Common Dreams reports:
Oil giant Shell also knew of the dangers of climate change decades ago, while it continued to lobby against climate legislation and push for fossil fuel development, a joint investigation by The Guardian[1] and the Dutch newspaper The Correspondent revealed [February 28].
Shell created a confidential report in 1986 which found that the changes brought about by global warming could be "the greatest in recorded history", and warned of an impact "on the human environment, future living standards, and food supplies, [that] could have major social, economic, and political consequences".
The company also made a 28-minute educational film in 1991 titled Climate of Concern that warned oil extraction and use could lead to extreme weather, famines, and mass displacement, and noted that the dangers of climate change were "endorsed by a uniquely broad consensus of scientists". The film was developed for public viewing, particularly for schools.
[...] Despite its own warnings, Shell invested billions of dollars into tar sands operations and exploration in the Arctic. It has also devoted millions to lobbying against climate legislation.
The revelations about Shell come after a separate investigation into ExxonMobil revealed that [that] company had also been waging a climate science suppression campaign and burying its own reports on the global warming impacts of fossil fuel use for decades. Exxon, whose former CEO is now U.S. secretary of state, is currently under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state attorneys general for allegedly lying to investors about the risks of climate change.
In 2016, a group of lawmakers asked the Department of Justice to look into Shell's knowledge of global warming as well.
[1] Bogus link in TFA corrected.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday March 12 2017, @04:21PM (2 children)
Of course, they DID invest in making their cars SUCK MORE: they had (briefly) MS do their in-car display (looked at it once: it sucked, i told the dealer it sucked. He basically said "Yeah, we know, we're dumping it".
Well "we're dumping it" doesn't matter when your trying to get me to buy it, does it?
DOES IT!?!?!?!?!
At least they were willing to admit it sucked, lol.
Hope their lawsuit against MS goes well :)
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 12 2017, @06:02PM (1 child)
but the dumb fucks still don't get it. they left MS for blackberry. FOSS, you dumb ass bastards! FOSS!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 12 2017, @07:07PM
Blackberry's shift toward (FOSS) Android on their consumer hardware had nothing to do with Ford's decision.
RIM bought QNX in 2010. [google.com]
BlackBerry Partners With Ford to Work on Expanding the Use of QNX OS [soylentnews.org]
QNX is proprietary [google.com] (not FOSS).
...and recent revelations seem to indicate that picking a more obscure OS for your stuff doesn't keep the spooks from pwning you--even using that to kill you.
WikiLeaks Revelations Raise New Questions About the Death of Journalist Michael Hastings [soylentnews.org]
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]