Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist


	Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist

Silkweaver

6-23-2008 3:42 PM

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6-23-2008 4:23 PM

zululu

Although this might be a first one i doubt it will have any effect. The world is not yet ready to give up on oil as the major energy producer ( of course the reason that the world is not ready is because the oil companies make sure it stays that way).

6-23-2008 8:23 PM

n2sooners

Such is the tolerance of the followers of the Goracle. They must silence anyone who disagrees with their beliefs. They are quickly sinking to the level of radical Islamists. How long before they start condoning the murder of anyone who disagrees with them?

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