SilverNicktail t1_j6axb3g wrote on January 29, 2023 at 12:51 AM

Cool, can we get green lobbying groups now? Seems to be the only way to get the oil industry to fuck all the way off.

Austoman t1_j6bjs8a wrote on January 29, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Interestingly enough, most of the big oil companies are actually investing pretty heavily into greener alternatives. Not because its ethical but because the massive companies that have existed for decades know how to look for trends and changes in the market. Theyve recognized that greener alternatives are becoming the way of the future, especially as tech evolves to make them more efficient, so they invest in it early to reap the rewards as it becomes the new standard.

Its a weird kind of greedily uplifting element from long term investment strategies.

jctwok t1_j6c1pns wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:42 AM

Most of their "green energy" programs are just set up to get government grants or bullshit like corn ethanol, and converting natural gas to hydrogen. As far as I can tell they just keep thinking they can pay off enough politicians to maintain their relevance (it's working so far).