A paper from 1992 shows the oil company anticipating how the melting of Arctic ice sheets could impact its bottom line.

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[–] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do we really need new evidence?

Of course they knew. Just like they knew that putting lead in the gasoline was poisoning people.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Documenting it for the record is still important, the wheels of justice turn slowly, but they do turn.

    And reminders like this help slowly erode decades of polluter propaganda - the less credibility they have, the harder it is for them to rebuild that illgotten trust.

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    [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    No attempt about it, they successfully covered it up for decades

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