Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate solution — and swindled taxpayers out of billions (archive.is)

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Oil companies lobbied for - and received in the Inflation Reduction Act - better subsidies for carbon capture and storage while overstating its efficacy and selling captured CO2 for new oil extraction

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[-] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I know adventurism is ultimately bad, but like. Just walking up to an oil executive as he’s dining on steak, then just shooting him in the head, will be more effective at reducing climate change for even just 24 hours than these make believe market incentives.

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2024

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