Which makes heroin a terrible analogy because it doesn't match up with the argument, except insomuch as it flatters the poster's sense of the evil Exxon as a 'pusher' of an evil product.
I don't follow. The burning of fossil fuels is risking human extinction. Sure, I can now fly from New York to Shanghai. But evidence increasing points that civilization and possibly humanity won't survive this benefit.
This has been known by Exxon for ~40 years, and they have worked to suppress and sow disinformation.
14% of global emissions is from all transportation. It's a poor example.
Most of it comes from electricity production, industry, and agriculture. I guess flying an airplane is an easy target. But it really shows the actual motives when someone holds it up as an example if how we're destroying the planet.
This has been known by Exxon for ~40 years, and they have worked to suppress and sow disinformation.
Can you elaborate? The response seems incoherent.