George Will’s column reads like a farce. He parrots arguments advanced by the industry-paid skeptics at least 10 years ago โ most of which have long since been abandoned by the skeptics themselves. A fuller, more thoughtful rebuttal, published on the โMedia Mattersโ website, follows Will’s columnย below.
George F. Will, April 2. 2006 Washington Post Writersย Group
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For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. Itโs now backing Carbon Measuresโ accounting scheme, which moves pollution โliabilitiesโ to buyersโ books.
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