathom how these people can be so short sighted. Everyone knows it's them and their genocidal policies that are to blame. They will be the first in the cooking pot when the supermarket shelves start to empty.

[-] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When the food starts running out, legal immunity won't do shit.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago

When all legal options are extinguished, they might start to suffer illegal consequences that will make them reconsider their prior actions.

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Gave it to the gun lobby, might as well give it to them too. More externalities means better capitalism you know? The tragedy of the commons is the goal. Burn it all.

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

LoL! Our Government is so NOT CORRUPT that I DOUBT they would Let their Donors GET AWAY with Killing MILLIONS of Americans including Women and Children WITHOUT Consequence!

[-] biegoditch@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 year ago

This is an overt call to violence

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That won't stop people trying to stop them, only get rid of the options that tge companies themselves would prefer.

But anybody stupid enough to do what they're doing is unlikely to do a 180. But maybe something can still get them to be reasonable. I hope so, because all the alternatives suck.

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You realize they'll have legions of morons with itchy trigger fingers lined up to defend them right?

My father is one of them.

I wish he'd at least have the spine to get paid to do it, but I figure they have kompromot on him at this point.

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Then we shall die on our feet.

[-] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well it affects their bottom line, wont someone think about the profit margins?

[-] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For anyone who is working in the oil industry: as things get worse and more people are impacted by climate change more and more, you're who those effected will come after. Not the CEOs high up and out of reach - it's gonna be you guys operating the rigs, inspecting the pipelines, driving the tankers, operating the plants, and crunching the numbers. It's going to be you who gets targeted because you're the ones with the logo stamped on your uniforms.

[-] 60d@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I thought there is no such thing as climate change. They've been denying it for 50 years. So why would they need immunity from prosecution for their part in an entirely natural/imaginary process?

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