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[–] 66 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Name them after the oil execs. “In tonight’s new the death toll climbs to 11,000 in the Darren Woods heat event…”

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  • [–] 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    We'd run out of them rather quickly.

    We'd need some kind of name variant system, hopefully more interesting than 'Saudi Aramco the 147th'.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 month ago

    what a great idea

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  • [–] 27 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If we're talking about society-wide paradigm shifts, may I suggest we try putting executives in prison first?

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Or be more accurate and blame Shell and BP for your problems

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    We could name all extreme weather events after them. Hurricane Exxon, Cyclone Aramco, Storm BP.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago

    Need a alphabetical list of names like hurricanes.

    Amoco BP Chevron ...

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Also, name the great depressions/recessions after the one most responsible - The great trump depression.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    If I own a toxic waste dump site, am I allowed to name it the Trump Dump? I'm not using the name from his "Brand," but I'm naming it after a US president. Or is his side hustle going to send me a cease and desist letter?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    We used to. Remember the Exxon Valdez oil spill? The BP oil disaster in the gulf.

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  • free advertising

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Problem is singling any one of them out is grounds for defamation.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Is it defamation if it's true? In a podcast about serial killers, it isn't considered defamation either if an episode is about one specific serial killer, right?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    H-h-h-h-h-HOLY SHIT. Sorry had to use a Unreal Tournament quote because that's insane.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    No one is in the way.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I would go one step further and make sure to Chevron Heat wave sponsored by ExxonMobil

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