Exxon's CEO: Climate, energy fears overblown

Source: msnbc.com

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson says fears about climate change, drilling, and energy dependence are overblown.

In a speech Wednesday, Tillerson acknowledged that burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt. The risks of oil and gas drilling are well understood and can be mitigated, he said. And dependence on other nations for oil is not a concern as long as access to supply is certain, he said.

Tillerson blamed a public that is "illiterate" in science and math, a "lazy" press, and advocacy groups that "manufacture fear" for energy misconceptions in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.

He highlighted that huge discoveries of oil and gas in North America have reversed a 20-year decline in U.S. oil production in recent years. He also trumpeted the global oil industry's ability to deliver fuels during a two-year period of dramatic uncertainty in the Middle East, the world's most important oil and gas-producing region.

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Exxon's CEO: Climate, energy fears overblown (Original post)	IDemo	Jun 2012	OP
Did he also mention that we have enough oil to last forever, no matter how much we grow?	arcane1	Jun 2012	#1
And of course, his own "thinking" has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he can buy his way	patrice	Jun 2012	#2
When shit gets real	XemaSab	Jun 2012	#12
And I know more than a few of them "Bubba"s. I call them family. :-)))	patrice	Jun 2012	#16
he can buy his way out of whatever does happen	AlbertCat	Jun 2012	#13
You think there aren't wealthy investing in highly controlled habitats right this minute?	patrice	Jun 2012	#17
" .... burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt."	Botany	Jun 2012	#3
If you're willing to fuck a grizzly bear	pscot	Jun 2012	#6
^^^Lulz^^^	XemaSab	Jun 2012	#11
Sigh.	OnyxCollie	Jun 2012	#14
On what basis	agent46	Jun 2012	#4
He is actually correct	clang1	Jun 2012	#5
When the Lights Go Out for the Last Time...	solarman350	Jun 2012	#7
Of course. And the fact that half the West is on fire	NickB79	Jun 2012	#8
They know this as well as you do. They don't care.	clang1	Jun 2012	#9
If I said exactly what I think about this	XemaSab	Jun 2012	#10
"but said society will be able to adapt"	Amonester	Jun 2012	#15
Overblown?	damnedifIknow	Jun 2012	#18
Of course he is going to say that..	and-justice-for-all	Jun 2012	#19
keep paying 15% income tax for XOM, Rex, and we'll see how far your lies can go	wordpix	Jun 2012	#20

Response to IDemo (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 08:05 PM

arcane1 (19,959 posts)

Exxon's CEO: Climate, energy fears overblown

1. Did he also mention that we have enough oil to last forever, no matter how much we grow?

2. And of course, his own "thinking" has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he can buy his way

12. When shit gets real

16. And I know more than a few of them "Bubba"s. I call them family. :-)))

13. he can buy his way out of whatever does happen

17. You think there aren't wealthy investing in highly controlled habitats right this minute?

3. " .... burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt."

6. If you're willing to fuck a grizzly bear

11. ^^^Lulz^^^

14. Sigh.

4. On what basis

5. He is actually correct

7. When the Lights Go Out for the Last Time...

8. Of course. And the fact that half the West is on fire

9. They know this as well as you do. They don't care.

10. If I said exactly what I think about this

15. "but said society will be able to adapt"

18. Overblown?

19. Of course he is going to say that..

20. keep paying 15% income tax for XOM, Rex, and we'll see how far your lies can go