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Zyxomma's avatar

This is one of the saddest things I've ever read.

The Flaming Carrot's avatar

Oh, shit no. Most lawyers have undergraduate degrees in "Poli Sci," which is French for gigantic 4-year frat house party. See, e.g. Jason Miller.

fawkedifiknow's avatar

Who knew this environmental stuff was so complicated?

sgt. jmk de la résistance's avatar

I've noticed that also too - lots of "look how exciting petroleum is!!" kind of crap.

They all remind me of the Knox Oil and Gas video in the beginning of Local Hero... "a Knox Oil and Gas engineer will get the oil - it may take a little time, but he knows that a little time is all we have left."

Poly_Ester's avatar

We sciency types once had a joke question, "On what do you bias your opinion?" That is now a real question.

Transreason Maidenheader's avatar

This is always the thing I find most painful to accept. Throughout human history, those who just want to watch the world burn, and perhaps include some personal gain in the process, always act as if they are ignorant of the impact on their descendants. We can only conclude that they just don't care.

Glaisne's avatar

And God said....

"I gave you a nice planet, and you fucked it up"

Glaisne's avatar

ahh corporate propaganda. Keeping the world safe from environmentalism.