CONSPIRACIES, REAL AND imaginary, come in all shapes and sizes. None however are more real or more dangerous than the vast, decades-long conspiracy by the global energy industry to deceive and mislead us on the existential dangers of fossil fuel burning.
The roots of this deadly deception go back much further. In 1962, a company called Humble Oil, the predecessor to ExxonMobil, ran a magazine advert featuring a huge glacier, headlined: “Each day Humble supplies enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier!” In what is likely to be regarded as the greatest criminal conspiracy in human history, Exxon and other fossil fuel industry leaders not alone suppressed the data, they actually launched a counter-offensive, spending tens of millions of dollars in organised campaigns to spread disinformation, buy politicians and engage in “astroturfing” via setting up phoney pro-industry grassroots groups.
War profiteering as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has proven a bonanza for the world’s energy companies, whose expertise in global tax law loopholes is also legendary. As energy prices spiked since early last year, tens of millions of people across Europe are struggling to pay sharply increased energy bills this winter as oil company chiefs and shareholders rake in billions.
A report published last September by InfluenceMap analysed thousands of public communications materials produced by energy companies and identified that 60% of these made specific “green” claims. The five major firms analysed are misrepresenting their primary business operations by “overemphasising energy transition technologies” and green campaigns in their public relations.
A report published in December by the think tank ‘Carbon Tracker’ noted that the energy giants are taking advantage of their increased profits to invest billions in new production that will “tip the world towards climate catastrophe”. In psychology, a sociopath is defined as a person who shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. They regularly break the law and show no guilt or remorse for their behaviour.
Who do you think gets the profits? PensionFunds
How can this happen ? The Greens are taxing Irish people in the cost of living crisis to achieve green targets. Davo has been happening, the EU are all about green. How come this has happened ? Are we not focusing on effective directives or are we just pandering to the camera
John is Jealous that Shell is managing to make money out of being toxic, he’s as bad but just doesn’t make money
Gibbons hasn't a clue
“As the planet burns.” 😂
Mr Gibbons said last year that we should not buy balloons for special occasions, As the Helium used in the balloons could be used for MRI scanners.The man hasn't a clue about MRI scanners or Heilium used cooling the MRI down. It uses liquid Heilum which is over -270°
Mr Gibbons doesn’t drive & sits covered in his duvet offa an evening
Of course the planet isn’t burning. John Gibbons is a blogger with no qualifications or expertise in the subject whatsoever. There’s no shortage of broken record climate alarmist and grifters making money out of sensationalising and regurgitating this nonsense.
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