A think tank partly funded by Exxon Mobil sent letters to scientists offering them up to $10,000 to critique findings in a major global warming study released Friday which found that global warming was real and likely caused by burning fossil fuels.
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"The purpose of this project is to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the IPCC process, especially as it bears on potential policy responses to climate change," said the memo, which was sent to a professor at Texas A&M University.
(Via Unknown Country.)
Contrary to appearances, this is actually pretty heartening news. It means Big Oil is getting scared . . . and not a little desperate.
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So, 10,000.00 USD is the going price for a soul...
So, 10,000.00 USD is the going price for a soul...
It would appear so.
I just saw this and wrote about it, too. What a joke. I think you're right, they're a bit scared about what's coming, and probably rightly so.
How the government became so screwed up and twisted is really beyond me if you look at how it started..but...a topic for another day.
WM, notice the article said "additional payments" also. I think anyone who gets on the news or gets some publicity gets even more! ;-)
I think you're right, they're a bit scared about what's coming, and probably rightly so.
They're not a "bit" scared -- they're *really* fucking scared. They're already busy inflating their lifeboats ...
Or buying their super ships, being the rich snobs that they generally are. Noah's Ark style and all, you know?
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