There's another reason to feel sorry for the Oil Barons - it's tough
to make a living when you constantly have to fight against such pesky
things as "facts" and "the truth."
Fortunately the Oil Barons have got a lot of friends in high places,
like the good people at the American Enterprise Institute, a
right-wing think tank which is partly funded by Exxon-Mobil.
Last week it was revealed that the AEI "is offering 10,000 dollars to
scientists and economists to dispute a climate change report set to be
released by the UN's top scientific panel," according to AFP.
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), which receives funding from
oil giant ExxonMobil according to the Guardian, sent letters to
scientists in the United States, Britain and elsewhere offering the
payments in exchange for articles emphasising the shortcoming of the
UN's report.
AEI also reportedly offered additional payments, and to reimburse
travel expenses.
Well you know what they say - if you can't beat them, pay someone a
bunch of money to undermine them.
Although given Exxon-Mobil's aforementioned record profits, don't you
think $10,000 is a little stingy?
Come on AEI, make it a cool million and I bet you'll have plenty of
"expert" testimony to put those environmentalist wackos in their
place.
By EarlG
Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
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