ExxonMobil Requesting Fewer Regulations–Imagine That

Here’s a Facebook ad “Paid for by EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION” that reads: The oil and gas industry supports millions of jobs across the nation. But unnecessary regulations can stand in the way. Sign the petition and support local jobs!

Of course, this is an appeal to the dullards who believe that environmental regulations are anti-capitalist, and may cost them their jobs.  But how many such dolts are there?

There is widespread understanding that the consumption of fossil fuels is in the process of destroying our only home.

Exxon is pursuing a lost cause.  We understand the choice we’re facing: regulations on Big Oil, or a planet that provides a greatly diminished ability to support life.