Shell is not a green saviour. It’s a planetary death machine | George Monbiot
by George Monbiot from on (#4HYM8)
Don't buy the greenwash. Shell's initiatives, which have won over many conservation groups, are dwarfed by its investment in oil and gas
It is hard to believe it needs stating, but it does. The oil industry is not your friend. Whatever it might say about its ethical credentials, while it continues to invest in fossil fuels, it accelerates climate breakdown and the death of the habitable planet. You would think this point was obvious to everyone. But over the past few weeks, I have spoken to dozens of environmentalists who appear to believe that Shell is on their side. I've come to the bizarre conclusion that there is more awareness of the oil industry's agenda within the arts than there is among conservation groups.
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