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Chevron boss says the $300 billion oil giant has changed life on Earth for the better: ‘We’re not selling a product that is evil’ (finance.yahoo.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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Says exec of company that has objectively caused more environmental harm to the world than any others

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Gosh, these guys really are following the big tobacco playbook, huh?

"Oil isn't evil, it's just a material, it doesn't have will or consciousness."

He's right of course, the oil itself isn't forcing anyone to use it. It's the decades of collaboration between the fossil fuel lobby and the government that's entrenched our fossil fuel dependent infrastructure, along with the resolute refusal of all fossil fuels companies to turn their backs on making as much money as they possibly can right this instant (because smart long term growth is illegal, brain dead quarterly growth is now my friend) and make good on their promises to pivot their energy portfolios.

In so many words, oil isn't evil, but the people running the oil companies are.