TobeB

“While millions attempt to rebuild their lives after months of extreme weather wreaked havoc from Rhodes to Rajasthan, Shell is upping oil and gas production, slashing investment in renewables and posting billions of dollars in profits.”

#climateChange #climateCatastrophy #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/27/shell-profits-oil-gas-price-shareholders

Shell’s ‘obscene’ $5bn profits reignite outrage amid climate crisis

Campaigners criticise plan to increase oil and gas production despite extreme heat in Europe

The Guardian
Jul 27, 2023 at 9:15amWeb
Show threadhapbtJul 27, 2023
@tobeB half of the US is ready to revolt (i.e. post angrily on social media and/or put an offensive bumper sticker on their f250) if gas goes up $0.10
Show threadKevin LeecasterJul 27, 2023
@hapbt @tobeB
If you think it's bad here, did you miss the Yellow Vest protests in France when they wanted to put a tax on petrol to help address #GlobalWarming ?
Show threadhapbtJul 27, 2023
@GreenFire @tobeB i overheard two old men at the cafe complaining about "they want to raise the gas tax to fix the roads, but i know a trucking company ceo who said he will just raise his prices, idiots"
i think of this all the time
neither of these men seemed to be mad at the trucking company owner WHO IS THE ONE DESTROYING THE ROADS
sigh
Show threadnice glutes      Jul 27, 2023
@hapbt @tobeB are they still doing the whole sticker on the pump thing as well?
Show threadhapbtJul 27, 2023
@niceglutes @tobeB lol yeah i have seen a few of those around here, its funny now that gas is down again
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Jul 27, 2023
@tobeB Millions of people keep turning up at the pumps to fill their vehicles. If they didn't do that, Shell would have no - one to sell to and their business would die.