ExxonMobil, Other Eco-Terrorists, Accelerate Threats to Life on Earth

Ray Katz
4 min readFeb 27, 2024

The most important news stories on the planet are never properly reported.

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Most of the 15,000 climate scientists on the planet, including those who work for ExxonMobil, based on solid evidence report that drastic and deadly environmental damage is inevitable and can only be limited by a speedy and sharp reduction in the use of fossil fuels.

Despite this, ExxonMobil and a coterie of other giant fossil fuel companies continue to produce and sell their deadly products. They are supported and protected by politicians and media and others — some of whom are paid for their support.

If these efforts are not stopped and, indeed, reversed then billions will suffer and/or die unnecessarily. Even though this is a threat that meets or exceeds the severity of World War II or 9/11, it receives tepid and ambiguous coverage, unlike the coverage of those earlier situations.

The Arrogance of Power

Recent developments suggest that events have reached a climax or a pivot point. Deadly effects of environmental destruction are becoming increasingly frequent, deadly and difficult to avoid. In the last year, New York City (and Wall Street) was blanketed in toxic orange smoke from gigantic Canadian wildfires. Big swaths of the United…

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Ray Katz

Internet pioneer. But I’m most interested in stabilizing the Earth’s climate and promoting our common humanity. WeAreSaners.org